February 2025 Spin Challenge

Day 7 - National Wear Red Day - Play a record with a red cover, or has red in the title.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Live in 1960

Despite being born in Arkansas, Sister Rosetta settled here in Philadelphia later in life. But she still made her living touring in Europe, which is where this album was recorded, as she was a little too proper for the rock n' roll crowd and too secular for the gospel crowd. She died in 1973, but didn't receive a proper gravestone until 2009 when a local writer put on a benefit concert after seeing an interview with her biographer.



PXL_20250207_202938021.MP.jpg

Some more reading on how her legacy temporarily vanished


In 2011, she received her own historical marker where her home was in Philadelphia. I would regularly walk there during COVID.

1738962337190.png
 
Day 6 - National Frozen Yogurt Day - Play something that's a quality substitute for the real thing.


Henryk Górecki Performed By Beth Gibbons And The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Krzysztof Penderecki – Symphony No. 3 "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs" Op. 36​


20250207_141554.jpg

This trio of orchestral movements chronicling a mother's loss of her son is deeply moving. Maybe the darkest opening string bows I've come across. Beth Gibbons was the right vocal choice here, and might even top Stefania Woytowicz's performance from the original 1976 symphonic recording.
 
Day 7 - National Wear Red Day - Play a record with a red cover, or has red in the title.


The Zenmenn - Enter The Zenmenn

20250207_150517.jpg

Played this last week when running through my few dozen unplayed records, and I have a good excuse to throw it on again! A lovely excursion of space age exotica with a comfy Balearic focus. Music From Memory bringing the goods always.
 
Rip_City said:
Day 6 - National Frozen Yogurt Day - Play something that's a quality substitute for the real thing.


Henryk Górecki Performed By Beth Gibbons And The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Krzysztof Penderecki – Symphony No. 3 "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs" Op. 36​


View attachment 226299

This trio of orchestral movements chronicling a mother's loss of her son is deeply moving. Maybe the darkest opening string bows I've come across. Beth Gibbons was the right vocal choice here, and might even top Stefania Woytowicz's performance from the original 1976 symphonic recording.
Click to expand...
I just spun this the other day, unrelated to the challenge. It's so powerful, when one chooses to listen to this, it's a choice.
❤️
 
ranbalam said:
Day 7 - National Wear Red Day

Please don't confuse my laziness for apathy. I love this album, and someone here turned me on to it...I just don't remember. AOTM maybe? I didn't do a search.

View attachment 226319
Click to expand...

Turned you on you said.
I love both volumes of this album but prefer this one. Mark was a member of the forum for some time but now left (at least I can't mention him).
 
Day 6 - National Frozen Yogurt Day - Play something that's a quality substitute for the real thing.

Catching up with some Motörhead covers.

Various – Ferociously Stöned
The Company – THECO-019, 2021

"A Compilation of Motörhead songs performed by The Company Recörds Roster & Friends."

Test Pressing

Pressed at GZ

TPRQeRx.jpg

s3zKGRh.jpg



 
Day 7 - National Wear Red Day - Play a record with a red cover, or has red in the title.

Looked for an album with a red cover that I hadn't listened to in a while - searching for my post over on the Hoffman forum, it has almost been 7 years since I've spun this.

Beach House ‎– Depression Cherry
Sub Pop ‎– SP1122, 2015

Cut at Salt Mastering
Pressed at RTI

76cAmIu.jpg

elGqWUh.jpg
 
Day 8: Kite Flying Day
Play something that reminds you of flight/the skies

Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces
IMG_4363.jpeg
@ranbalam had the right idea, Byrd seems to enjoy the idea of flight, this album artwork is tiled with photos of planes in flight, fluffy clouds and blue skies all of which match the boisterous playful nature of the music contained on this record.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Day 8: Kite Flying Day
Play something that reminds you of flight/the skies

Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces
View attachment 226376
@ranbalam had the right idea, Byrd seems to enjoy the idea of flight, this album artwork is tiled with photos of planes in flight, fluffy clouds and blue skies all of which match the boisterous playful nature of the music contained on this record.
Click to expand...

Scooped! This was the first record I thought of when I read the prompt.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top