N&G Secret Santa - 2020

cul8er said:
Thank you Santa!

These are great. I did not ask for anything and I do love music discovery, you really nailed it with these picks! And some socks from a local record shop, too! You're too generous. 🍻 🎅

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Love the artwork on this one!
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Thank you!!
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Glad you like them!

Always wanted to get something from a local shop, and I had no idea Louisville was so close to you. Ended up with an unintentional Albini theme with these. Fuzz III is one of my albums of the year, and Jarvis was left from the Black Friday shop. I was never a huge Pulp fan, but I think the solo Jarvis stuff is pretty underrated.

If you want to do a bit more exploring, my other choice was going to be Sleep on the Wing by Bibio, which was another album of the year for me. Guestroom had his other re-releases in stock, but didn't have that one. It's a lovely electronica album which gives me massive vibes of rural Britain/England.

Hope you enjoy, and have a great Christmas. May your new socks keep you toasty!
 
Thackeraye said:
Glad you like them!

Always wanted to get something from a local shop, and I had no idea Louisville was so close to you. Ended up with an unintentional Albini theme with these. Fuzz III is one of my albums of the year, and Jarvis was left from the Black Friday shop. I was never a huge Pulp fan, but I think the solo Jarvis stuff is pretty underrated.

If you want to do a bit more exploring, my other choice was going to be Sleep on the Wing by Bibio, which was another album of the year for me. Guestroom had his other re-releases in stock, but didn't have that one. It's a lovely electronica album which gives me massive vibes of rural Britain/England.

Hope you enjoy, and have a great Christmas. May your new socks keep you toasty!
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Thanks again. I'll be sure to check out Bibio. I do dig electronic and since my last overseas trip was to London, Stonehenge, & Cardiff, I will have to reminisce about my travels! :giggle:

Thackeraye said:
Also, kind of gutted they left the prices on them!
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No worries. I did not think anything of it. 🍻
 
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I’m not saying my Santa is better than yours, but....

This hits it out of the park for me. I’ve been wanting that Charlie Brown Christmas album for a few years now! I love the Eurythmics but didn’t have this album and realized in the last few years that prog and I are good friends so I can’t wait to dig into this King Crimson album!

Plus stickers! Thanks @LeeVing! Totally awesome package!

edit: almost forgot the CD! I mean, got too excited by the stickers I guess. Never heard of Days Between Stations so this ought to be a fun discovery.
 
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GStephenH said:
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I’m not saying my Santa is better than yours, but....

This hits it out of the park for me. I’ve been wanting that Charlie Brown Christmas album for a few years now! I love the Eurythmics but didn’t have this album and realized in the last few years that prog and I are good friends so I can’t wait to dig into this King Crimson album!

Plus stickers! Thanks @LeeVing! Totally awesome package!

edit: almost forgot the CD! I mean, got too excited by the stickers I guess. Never heard of Days Between Stations so this ought to be a fun discovery.
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Glad they got to you safely.

I saw that you liked Soundtracks and didn't have this Christmas classic.

I noticed you had some of the Eurythmics, but not this first album - which is tragically not though of for some reason - even with members of Can as the session players.

I'd say it's my favorite album of theirs. I got that copy off Discogs as I'd never seen it in the bins - but right after I got that reissue, the original UK pressing was at my local - and then they reissued it a couple of years ago...so I didn't need 3 copies.

The King Crimson was my idea of getting some Prog into your collection - and Red seems like a good starting point. And again...I didn't need 3 copies. The new reissue is pretty good.

The Days Before Stations is another prog band - I had the CD sitting here for weeks and tossed it in....They sent me 2.

I kept the signed one -

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And the stickers have been piling up on my desk - I'll have plenty more for next years Santee.

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yeah - I should clean it up....work has been busy and cleaning isn't something I like doing when I get time off.
 
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