Strange Musical Tales: The September 2023 Vinyl Spin Challenge Thread

Day 7 - REVIVAL (Tim Seely & Mike Norton, 2012)
Play something that references zombies and/or the undead and/or any sort of news media and/or small towns and/or the government.

"And You Don't Stop" - Kelly (2011) - Kelly Price

In addition to being a great bop, this song title sums up the relentlessness of a zombie's attack.

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ranbalam said:
DAY 6 - THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD (Lovecraft, 1927)
Depicts the obsession of Charles Dexter Ward with an old ancestor that practiced dark magic.
Play something that references magic and/or wizards and/or ancestors and/or the occult.
Shootout at the Fantasy Factory - Tragic Magic
I always want Traffic albums to be longer...

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I've never seen that album cover; it's amazeballz!
 
Potato-Socks said:
Day 1 - THE KING IN YELLOW (Robert Chambers, 1895)
"King Frustration" - Have You Lost Your Mind Yet (2020) - Fantastic Negrito

**PLAYING CATCH UP** This disc has everything: a yellow cover; a song about a king; and a mind-bending album title. Boom.

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Hey man, it's great to see you back in here! I mentioned to the guys that I texted you to get you back in here. And I made a crack about wondering how much modern R&B you could fit into this theme... you are not disappointing!!!!
 
Day 8 - TRUE DETECTIVE (Nic Pizzolatto, 2014)
Play something about detectives, police and/or mysteries and/or, if all else fails, anything on a flat circle.

"Why" - Thursday Night House Party (2016) - Stooges Brass Band

The song "Why" is dedicated to Joseph Williams, a musician that was killed by the New Orleans Police Department in 2004.

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Day 8 - TRUE DETECTIVE (Nic Pizzolatto, 2014)
The first season of True Detective makes various references to the cosmic horror of The King In Yellow, most notably with the villain inspired by the story and Carcosa and the existential dread hovering about the story, but also with deliberate imagery placed in the various scenes, from black stars on the walls, to a flock of birds flying in a spiral and a fast-food sign with a yellow crown placed above the characters’ heads. And there is Detective Rust Cohl’s nihilist philosophies.
Play something about detectives, police and/or mysteries and/or, if all else fails, anything on a flat circle.

The Clash "Sandinista" (1981 CBS Japan)
Includes the track "Police On My Back" and also "Somebody Got Murdered", which sounds like a mystery. And with this album, time is not one but three flat circles.

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Potato-Socks said:
Day 4 - LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (Matt Ruff, 2016)
Young, Gifted And Black" - Young, Gifted And Black (1972) - Aretha Franklin

This is my SECOND FAVOURITE Aretha album; my first is "Get It Right".

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Believe it or not, you got scooped on that one. Great record, so I'm not surprised.

Strange Musical Tales: The September 2023 Vinyl Spin Challenge Thread

Day 4 - LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (Matt Ruff, 2016) Lovecraft’s stories have influenced a lot of science-fiction, horror, and fantasy, but the elephant in the room is that he was known to have racist beliefs. As a response to this, various authors have reappropriated the cosmic horror themes and ideas...
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Day 8 - TRUE DETECTIVE (Nic Pizzolatto, 2014)
The first season of True Detective makes various references to the cosmic horror of The King In Yellow, most notably with the villain inspired by the story and Carcosa and the existential dread hovering about the story, but also with deliberate imagery placed in the various scenes, from black stars on the walls, to a flock of birds flying in a spiral and a fast-food sign with a yellow crown placed above the characters’ heads. And there is Detective Rust Cohl’s nihilist philosophies.
Play something about detectives, police and/or mysteries and/or, if all else fails, anything on a flat circle.

Besides the existential dread flowing through this album, a number of songs on this album focus on Sheriff Buford Pusser, the inspiration for the movie "Walking Tall" and the impact of his heavy handed (or more accurately heavy sticked) approach to policing.

Drive~By Truckers ~ The Complete Dirty South

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Day 7 - REVIVAL (Tim Seely & Mike Norton, 2012)
Comic series centered around the idea of the dead coming back to life in a small Wisconsin town, and the investigation into why this is occurring, along with the religious zealots that latch on the phenomenon and the media and government response.
Play something that references zombies and/or the undead and/or any sort of news media and/or small towns and/or the government.

Rob Zombie - Zombie Live
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Day 8 - TRUE DETECTIVE (Nic Pizzolatto, 2014)
The first season of True Detective makes various references to the cosmic horror of The King In Yellow, most notably with the villain inspired by the story and Carcosa and the existential dread hovering about the story, but also with deliberate imagery placed in the various scenes, from black stars on the walls, to a flock of birds flying in a spiral and a fast-food sign with a yellow crown placed above the characters’ heads. And there is Detective Rust Cohl’s nihilist philosophies.
Play something about detectives, police and/or mysteries and/or, if all else fails, anything on a flat circle.



The Dead Weather - Dodge and Burn

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DAY 6 - THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD (Lovecraft, 1927)
Depicts the obsession of Charles Dexter Ward with an old ancestor that practiced dark magic.
Play something that references magic and/or wizards and/or ancestors and/or the occult.

The Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics

Going digital for this non-gizzard wizard-related track. References to cosmic stuff, magic, and wands included.

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Day 9 - PICKMAN’S MODEL (Lovecraft, 1926)
Play something related to painting, a painting or painters and/or play an album with a “horrific” cover.

1. When I Paint My Masterpiece...



Bob Dylan - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

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2. The horror...

Herbie Mann - Push Push

In keeping with the spirit of this post, I took this pic with my shirt off. If you've followed Herbie Mann's career, you know he had a severe allergic reaction to shirts...

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Flip open the die cut gatefold and you've got a classy velvet stick on with some missionary action going down...

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Even though the cover is an unforgivably heinous act of imagery, this record is actually good. Features some guitar player named Duane Allman...

 
Day 9 - PICKMAN’S MODEL (Lovecraft, 1926)
The story centers on the disappearance of Richard Upton Pickman, a painter that creates horrific images and who was shunned by his peers.
Play something related to painting, a painting or painters and/or play an album with a “horrific” cover.

Going with a double play today.

The Strokes "The New Abnormal" (2020 RCA)
The cover art is a 1981 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat,

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Dry Cleaning "Stumpwork" (2022 4AD)
...and this is a pretty "horrific" cover.

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