August 2020 Challenge Thread - The Dog Days of Vinyl Playing

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Been out of it the past month so this is exactly what I need!

Day 1 - Blue Grass



Mumford and Sons - Babel

According to discogs this is one of the only bluegrass albums I own. I think it being bluegrass is a stretch but i wont doubt discogs.

 

[MadLucas]

DAY 1 - BLUE OR GRASS



I didn't know how much I needed to hear "Over My Shoulder" until it was already on. That might be the most beautiful song ever written.

 

[D Jilla]

Day 1 - Blue or Grass

This features the track Grass (one of the better AC tunes IMO)

 

[waruv]

Day 1 ~ Blue or Grass



As much as I love some Bluegrass, I’ll leave those recommendations to the pros (as tempted as I was to break the Sara Watkins out). I did really want to spin this very recent acquisition which both fits the theme literally (the movie is Blue Valentine after all) and figuratively (it’s a real heartbreaker).

A bonus half pic below that could run under grass in some ways too.

 

[imtheocean]

Skipped July, but back in for August!

Day 1: Gonna go with Grass

Neil Young ~ Homegrown

 

[Piratenovelist]

DAY 1

In honor of our July's host, play an album related to "blue" or "grass."


Magic ~ Dylan Campbell

Since I don't have bluegrass just straight Old Skool Country, I decided to choose the Blue record with Grass on the cover!

This is TMR-5 the spiritual follow up imo for Home by Vermilion Club. Oddly enough that was TMR2. Shout out to Qrates for a great pressing and to Too Many Records for cluing me into this wonderful album. This is cinematic folk with some world elements sprinkled in.

 

[wmeugene]

Day 1: Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Tangled Up In Blue...

 

[gaporter]

DAY 1
BLUE + GRASS
It's probably fate that the country girl is the one who takes this theme literally
I don't even know what this is, I must have inherited it from an older relative, but you may be asking yourself how bluegrass is this? Well to give you an idea, it has a version of "Cotton-Eyed Joe" on it, pre-90s eurodance revival. Yeehaw.

 

[Kris]

DAY 1
BLUE + GRASS
It's probably fate that the country girl is the one who takes this theme literally
I don't even know what this is, I must have inherited it from an older relative, but you may be asking yourself how bluegrass is this? Well to give you an idea, it has a version of "Cotton-Eyed Joe" on it, pre-90s eurodance revival. Yeehaw.
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Foggy Mountain Breakdown is one of those songs that's on about 95% of bluegrass albums. It's a great song.

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

August 2 - Coloring Book Day - Play an album that uses a unique adjective to describe its color.

Howsabout "Coke Bottle Green and Grimace Purple Pinwheel Vinyl"?



Death Valley Girls - Darkness Rains

 

[LeeVing]

Day 2: Coloring Book Day.

Going with "Zombie Skin" Grey swirl vinyl for this one.

Still surprised noone reissued this when Stranger Things season 3 was released - being that the movie and the music are featured so prominently.

John Harrison ‎– George A. Romero's Day Of The Dead
Waxwork Records ‎– WW003, 1985/2014

 

[Nee Lewman]

Day 2
Unique color

Offering Plate Gold


The Local Honeys - Sing the Gospel

(could have been played yesterday too)

 

[Poly-Rythmo]

Day 2 - coloring book

Songs Of Our Native Daughters

I really struggled with this one. I'm not a great one for coloured vinyl - I'm the guy that normally chooses the black variant, not the coloured one. Looking through the ones I do have, I couldn't think of a single funky one for a female artist. So I had to cheat and go with my most colourful cover - there's a lot of them on here. And it's a perfect Sunday morning record too.

 

[gafacaode]

August 2 - Coloring Book Day - Play an album that uses a unique adjective to describe its color.

Daniele Lupi & Parquet Courts feat. Karen O - Milano

Criminally underrated/overlooked album

On zabaoine vinyl

 

[Bluecloud777]

August 2 - Coloring Book Day - Play an album that uses a unique adjective to describe its color.

Beach House "Devotion" on Gold Cloudburst Vinyl wonderful album

 

[ranbalam]

August 2 - Coloring Book Day - Play an album that uses a unique adjective to describe its color

Dragon Bone!

Strand of Oaks - Pope Killdragon
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Dragon Bone

 

[waruv]

Day 2 - Coloring Book

I'm a complete sucker for colored vinyl, but very few have truly odd color names.

However, my current AotY, Phoebe Bridgers' Punisher is rocking the Blue With Kind Of Swirly Silver variation and I'm here to spin it this morning

 

[imtheocean]

Day 2: Coloring Book Day

David Arnold ~ Hot Fuzz Soundtrack ~ Chocolate Cornetto Variant. Cover signed by the artist, Jock.

 

[Matt M]

Day 1 - play an album related to "blue" or "grass"

Mandolin Orange - Tides Of A Teardrop

 

[Tj.]

Day 2: Coloring Book

I'd say "implacable maroon" is fairly unique.

Irreversible Entanglements - Who Sent You?