December 2021 Vinyl Spin Challenge Thread: ‘Tis The Season Of Giving

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Usually I blare something like RTJ on the car ride home to get some work angst out. Then when I get home I pop on some Jazz mostly. Get stuff done and kids do homework. Today’s pick, I had this on cd and just bought the record this year. First listen.
 
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Day 3 — Happy Hour

Soul music is great with a beer or whiskey on a Friday evening, and for me, Nina is the G.O.A.T. (Sorry Aretha). Realistically I could make any of my Nina Simone albums fit most themes this month, and I’ll start with this one on day 3.

Nina Simone — Nina Simone Sings the Blues

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Wilco - A.M.

At this point Wilco is the aural equivealent of comfort food. On a crazy day like today, it is the perfect unwind.

There are also always the crazy days that have dateline coasting through my veins still when I get home. That’s what Rage Against the Machine, Pantera and Nine Inch Nails are for.
 
Mack37 said:
View attachment 120135View attachment 120136Day 3 - Happy Hour

Usually I blare something like RTJ on the car ride home to get some work angst out. Then when I get home I pop on some Jazz mostly. Get stuff done and kids do homework. Today pick, I had on cd and just bought the record this year. First listen.
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I love this recording. I got this on CD when it was first released, and so I was super happy to get a pressing of it.
 
Day 3 - Happy Hour

Kweku Collins - Nat Love
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I don't even recall anymore how I stumbled upon this album years ago, but I do remember what a wild search I undertook to track down a copy on vinyl last summer. Some great bedroom/indie hip hop vibes for the beginning or end of a day. (Or any time, really!)
 
avecigrec said:
Day 3 - Happy Hour

Kweku Collins - Nat Love
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I don't even recall anymore how I stumbled upon this album years ago, but I do remember what a wild search I undertook to track down a copy on vinyl last summer. Some great bedroom/indie hip hop vibes for the beginning or end of a day. (Or any time, really!)
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I think you're the only person I've ever seen who even knows who Kweku is, lol. He's a local dude, so that's how I got put on to this. I remember Stupid Roses, but I need to revisit this album again.
 
debar22 said:
I think you're the only person I've ever seen who even knows who Kweku is, lol. He's a local dude, so that's how I got put on to this. I remember Stupid Roses, but I need to revisit this album again.
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It was actually from Shuga Records that I finally tracked down this copy. It never ceases to amaze me how often something I stumble upon musically and wind up loving comes from Chicago, actually - particularly when it comes to jazz and hip hop.
 
avecigrec said:
It was actually from Shuga Records that I finally tracked down this copy. It never ceases to amaze me how often something I stumble upon musically and wind up loving comes from Chicago, actually - particularly when it comes to jazz and hip hop.
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He put out another project after Nat Love that I remember liking at the time, too. Don't think it ever got a vinyl pressing, but I need to revisit that one too.
 
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