FEBRUARY
6 - Metallica (Load) CD
6 - Metallica (Reload) CD
7 - Weezer (Pacific Daydream demos) MP3
20 - Metallica (S&M 2) 2CD
26 - Metallica (Beyond Magnetic) CD
26 - Metallica (Live @ Woodstock '94) 2CD
MARCH
12 - Metallica (Hardwired… To Self-Destruct) 3CD
APRIL
23 - Kirk Hammett (Portals) CD
MAY
13 - Luc de Larochellière (Quelque chose d’animal) CD
13 - Luc de Larochellière (Amère America) CD
20 - Metallica (In The City Of Brotherly Love) CD
21 - Weezer (Spring) CD
22 - Lemonheads (Lovey - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2CD
So I’m in the process of packing up stuff to move to the other end of Canada but I decided to pick up a record yesterday. Having recently purged a couple hundred records I knew if I got something it would be something I wouldn’t want to get rid of. Surprised it took me so long to get Nevermind on vinyl.
My latest purchase was the traditional purchase that I always make when visiting Athens: an R.E.M. vinyl selection at Wuxtry. This time it was the reissue of NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI. I’d already purchased the CD version of the reissue, but, wanted to make sure I had this one in the vinyl collection, too, since NAIHF is one of the most personally relevant albums in their catalog.
Due to current space limitations I’ve held off on purchasing a lot of new music not knowing what the future holds for my music collection as a whole (all of which is in storage except for a few recently purchased CD’s). However, I have several Amazon gift certificates I’ve accumulated over the past couple years that haven’t been cashed in. Living where I do now where there are no record stores (the closest are over an hour and a half away) and the big boxes don’t stock anything I listen to, I cashed them in. The main impetus was being unable to purchase the new albums from Drive-By Truckers and Angel Olsen. I could stream them but that’s not an option at the moment. Not all have arrived but most have.
I’m having space limitations too. A month ago I was almost about to purchase Steely Dan’s Greatest Hits, I haven’t listened to the Dan for a long time & now I wanted to. I forgot I already had that record. I found it stored in the garage.
It wasn’t until recent years that I accidentally bought a CD twice but it was only a couple. When CD’s started to fall of favor and could be found used for dirt cheap, I began purchasing more of them, mainly to rip to my computer to help build my music library. Now, I’m facing the reality of going completely digital and not just with music.
This thing of wonder arrived today after I caught their Glastonbury set on BBC over the weekend. Texan band I’d never heard of. Laid back guitar music at its most brilliant. Highly recommended to all.
I can remember bringing Murmur into an after hours party back in the 80’s when it was their newest album. The girl hosting the party let me put it on but I can distinctly remember her referring to them as a “hole in the wall” band when I asked to play it. I don’t think she meant it be condescending but I believe it struck me that way at the time. Mostly, I believe I was just thankful that she even knew who they were and that she was kind enough to let me play it. They were receiving some airplay on the local AOR station at the time (which is how I first heard them) but I’m not sure how well known they were beyond that, especially in my area (eastern NC). They were certainly gaining some notoriety at clubs in college towns in NC back then but we were relatively far away from most of those.
Picked this up on sale today. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God. I really liked their last album, Black Mile to the Surface. Not overly familiar with their work previous to that. But looking forward to hearing this.
Wild Arrows - Loving The Void
Digital download purchase I burned to Cd. It was recommended by Michael Stipe on R.E.M. HQ It’s chaotic, moody and euphoric. Feels like I’m listening to a relationship between two people in a big city at night.
Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music, arrived today. Recommended to me by Jonathon here at murmurs. I’m a fan the genre, I know I’m going to enjoy this great collection.
