N&G Secret Santa

Santa,

I have been pacing for the past ten minutes trying to get my thoughts together. I have been pacing my kitchen while dinner has been cooking. No amount of thank yous can cover how wonderful the gift I received was. To be honest you’ve floor me and I have been on the brink of happy tears writing this. This one is going down in history as one of my all-time favorite gifts ever. I wish you lived closer because I want to give you a hug. All arrived unharmed!

Please check out the wonderful gift I have received! Thank you to Chet for the speedy delivery!

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A Charlie Brown Christmas ~ Vince Guaraldi (trio yeah I know it's marked just him, but I consider it the trio):
What can I say that hasn’t been said? I ADORE Christmas music on vinyl and I don’t know why I never pulled the trigger on this! I had the single of Linus and Lucy that was for Record Store Day. Now I get the full soundtrack! It’s arguable that this is THE Christmas soundtrack!

Lady Gaga ~ The Fame:
I have a friend who is OBSESSED with Lady Gaga and to be fair I am as well. I loved this album when it came out, but I am not sure as to why I never got it. I have it now and cannot wait to spin it! I’ll have to show my friend!

Zola Jesus ~ Taiga:
I am going to be honest here I have no idea who this is, but just reading the information inside I am hyped to check this out! Reading the poster I see orchestral instruments. I am super intrigued! I played trumpet back in high school and I still listen to classical music to this day, though not as much as I should haha!

Amy Winehouse ~ Back To Black:
I should be ashamed (playfully of course) for not having this in my collection up until now. Every time I was in Kohls or in different stores I always looked at this to price it out. It was always out of my price range at the time. Now I get to spin this one!

Charly Bliss ~ Guppy:
Well here’s another one I have no idea about this artist, but I do see Seattle so that intrigues me! Again I cannot wait until I get to spin this one! I love the hype sticker it made me laugh!

Santa thank you AGAIN! If you wish to reveal your identity go ahead, but I did have my guesses :D Here’s to a wonderful week and weekend of wax to spin!
 
i really gotta hope my santa comes here tomorrow because my aunt is going to be sleeping in my room where the turntable is so i wont be able to listen to any records that come after christmas (and even after that i dunno if i'll have my table with me because of other family there)
 
CAPacelli said:
Santa's sleigh made a stop in Manhattan yesterday and let me tell you, the delivery was sweet indeed!

There's been a William Onyeabor sized hole in my collection for far too long and Santa delivered the goods! This compilation is a heaping handful of fire emojis and some of the funkiest shit ever put to wax. My wife is pretty stoked on this one as well!

The second record is something new to me, but I played a couple tracks on Spotify (I know, I know) and this is very much my jam. Looking forward to irritating the neighbors with some southern fried rockin vibes courtesy of Lee Bains III cranked all the way to 11!

Now, Santa, unless I missed it you didn't include a note so I had to use some serious sleuthing to discern your secret identity. The Lee Bains LP was the key to unraveling the mystery, as there's only two folks on the boards here that have mentioned this artist. Based on the tracking origin of the package I had a geographic target within which to search as well. Both people who've talked about Lee Bains III on the forum live in the state where the package originated from but one lives over 2 hours away from the origin city, so with a little additional digging and cross referencing old posts, I am pretty positive my thanks for this year's Secret Santa should go to none other than....

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@Yer Ol' Uncle D !!!!!

Thank you, you Fantastic Man. I sincerely appreciate the thoughtful gifts and I hope you have a wonderful holiday :)

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(there was a felt slipmat in there, too!)
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I’m fairly certain @High Rant District is a fan too. See them live if you can cause holy smokes!!!
 
So this is my first year participating in our community’s awesome Secret Santa tradition.

Para mi?
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Tasty treats!
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wait, this is not edible... it’s a... holy crap it’s a concha 45 adapter and I’m in love!!!!!
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but we’re not done, some local chicano soul (which hits me in my chicana heart feels, yo)
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And still more!
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I don’t have any of these but they hit all the right @mcherry beats. The Harding for my soul, the Alvvays for my dreams, and the Christian Death for the teenage goth in me that will never die.

Santa @bfly! I love you! 💕
 
OK. As I mentioned earlier, my Santa did a great job! First, he selected two items off my Discogs wantlist, but pretty out in left field. First is Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls S/T, which is a pretty damn obscure, female-fronted 1980 post-punk album featuring members of Penetration, Buzzcocks, New Order, and Durutti Column. Produced by Martin Hannett of Factory Records infamy. I honestly don't remember how I came across the album or why I added it to my wantlist, but hearing it for the first time ever is quite a treat! It's... bracing.

Second, Martini Ranch, Holy Cow! This is a very trivia-worthy 1988 album featuring actor Bill Paxton and guest spots by members of DEVO, the B-52s, The Time and... Judge Reinhold. I'm a huge DEVO fan, so I've always meant to check this out. It sounds pretty much EXACTLY like you would expect. The songwriting is a little weak, but if you're a fan of mid-career DEVO, here is some more of that!

Santa included a 7" from his favorite group Orchestro Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, an African group I have never encountered before. This is a sweet slice of shakin' that ass. PLUS... I think the band name gives us an important clue to the identity of my Santa...

Finally, my favorite gift, the 2LP Ill Considered Christmas set. These are excellent, trippy, fusion-y, contemporary jazz renditions of holiday standards. Apparently one of only 500 pressed. We definitely enjoyed spinning both discs front to back in front of the Christmas tree the other night. This will stay in my regular holiday rotation!

Santa included a nice, hand-written letter explaining each of the records and giving a few suggestions for further listening. I appreciate all the thought and enthusiasm that obviously went into the choice of records. I couldn't have asked for a better Secret Santa. Thank you, stranger, and happy holidays!
 

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mcherry said:
So this is my first year participating in our community’s awesome Secret Santa tradition.

Para mi?
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Tasty treats!
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wait, this is not edible... it’s a... holy crap it’s a concha 45 adapter and I’m in love!!!!!
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but we’re not done, some local chicano soul (which hits me in my chicana heart feels, yo)
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And still more!
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I don’t have any of these but they hit all the right @mcherry beats. The Harding for my soul, the Alvvays for my dreams, and the Christian Death for the teenage goth in me that will never die.

Santa @bfly! I love you! 💕
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m'lady @mcherry! glad everything made it to you and that you might connect with some of it.
hope you kick that bug and get to feelin' right as rain soon! thank you for always being a beacon in this place, all the holiday wishes to you and yours 🎄💜
 
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Thank you @Matt M! I’ve not heard either of these before so I am excited. The Santa drawing will be framed and the little incense log cabin was a nice touch.
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I hope you enjoy both, a couple of my favorite soulful things this year. Surprised Santa was from my Daughter, and I figure everyone can use a cabin with yule logs! It's what gets me going at Christmas each year!
 
Bloodlemons said:
OK. As I mentioned earlier, my Santa did a great job! First, he selected two items off my Discogs wantlist, but pretty out in left field. First is Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls S/T, which is a pretty damn obscure, female-fronted 1980 post-punk album featuring members of Penetration, Buzzcocks, New Order, and Durutti Column. Produced by Martin Hannett of Factory Records infamy. I honestly don't remember how I came across the album or why I added it to my wantlist, but hearing it for the first time ever is quite a treat! It's... bracing.

Second, Martini Ranch, Holy Cow! This is a very trivia-worthy 1988 album featuring actor Bill Paxton and guest spots by members of DEVO, the B-52s, The Time and... Judge Reinhold. I'm a huge DEVO fan, so I've always meant to check this out. It sounds pretty much EXACTLY like you would expect. The songwriting is a little weak, but if you're a fan of mid-career DEVO, here is some more of that!

Santa included a 7" from his favorite group Orchestro Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, an African group I have never encountered before. This is a sweet slice of shakin' that ass. PLUS... I think the band name gives us an important clue to the identity of my Santa...

Finally, my favorite gift, the 2LP Ill Considered Christmas set. These are excellent, trippy, fusion-y, contemporary jazz renditions of holiday standards. Apparently one of only 500 pressed. We definitely enjoyed spinning both discs front to back in front of the Christmas tree the other night. This will stay in my regular holiday rotation!

Santa included a nice, hand-written letter explaining each of the records and giving a few suggestions for further listening. I appreciate all the thought and enthusiasm that obviously went into the choice of records. I couldn't have asked for a better Secret Santa. Thank you, stranger, and happy holidays!
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Great to see they arrived safe and sound. It was a lot of fun doing this - I aimed for a balance of stuff you wanted and stuff I love. Enjoy!
To my own Santa, I'm heading to the UK on Saturday and excited to see if something has arrived. This really is an amazing thread - I've had so much fun seeing what others got ❤️
 
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