Jeff Lerner
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Are any of these albums on Spotify and if so can you recommend one or two to a total noob like me?
Vinyl Me Please Anthology
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folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
WITCH has a compilation on Spotify called We Intend to Cause Havoc and it's a bit out of order from the anthology tracklist but it's a good primer on the sound.
Amanaz - Africa is on Spotify. Fuzzy grooves with a few really emotional songs like Khala My Friend.
Ricky Banda has a song on Spotify but couldn't find his whole album. He had some ballads and some folksy songs that I really dug.
The last one is by The Oscillations - I Can See it Coming. Again not on Spotify but I really dug it.
4080
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There are 2 compilations on Spotify search for Welcome to Zamrock those are a good place to start!
slabsofvinyl
Member
FYI – I ripped them all here:
My ranking of the albums is as follows:
- Fireballs – "Dots" [new to me, really enjoyed this one]
- The Oscillations – "I Can See It Coming" [new to me, also surprised by this one]
- Ngozi Family – "45,000 Volts" [new to me, enjoyed this album, shares elements and has a similar style to My Ancestors, which I was very familiar with before this set]
- Amanaz – "Africa" [probably the "best" and most polished album in the set, but I was already very family with this one, so nothing new to me]
- The Witch – "Introduction" [was familiar with this one before the box set]
- Crossbones – "Wiseman"[new to me, was OK]
- 5 Revolutions – "I'm a Free Man" [new to me, was OK]
- Ricky Banda – "Niwanji walwa amwishyo" [new to me, did not enjoy very much]
If these are all new to you, I would probably recommend Ngozi Family and Amanaz first.
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bdm105
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FYI – I ripped them all here:
My ranking of the albums is as follows:
- Fireballs – "Dots" [new to me, really enjoyed this one]
- The Oscillations – "I Can See It Coming" [new to me, also surprised by this one]
- Ngozi Family – "45,000 Volts" [new to me, enjoyed this album, shares elements and has a similar style to My Ancestors, which I was very familiar with before this set]
- Amanaz – "Africa" [probably the "best" and most polished album in the set, but I was already very family with this one, so nothing new to me]
- The Witch – "Introduction" [was familiar with this one before the box set]
- Crossbones – "Wiseman"[new to me, was OK]
- 5 Revolutions – "I'm a Free Man" [new to me, was OK]
- Ricky Banda – "Niwanji walwa amwishyo" [new to me, did not enjoy very much]
If these are all new to you, I would probably recommend Ngozi Family and Amanaz first.
If you have the mp3's/files to share so I can listen on my phone....
slabsofvinyl
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bdm105
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Here you go:
Vinyl Me, Please Anthology - The Story of Zamrock - Google Drive
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Awesome thanks
MadLucas
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Here you go:
Vinyl Me, Please Anthology - The Story of Zamrock - Google Drive
This.
Is.
Awesome.
Ponman2003
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Would you be willing to part w/ the old, off-color one?
Skeletonframes
Active Member
Zamrock is out for delivery. Hopefully nothing is damaged or duplicated. I am not looking forward to attempting to reach Customer Service.
TCell
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Remember back when VMP provided prompt, dank solutions and we all use to say VMP CS was one of the best things about the company? Now people dread contacting them and are lucky if they get a form letter response within a week.
Skeletonframes
Active Member
Zamrock received and inspected. Everything looks on the up and up. Listened to the first record (Witch - Introduction) and it sounds fantastic. I’ve already heard the second record (AMANAZ) many times, so I know what to expect there. That’s the only one I know, though, so after that it’s all new territory. I’m excited. Might even check out these podcasts.
mgp
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I’m not sure if it is more of an indictment of the times or a testament to the records, but this anthology has been the highlight of my month... it’s really not even close. And I’m only 6 record into it.
Enjoy!
bdm105
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The podcast is really good. It's pretty much entirely the artists telling stories.
Skeletonframes
Active Member
Oh nice. I know VMP can be a little self-indulgent, so I wasn’t sure if it was gonna be staff members just talking about what Zamrock means to them. This sounds way better.
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Zamrock is a definitely 
from me. Really like every record. Since it has been a slow month for new stuff for me, I have been able to give all the records at least 2 spins and just started on the 3rd trip through
from me. Really like every record. Since it has been a slow month for new stuff for me, I have been able to give all the records at least 2 spins and just started on the 3rd trip through
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Just checked discogs for something else. The cheapest copy for sale is 1,200 Euros. That said, no copies have actually been sold. Laughing my ass off.
Skeletonframes
Active Member
Listened to 3 of the records last night. Loving it, so far. I knew AMANAZ - Africa was good, but I think 45,000 volts is even better. Love the guitar sound on that record. That will definitely be in steady rotation.
Also, had to send the cover art to coworkers, since we work for an electric company.
Also, had to send the cover art to coworkers, since we work for an electric company.
Skeletonframes
Active Member
Zamrock is a definitely
What do you think of the Ricky Banda album? I dig it, but I don't know if I would exactly call it any type of "rock". It seems like Zamfolk or just Zamusic to me. But, what do I know, I discovered there was a music called Zamrock ohhhhh about 2 minutes after Vinyl Me Please announced this Anthology. Haha.