March 2022 Vinyl Spin Challenge Thread - Here It Goes Again

Piratenovelist said:
MARCH 23
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

Various Artists ~ Greenpeace Breakthrough

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Let me set the scene.... it's 1989 and it's the cold war times. As y'all know western music was not available readily at this time. In order to establish a Russian presence for Greenpeace (an environmental organization) a bunch of artists contributed to this....

U2songs.com describes it as :
"This compilation was put together by Greenpeace for funding Greenpeace campaigns and infrastructure. The name of the album was “Breakthrough” in Russia, where it was initially released in March of 1989. This was the first ever pop compilation of western artists released in the Soviet Union, and it reportedly sold 500,000 copies in Russia on the day of release alone. The proceeds from the album sales were used to provide the start-up investment to begin a Russian branch of Greenpeace. The artists involved all donated their tracks to the album. And each album contained a 16-page booklet designed to give an overview of the worlds environmental problems."

u2songs | Various Artists - "Greenpeace: Rainbow Warriors / Breakthrough" Album |

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I don't have the booklet with mine, but the story behind it made me snatch it up and despite the origins of WHERE this came from I couldn't think of a better fit for today.

Songs (using Discogs):

A1 U2 – Pride (In the Name of Love)
A2 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
A3 Sting – Love Is The Seventh Wave
A4 Aswad – Set Them Free
A5 World Party – Ship Of Fools
A6 Bryan Ferry – Don't Stop The Dance
B1 Eurythmics – When Tomorrow Comes
B2 Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
B3 Greatful Dead – Throwing Stones
B4 INXS – This Time
B5 Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me
B6 Talking Heads – City Of Dreams
C1 Simple Minds = Waterfront
C2 Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
C3 R.E.M. – It's The End Of The World
C4 John Farnham – You're The Voice
C5 Bryan Adams - Somebody
C6 Basia – Miles Away
D1 Peter Gabriel – Red Rain
D2 Bruce Hornsby & The Range – Look Out Any Window
D3 Terence Trent D'Arby – Let's Go Forward
D4 Martin Stevenson & The Daintees – Wholly Humble Heart
D5 Sade – I Will Be Your Friend
D6 John Cougar Mellencamp – We Are The People
D7 Dire Straits - Why Worry
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"Why Worry" is a pretty wild choice for a song to cap off a compilation raising awareness of environmental issues!
 
MARCH 24
YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Happy birthday to me! Celebrate by playing something you think I would approve of. 😏

Happy birthday, Gap!

The members of Blur created a list of their favourite albums of all time...​

Damon Albarn - “The more I learn about this man, the more of an enigma he becomes, but I can’t think of a more joyous thing than ‘Fantastic Man’.”




William Onyeabor - Who Is William Onyeabor?

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Catching back up - I had planned out an initial list through day 20, but I don't know what has been scooped yet so we'll see what I actually play.


MARCH 14
THE LOUDNESS WAR RAGES ON
Rick Rubin turned 59 today on Thursday! Honor the legendary producer by playing something that he produced. (Or something else that's bound to shatter some eardrums).

The Cult – Electric Scooped by @Yer Ol' Uncle D

I thought about my counterfeit Danzig, but I think I'll go with this to start the night.

Red Hot Chili Peppers – I'm Beside You
Warner Bros. Records – 537400-1, 2013

RSDBF13 exclusive release. Limited to 5000 copies, #4399

Cut by Chris Bellman
Pressed at RTI

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MARCH 24
YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Happy birthday to me! Celebrate by playing something you think I would approve of. 😏

A little bit of forum stalking led me to believe this would be a good choice. And I'll be out of town for the next week, so this ends the month for me. Thanks for running it @gaporter , some fun prompts!!!

Oingo Boingo ~ Nothing to Fear

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MARCH 24
YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Happy birthday to me! Celebrate by playing something you think I would approve of. 😏

I got 100% sniped on CRJ (I was going to play Dedicated, so I still could but it's close). So I'll take a tiny leap to the other side of a different coin. An emotional dance-laden whirlwind from one of the decade's finest pop singers.

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MARCH 24
YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Happy birthday to me! Celebrate by playing something you think I would approve of. 😏

Saint Etienne - Good Humor

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Happy birthday @gaporter !! This is one of my all time favorite bands and while their sound is kind of all over the place this is probably their poppiest album. I think you might enjoy it, give it a listen!
 
MARCH 23
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY
Today is World Meteorological Day, according to the internet! Play something about the environment or by a well-known environmentalist.

The Postal Service - Give Up

"No concerns about the world getting warmer/ people thought that they were just being rewarded... now we can swim any day in November"

Death Cab had its start during Ben Gibbard's college years, when he studied environmental chemistry.

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MARCH 23
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

Explosions in the Sky - Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television)

Big Bend is a national park on the southwest end of Texas. My wife and I have visited there several times and have found it to be enchanting with a surprising amount of unique sights for what is mostly a desert.

This soundtrack for a documentary about the park really captures it’s beauty.

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MARCH 24
YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the wonderful @gaporter !



Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle ~ The Olivia Tremor Control




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I was struggling to think of one, but I ended up with one I was gifted from the forum's Secret Santa...
I haven't dusted this off in a bit but it makes me think of this wonderful place.
It also makes me think of the wonderful people here too!

Hope the day was wonderful!

I heard today that a friend's dad passed away suddenly. Tonight's spin is dedicated to her and her family. I lit one candle for her dad and mine as I lost mine at age 17.... Y'all are wonderful and I hope y'all enjoy every single moment!
 
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