December Vinyl Spins Challenge

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 21: Driving Home For Christmas
Play me some great upbeat driving music

The Wallflowers - (Breach)



This is their best album, no question. Severely underrated

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Day 26: St. Stephen's Day
Time for a proper session with your pals. Play an appropriate soundtrack!

St. Stephen it is...



The Grateful Dead - Cornell 5.8.77

 

[gafacaode]

Day 26: St. Stephen's Day

Time for a proper session with your pals. Play an appropriate soundtrack!

I had to look this one up:
“Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity”

So, here goes the first protomartyr:

Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique

 

[Matt M]

Day 25: It's Christmas

Free hit, play whatever makes you happy.

Jay Bennett & Edward Burch - The Palace At 4am

Nice Christmas night with a book and a musician I miss.

 

[imtheocean]

Day 25: It's Christmas

Free hit, play whatever makes you happy.

Santa brought me David Byrne's book to read which makes me pretty happy. So I'll listen to this excellent reissue from this year that makes me happy as well.

Talking Heads ~ Stop Making Sense

 

[imtheocean]

Day 26: St. Stephen's Day

Time for a proper session with your pals. Play an appropriate soundtrack!

A little something for everyone

Madlib ~ Shades of Blue

 

[Joe Mac]

Day 26: St. Stephen's Day

Time for a proper session with your pals. Play an appropriate soundtrack!

I had to look this one up:
“Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity”

So, here goes the first protomartyr:

Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique

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Or in Ireland

“A night when everyone is back at their home place and meets up with people they were friends with as kids and only see once a year and get paralytic with for the craic.”

 

[gafacaode]

Or in Ireland

“A night when everyone is back at their home place and meets up with people they were friends with as kids and only see once a year and get paralytic with for the craic.”

In that case, may I offer:

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 26: St. Stephen’s Day

twenty one pilots - vessel



Most of my friends when I was a teenager were my brother’s friends first and I remember them being really into tøp around 2015 so I decided to throw one of their albums on.

 

[gafacaode]

Day 27: Folk Music

Play me a folk or traditional album.

The Gloaming - Live at the NCH

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 22: Artwork

Air - Moon Safari

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 23: Go On Then
I'm not a fan of Christmas music, but go on then, play me a Christmas album.

John Prine - A John Prine Christmas

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 24: Christmas Eve
Play an album an artist made right before their masterpiece.

Pond - The Practice Of Joy Before Death



The one before Rock Collection

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 25: It's Christmas
Free hit, play whatever makes you happy.

The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 22: Artwork

Air - Moon Safari

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[avecigrec]

Day 26: St. Stephen's Day

Time for a proper session with your pals. Play an appropriate soundtrack!

Geoff Berner – We Are Going To Bremen To Be Musicians


I've had many a proper session soundtracked by the Whiskey Rabbi through the years. And/or with him.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 27: Folk Music

Play me a folk or traditional album.

ØXN – CYRM

 

[ranbalam]

Day 24: Christmas Eve

Play an album an artist made right before thier masterpiece

Ladies of the Canyon came out the year before Blue.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 24: Christmas Eve

Play an album an artist made right before thier masterpiece

Ladies of the Canyon came out the year before Blue.

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Love it!
You could also get away with playing For the Roses or Court and Spark for this prompt.

 

[Joe Mac]

Love it!
You could also get away with playing For the Roses or Court and Spark for this prompt.

She had about 6 great albums in a row and I suppose if you were going to pick any this is the one that’s right at the start of that run!