July 2021 Vinyl Spin Challenge: Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine
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LeSamourai
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July 6 - Interconnected day 2
Jamie xx - In Colour
Jamie xx - In Colour
GingerLaw92
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July 6 - Interconnected day 2
English In-Groups (VA)
Sticking with the Manchester theme and focusing on one of the highlighted bands on the cover, Herman's Hermits. I remember growing up, my dad used to go around singing Henry the VIII all the time. When I was probably about seven, we found a copy of Herman's Hermits greatest hits at a thrift store and my dad was so excited about it which is pretty funny considering my dad's normal musical tastes were limited to hard rock and southern rock. But hey, he had a soft spot for Herman's Hermits. I don't know what ever happened to that album but I'm sure it is somewhere at my parents' house.
English In-Groups (VA)
Sticking with the Manchester theme and focusing on one of the highlighted bands on the cover, Herman's Hermits. I remember growing up, my dad used to go around singing Henry the VIII all the time. When I was probably about seven, we found a copy of Herman's Hermits greatest hits at a thrift store and my dad was so excited about it which is pretty funny considering my dad's normal musical tastes were limited to hard rock and southern rock. But hey, he had a soft spot for Herman's Hermits. I don't know what ever happened to that album but I'm sure it is somewhere at my parents' house.
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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July 7 - Interconnected day 3
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Moneymaker
The good ol' days...
And the interconnect is...
Brendan "Bud" O'Brien! He produced Pearl Jam's Yield LP, he's seen playing organ on Bob Dylan's MTV Unplugged session and he got his first big break when The Black Crowes asked him to engineer their debut LP. He also played that guitar solo on Hard To Handle.
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Gavaxeman
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Sleeves by Hipgnosis ?
RowBearToe
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July 7 - Interconnected day 3
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Ok, so now to link my three together (Rufus - Rags to Riches, Parliament - Mothership Connection, Dr. Dre - The Chronic). I've posted about how I did a deep dive on the history of these songs and created a playlist of their evolution over time here, but here's the gist of it:
It starts with 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' (a late 1800s spiritual popularized in 1909 by Fisk University's Fisk Jubilee Singers with covers by Bing Crosby, Sam Cooke and Eric Clapton), that song was adapted into a "humorous version" which is 'Swing Down, Sweet Chariot' (popularized by the 1940s version from the Golden Gate Quartet along with a cover from Elvis and this Rufus version), that song was interpolated on Parliament's 'Mothership Connection (Star Child)', and finally, that song was sampled on Dr. Dre's hit 'Let Me Ride' from The Chronic. I absolutely love finding things like this and knew I had to post this one for the three day connection theme!
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Ok, so now to link my three together (Rufus - Rags to Riches, Parliament - Mothership Connection, Dr. Dre - The Chronic). I've posted about how I did a deep dive on the history of these songs and created a playlist of their evolution over time here, but here's the gist of it:
It starts with 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' (a late 1800s spiritual popularized in 1909 by Fisk University's Fisk Jubilee Singers with covers by Bing Crosby, Sam Cooke and Eric Clapton), that song was adapted into a "humorous version" which is 'Swing Down, Sweet Chariot' (popularized by the 1940s version from the Golden Gate Quartet along with a cover from Elvis and this Rufus version), that song was interpolated on Parliament's 'Mothership Connection (Star Child)', and finally, that song was sampled on Dr. Dre's hit 'Let Me Ride' from The Chronic. I absolutely love finding things like this and knew I had to post this one for the three day connection theme!
jamieanderson1968
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Awesome connections.
ranbalam
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Yes! I'm impressed...
July 7 - Interconnected Part 3
To finish the chain, Linda Tillery has been part of a variety of music scenes for about half a century at this point. Even as someone who tends to embrace different projects, you gain a following, and she definitely had a strong reputation as a live performer.
For one show in 1985, she played a show in Boston, Massachusetts where she had a local, college student open for her at the Strand Theatre. Much like with her opening for Janis, this opener soon made a pretty big name for herself, and in this case it was due to this gig, as she got the attention of music produced Charles Koppelman who signed her in a deal that led to her debut release. This release.
(Edit: For Joplin/Chapman, not a ton directly linking them, but Chapman's influences can be very much linked to, among other places, Joplin's sphere and era, so not the weakest connection)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
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jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Great one for interconnecting.
jamieanderson1968
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Hmmm, might need to think about setting up a challenge interconnected thread. Just thinking out loud here. It would start on the first of a month (maybe with 1 record pre-picked) and everyone goes adding another interconnected record each day. The longest chain "wins". Definitely wouldn't want it to mess with the current monthly vinyl challenges though. (I was one of those weird kids who would spend hours looking at the band family trees that were in Rolling Stone)
Hemotep
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July 7 - Interconnected Day 3
The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One
All three of my picks feature Scott Spillane on horns, and they are three of the groups he played with who I never got to see live. Tomorrow's post will continue the interconnection but will be one I did see live. While I love the Gerbils and listen to their albums regularly, OTC was truly a ground breaking and revolutionary musical experiment. The soundscape they created is a high point of abstract art in a jungle of over produced commercial rock.
avecigrec
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Interconnected day 3
The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
Art Neville was a founding member of The Meters in 1965. Five years later his brother Cyril would join the band.
In 1976 and 1977 The Meters played and recorded with The Wild Tchoupitoulas, a group of Mardi Gras Indians founded in the early 70s by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, uncle to the Nevilles.
The 1976 and 1977 Wild Tchoupitoulas sessions also included Charles and Aaron Neville, who would continue one with Art and Cyril as The Neville Brothers.
...the only difference I wish I could've made in this triptych would be having a copy of The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou, which would have also tied the three albums together with the song "Hey Pocky (A-)Way."
The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
Art Neville was a founding member of The Meters in 1965. Five years later his brother Cyril would join the band.
In 1976 and 1977 The Meters played and recorded with The Wild Tchoupitoulas, a group of Mardi Gras Indians founded in the early 70s by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, uncle to the Nevilles.
The 1976 and 1977 Wild Tchoupitoulas sessions also included Charles and Aaron Neville, who would continue one with Art and Cyril as The Neville Brothers.
...the only difference I wish I could've made in this triptych would be having a copy of The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou, which would have also tied the three albums together with the song "Hey Pocky (A-)Way."
ranbalam
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I love the interconnected idea. I was thinking that if I ran another monthly challenge I would have it be mostly connections.
Daily topics like, 'play a record somehow connected to the post right before this' and 'play the record directly to the left of the one you played Tuesday' etc etc.
jamieanderson1968
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I love the idea of challenge like that.
LeSamourai
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July 7 - Interconnected day 3
Radiohead - In Rainbows (title reveals my terribly uncreative theme)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (title reveals my terribly uncreative theme)
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 05: Interconnected day, Pt. 1
Over the next 3 days play records that are connected somehow (don’t be lazy and play 3 albums by the same band, unless it was part of a trilogy)
Smog - Knock Knock
Released in 1999 one of Smog’s best.
Over the next 3 days play records that are connected somehow (don’t be lazy and play 3 albums by the same band, unless it was part of a trilogy)
Smog - Knock Knock
Released in 1999 one of Smog’s best.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 06: Interconnected Day, Pt. 2
Part 1: Smog - Knock Knock
Sonic Youth - Murray St.
Released in 2002, Murray St. kicked off SY’s 00s renaissance.
Part 1: Smog - Knock Knock
Sonic Youth - Murray St.
Released in 2002, Murray St. kicked off SY’s 00s renaissance.