HUSKER DU
Everything Falls Apart
2017 U.S. reissue
[Savage Young Du box set version]

This is where my love for my hero Bob Mould and Husker Du began. As a kid, I blind bought the Everything Falls Apart And More cd (the expanded one with the blue cover), because the older brother of a friend of mine told me they were essential listening.

I think I ended up buying something like 6 copies of it over time, due to either wear, people stealing it, etc.

The title track, Gravity, Target, the Sunshine Superman cover.
Those four songs would inform the rest of my music-going life; not just as a listener, but as a musician & songwriter myself.

Without hyperbole, Bob Mould gave me a purpose in life. Flash forward past the Husker albums, his solo records, Sugar… & here I stand.
I’m not who I am without Bob.
Not possible without him.
I hope I get to tell him one day.

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HUSKER DU
Everything Falls Apart
2017 U.S. reissue
[Savage Young Du box set version]

This is where my love for my hero Bob Mould and Husker Du began. As a kid, I blind bought the Everything Falls Apart And More cd (the expanded one with the blue cover), because the older brother of a friend of mine told me they were essential listening.

I think I ended up buying something like 6 copies of it over time, due to either wear, people stealing it, etc.

The title track, Gravity, Target, the Sunshine Superman cover.
Those four songs would inform the rest of my music-going life; not just as a listener, but as a musician & songwriter myself.

Without hyperbole, Bob Mould gave me a purpose in life. Flash forward past the Husker albums, his solo records, Sugar… & here I stand.
I’m not who I am without Bob.
Not possible without him.
I hope I get to tell him one day.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #punk #huskerdu #BobMould #80s #1980s

NAKED RAYGUN
Jettison
2025 U.S. Remastered Reissue
Grape Crush vinyl

THIS was my favorite gift from all the Christmas vinyl I received this year.

I friggin love Naked Raygun SO MUCH. I came to them REALLY late in life. It took me until the late 90s to discover just how awesome they were, starting with JETTISON.

This pressing sounds INFINITELY better than previous ones; way punchier, and way more dynamic than the awful 2022 version.

One of the great underrated bands ever.

This was one of two Naked Raygun albums I was given for Christmas. I was also given All Rise, both by the same very good friend.

I love all of their records, but Jettison is my favorite. It’s where my love affair with them started, and the one I revisit the most.

Now that I have a great sounding vinyl version of it, I’ll be cranking it even more.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #punk #postpunk #1980s #80s #80sMusic #nakedraygun #alternative

NAKED RAYGUN
Jettison
2025 U.S. Remastered Reissue
Grape Crush vinyl

THIS was my favorite gift from all the Christmas vinyl I received this year.

I friggin love Naked Raygun SO MUCH. I came to them REALLY late in life. It took me until the late 90s to discover just how awesome they were, starting with JETTISON.

This pressing sounds INFINITELY better than previous ones; way punchier, and way more dynamic than the awful 2022 version.

One of the great underrated bands ever.

This was one of two Naked Raygun albums I was given for Christmas. I was also given All Rise, both by the same very good friend.

I love all of their records, but Jettison is my favorite. It’s where my love affair with them started, and the one I revisit the most.

Now that I have a great sounding vinyl version of it, I’ll be cranking it even more.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #punk #postpunk #1980s #80s #80sMusic #nakedraygun #alternative

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HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE
The Moon And The Melodies
1986 Canada pressing

I just spent over 6 hours doing Christmas shopping, and I’m like Ben Stiller in the movie Heavyweights after the fat kids lock him up.

I am a broken man.

So it’s time for an incredible #ambient #etheral album to help relax me.

I’ve long been a fan of this record, and when I first discovered it, it was solely because I saw the name Elizabeth Fraser on it. A woman who’s voice is OTHERWORLDLY and who’s work I already loved from The Cocteau Twins.

An incredible evening listen, and a record I’m glad to have an ‘86 pressing of, as all the reissues I’ve heard don’t sound very good.

Beautiful album. A lovely, glacial hug.
Serenity NOW.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #HaroldBudd #ElizabethFraser #CocteauTwins #1980s #80sMusic #80s

HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE
The Moon And The Melodies
1986 Canada pressing

I just spent over 6 hours doing Christmas shopping, and I’m like Ben Stiller in the movie Heavyweights after the fat kids lock him up.

I am a broken man.

So it’s time for an incredible #ambient #etheral album to help relax me.

I’ve long been a fan of this record, and when I first discovered it, it was solely because I saw the name Elizabeth Fraser on it. A woman who’s voice is OTHERWORLDLY and who’s work I already loved from The Cocteau Twins.

An incredible evening listen, and a record I’m glad to have an ‘86 pressing of, as all the reissues I’ve heard don’t sound very good.

Beautiful album. A lovely, glacial hug.
Serenity NOW.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #HaroldBudd #ElizabethFraser #CocteauTwins #1980s #80sMusic #80s

Around the early 1990s I recorded this cheerful FM synth tune from a friend's Sega Megadrive / Genesis onto Sony MiniDisc. The track was just named "Megadrive pinball game highscore" at the time, and I don't know the game title anymore. 🙂

#chiptune #music #ElectronicMusic #synth #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #history #16bit #sega #megadrive #genesis #computing #1980s #1990s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital

40 years ago this week, "Running Up That Hill" by #KateBush entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 30 on 30 Nov 1985. 37 years later, it climbed the charts again after being featured in "Stranger Things". That time, it peaked at 3 in the US and reached the top spot in her native UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "Running Up That Hill" by #KateBush entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 30 on 30 Nov 1985. 37 years later, it climbed the charts again after being featured in "Stranger Things". That time, it peaked at 3 in the US and reached the top spot in her native UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo