The Roots - do you want more?!!!??!
Orchestre Black Santiago
Don't have their debut so in my head this is where my favourite hip hop band's discography begins (and this vinyl sounds way better than Discogs comments). And start of play-through of my second favourite band from Benin.
Fresh grab off of discogs, still has the Tower Records price tag. I always find it amazing that people can keep the shrink wrap on their records for so long.
Edited to add: Oh no, I think that's a dead cockroach hiding inside the shrink wrap in the lower corner. That's coming off!
Edit 2: Shrink wrap has been removed. Did not spend anytime trying to analyze what type of bug that was. Is it safe to dip an album cover in bleach though?
V.S.O.P. - Live Under the Sky (Blue Note, 2021 Vinyl Me Please Anthology Pressing)
Another stunning pressing of a fantastic album! really top stuff here, sounds incredible. The 1st disc does have a warp unfortunately so might have to chance that up at some point.
Always brings me back to watching them play Animal on the 93 Grammys, and then having Neil Young come out for Rockin' in the Free World. One of those rare bits of spontaneity and energy on the grammys, and I think the first time they played with Neil.