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

[gafacaode]

Day 21

Play a Disco or a Dance Album

ESG - Come Away With ESG

 

[gafacaode]

Day 22

This was the first album to be released commercially on CD! play a CD or an album that you also own on CD

The Reverend Horton Heat - The Full Custom Sounds of

 

[Turbo]

Day 23
Santana - Supernatural
Play an album by an artist who was born in a non English speaking country

L'Impératrice "Tako Tsubo" (2021 Microqlima)
A pretty cool French electronic band with soul-jazz leanings.

 

[Turbo]

Day 24
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
Play an album where a husband and wife worked together to make

Paul & Linda McCartney "Ram" (1971 Apple; 1975 Japanese pressing)

 

[LeeVing]

Day 20
Play your all time favorite album

I really have no idea how a live album became my #1 favorite considering I usually don't like them very much. But not only is it my favorite, it's also the release that I have the most copies of...but I'm slowly weeding some out by adding doubles I have of them to Secret Santa packages and such.


Phil Manzanera / 801 – 801 Live
Polydor – PD-1-6148, 1976/1977

US promo

Pressed at Columbia, Terre Haute

Play a debut album


Oh...no...I have to play this really great album again. Damn. I guess.


Ghost Woman – Ghost Woman
Full Time Hobby – FTH434LP, 2022

Pressed at Takt Direct

 

[avecigrec]

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

Angelique Kidjo – Remain In Light


My CD copy is in a booklet in my trunk under a bunch of kids toys and books right now, but it's seen a LOT of play over the past few years. It took forever to track down and then the first copy had a skip so I had to wait another few weeks for a replacement. But it was absolutely worth it.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 23
Santana - Supernatural
Play an album by an artist who was born in a non English speaking country

Houeida Hedfi = هويدة هادفي – Fleuves De L'âme


Hedfi is now based in Paris but is originally from Tunisia.

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Day 24

• John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
  • Play an album where a husband and wife worked together to make

I'll go with Georgia and Ira. My youngest granddaughter is named Georgia.

This clip is 15 minutes of bliss...



Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs

• Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  • Play an album by an artist who went solo

My man.

This thing ascends to the heavens about 5 minutes in...



Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

• Toto - IV
  • This album opens and closes with Toto's two best songs (Rosanna and Africa respectively) play an album where the first and/or last song is the best on the album

Two powerful bookends...



An actual live TV performance (no lip-sync) from 1967. The crowd is hypnotised...



The Doors - S/T

• Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
  • Bob Dylan finally got some Grammy respect on his 30th album 35 years into his career! Play a great late career album

Hard to top this being the last song on your last record.

Thanks for everything, mailman. I hope you're still smoking that 9-mile cigarette...



John Prine - The Tree Of Forgiveness

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 25, Pt. 2: Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
Bob Dylan finally got some Grammy respect on his 30th album 35 years into his career! Play a great late career album

Thurston Moore - By The Fire

Thurston’s first album with Sonic Youth was released in 1982. By The Fire was released 38 years later. I feel like saying “late career” probably isn’t even entirely accurate as similarly to Dylan, I suspect more will be shredding on his guitar until his fingers turn to dust which I hope is a long time from now.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 25b: Time Out of Mind

What a way to go out…

David Bowie - Blackstar

 

[ranbalam]

Day 19 - Play a Double Album

Ok, I'm going to get a buzz and catch up. Pretty sure I can do both.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Very in character for me to immediately fall behind again lol

Day 23: Christopher Cross - Christoper Cross



LSD - Labrinth, Sia and Diplo Presents LSD

This album didn’t get the best reviews but I think it’s an absolute blast! Genius is also an all time favorite track

 

[Rip_City]

Day 23

Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross
If you ask me this album is an underrated classic! play an album that you love that most other do not

Tei Shi - Crawl Space



I'm pretty sure a majority of this forum not only doesn't care for this album, but also are unaware of who she is. I love this debut record, but it's also the only release of hers that I find enthralling, considering the follow up LP and other scattered EPs. A unique fusion of alt-pop, synthpop, contemporary R&B, and (I suppose) art pop.
Especially bummed that I have to be away for her upcoming Portland date.

 

[ranbalam]

Day 20 - Play a Debut Album

A fine debut. In fact, I liked each ensuing album a little less.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Day 24: Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill



Lou Reef - Transformer

 

[Rip_City]

Day 24

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Play an album by an artist who went solo

Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos



My favorite of her two solo projects. If she kept releasing music in this realm were she to dip back into solo projects, I would be 100% on board.

 

[ranbalam]

Day 21 - Play a Disco or a Dance Album

 

[ranbalam]

Day 22 - This was the first album to be released commercially on CD! play a CD or an album that you also own on CD

So many contenders, but since my wife is on this journey with me tonight, we chose an album we sing together a lot.

 

[ranbalam]

Day 23 - Play an album by an artist who was born in a non English speaking country

This is so perfect with our buzz right now.