November Challenge Thread: All-Stars Edition!

[jamieanderson1968]

Day 1 New Beginnings. Post an album that is associated with new beginnings. Or, look back in your post history to see the first album you posted about on N&G, and play that album.

While I have been on N&G since the beginning, I did not post to 'What's Spinning' until a couple of years ago. But within a couple of days of joining during the Great Exodus of '19 I mentioned playing this. Great mini-lp

Ted Leo / The Pharmacists - Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 1 New Beginnings. Post an album that is associated with new beginnings. Or, look back in your post history to see the first album you posted about on N&G, and play that album

Peter Bjorn And John - Falling Out

Looks like I had posted this in the challenge back in June 2019. We’re getting old, you guys.

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Day 2: Peter Bjorn and John - Falling Out

They still hadn’t yet made “that whistling song” but this record showed a continued progression from their debut towards consistently well-written infectious pop. I think I actually revisit this one more than Writer’s Block...

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 1: New Beginnings

Al Green "Call Me" (1973 Hi Records; 2019 club reissue)
My first post about a record on here was about an entire order from VMP. Most of the records were warped according to my post, lol. But I specifically mentioned Al Green, which wasn't warped, and which remains one of the better releases I received from them.

Coincidentally, that was the same album I played first here! I decided to go for the other prompt tho…

Kool & the Gang - Ladies Night



This was their first album with J.T. Taylor on lead vocals. The title track got them their first top 40 pop hit in 4 years (first pop top 10 in 5 years) & they’d have a consistent string of hits until Taylor left the group in 1988.

 

[ranbalam]

Day 1: When Needles & Grooves was first launched in May 2019, @RenegadeMonster got right into it with a spin challenge that started with the following prompt: "New Beginnings. Post an album that is associated with new beginnings".

• New Beginnings. Post an album that is associated with new beginnings. Or, look back in your post history to see the first album you posted about on N&G, and play that album.

So it turns out I ran the June challenge in 2019. What an honor!
Here is the prompt, and album I chose.

Day 1 - Who Are You?
Welcome to the June challenge! Play a record from your go-to genre

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Day 1 - New Beginnings



Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated

Post in thread 'Your week in music (last.fm collages...)'
Your week in music (last.fm collages...)

My first post here was in the Last.fm thread so I wanna go with my #1 album from that week. Also want to just give that thread a shout out! It’s the one I probably have posted on the most and I love seeing everyone’s collage each week

 

[nolalady]

Day 1: New Beginnings

So last year, I started on my new beginning. We decided in July of 2023 not to wait and instead move in together because life is too short to not go for it. This was the record that we bought at the show we went to right before we officially moved in together.

Julia Jacklin - Pre Pleasure

 

[Dirtbag Auntie]

Day 1: New Beginningsssss

This was the first record I posted here (at the new place).




And I’m making a chunky sweater.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Day 1

This is my first what’s spinning post here.


I know this one gets a lot of shit around here, but I still dig it and it’s still one of the reasons I am here:

Låpsley - Long Way Home

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 1

Thus is my first what’s spinning post here.


I know this one gets a lot of shit around here, but I still dig it and it’s still one of the reasons I am here:
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Låpsley - Long Way Home

The problem wasn’t Lâpsley, the problem was the 20K copies that VMP had pressed.

 

[Nee Lewman]

The problem wasn’t Lâpsley, the problem was the 20K copies that VMP had pressed.

I made no statements about why we shit on it. (Although I do seem to remember it wasn’t very highly thought of in the old place)

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I made no statements about why we shit on it. (Although I do seem to remember it wasn’t very highly thought of in the old place)

I think it’s alright but everyone would have just forgotten about it had it not spent the better part of a decade on VMP Swaps page.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Day 2: Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Songs And Music From The Motion Picture She’s The One

 

[ranbalam]

Day 2: Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Day 2: @ranbalam and @gafacaode both gave us Movie related themes in 2023.

• Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie.

Sonic Youth - Simon Werner A Disparu soundtrack. Never seen the movie but love the soundtrack that SY did

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 2: @ranbalam and @gafacaode both gave us Movie related themes in 2023.

• Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie.

Sonic Youth - Simon Werner A Disparu soundtrack. Never seen the movie but love the soundtrack that SY did
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They also did the Made In The USA soundtrack in 1995. I enjoy both but own neither on vinyl unfortunately.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 02: Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie.

Air - The Virgin Suicides

Seems like a solid choice for a Saturday morning.

 

[Turbo]

Day 2: @ranbalam and @gafacaode both gave us Movie related themes in 2023.

• Play a soundtrack or something featured in a movie.

King Khan "The Invaders Original Film Score" (2023 Khannibalism)

 

[Nee Lewman]

Day 2

Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou?

 

[LeSamourai]

Day 1: New Beginnings. Post an album that is associated with new beginnings. Or, look back in your post history to see the first album you posted about on N&G, and play that album.

Lusine - A Certain Distance

The first time I posted a photo here of something spinning on my turntable, back in 2019, it was this album. I'm also still the only person here to have posted about this artist.

 

[Hemotep]

Day 2
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Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou?

I watched this again on Thursday night. I might even love it more now than when it came out.