The March Record Spin Challenge - The Grammy Award for Album of the Year Challenge

Day 21

O Brother Where Art Thou
One of 3 Movie Soundtracks to win AOTU (Including the other album for today!) play a movie Soundtrack

Kenji Kawai - Ghost in the Shell (Original Soundtrack)

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90s anime was the golden age. Perfect and ideal for my library, with foreboding ambient backdrops. So glad MP got these in for $20.
 
Day 19
Stveie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life
Following Paul Simon thanking Wonder for not releasing music, Wonder won a 3rd time with his next release, play an album by an artist with a killer hot streak

Talking Heads "Fear Of Music" (1979 Sire; 2013 reissue)
A hot streak of 5 killer records, with Talking Heads: 77, More Songs About Buildings And Food, Fear Of Music, Remain In Light and Speaking In Tongues.

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Day 20, Pt. 1: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
This is my favorite album of all time, play your all time favorite album

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
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As I am sure like most people, I have multiple copies of my favorite album. This copy is a 1LP Mono pressing that part of a two disc set where it’s paired with Carl & The Passions “So Tough”.

 
Day 15 - Play an album by an artist you've seen in concert

I was out of town, fell kinda behind but I think I can catch up....I like so many of these upcoming prompts.

I decided to go with the most recent concert I've been to....this was such a great freaking show. The whole band was excellent, energetic and connected...and in a 400 seat venue.

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And for fun, here's the first band I ever saw in concert.

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Day 18
Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years
Stevie Wonder won AOTY the two previous years in a row and then took a year off from releasing music, Paul Simon famously thanked Stevie for not releasing and album so he could win. Play an album by any artist who isnt Stevie Wonder

Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You
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Brandi Carlile, great though she may be, is definitely not Stevie Wonder!
 
Day 19
Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life
Following Paul Simon thanking Wonder for not releasing music, Wonder won a 3rd time with his next release, play an album by an artist with a killer hot streak

Joni Mitchell – Blue
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Personally, I think Clouds through Hejira was a killer hot streak. Whether that's agreed upon or not remains to be seen, but I think it can pretty safely be agreed at the very least that Ladies of the Canyon thru Court and Spark was a killer hot streak.
 
Day 22

Billy Joel - 52nd Street
This was the first album to be released commercially on CD! play a CD or an album that you also own on CD

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

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I actually own three variants of this on vinyl, LMAO.
Anyways, it remains my #2 overall from pandemic season and I've returned to it often to this day. Good thing I didn't play the physical (hehe) copies nearly as much as the digital, as both would've been worn out by now had the listening medium frequency been reversed.
 
Day 22

Billy Joel - 52nd Street
This was the first album to be released commercially on CD! play a CD or an album that you also own on CD

In addition to touring / recording with Bob Weir (solo/ratdog) and Lou Reed, Rob Wasserman put out some great albums that highlight his bass playing alongside some high caliber collaborators.

Since I don't currently have a CD player, listening on spotify, glad to have a reason to search this one out though. Its been awhile.

Rob Wasserman ~ Trios

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