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#NowSpinning #RoomOnFire by #TheStrokes.

I’m a huge fan & while this didn’t have the impact of Is This It, it’s packed with infectious hooks, irresistible riffs, a clever turns of phrase. Side A, with Reptilia, Automatic Stop, & Between Love & Hate takes some beating. & Meet Me In the Bathroom oozes cool.

This is a #RyanKSmith cut on behalf of #VinylMePlease & it has punch, swagger & dynamics to burn.

#NowSpinning #BitchesBrew by #MilesDavis courtesy of the #VinylMePlease #ElectricMiles boxset.

This is such a great set, impeccably done. I’ve got the #MoFi versions of about half of these, & the #VMP is better. That is particularly the case with BB - the VMP sounds edgier, more dynamic, as it should.

I’m still new to this period of Miles - but BB is monumental: unique, challenging, haunting, & lyrical.

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

This is a real favorite of the "electric Miles" period. It's such an interesting use of the *studio* as a tool for giving structure to improvisation, selecting out the bits and pieces that work and then editing them together.

Despite the 'electric' tag, this is a really "open", meditative record, given a lovely remastering and pressing by VMP as part of the Electric Miles box set.

I’m #NowSpinning the first of this month’s #VinylMePlease haul, #IsThisIt by #TheStrokes.

I truly love this album, &, again, #VMP delivers: flat, centred, detail, but not at the expense of punch.

The album itself is a true modern classic: great song after great song, hooks, melodies, & plenty of swagger. & #BarelyLegal is immense.

My one complaint: I wished they’d gone with the EU ass & glove cover. But you can’t have everything I suppose.

I’m #NowSpinning one new record while I wait for the delivery of another haul.

This is the #VinylMePlease issue of #Weathervanes, the latest by #JasonIsbell and the 400 Unit.

After getting into Isbell & the 400 via S/T (If We Were Vampires is just outstanding), I found Reunions to be a touch underwhelming & a little dad-rock-lite, truth be told. On a first listen, this is a lot more to my taste. #StrawberryWoman & #WhiteBeretta are standout.

I’m returning to this June’s #VinylMePlease drop & I’m #NowSpinning #Transatlanticism by #DeathCabForCutie.

This is an album I really wasn’t that familiar with, but it’s hugely grown on me. Which is a strength of these subscription services. They encourage you to seek out the less familiar.

And the title song is so, so good.

More generally, #VMP do a great job - bob on mastering, plush packaging, great customer service. What’s not to love?

Heatwave back with a vengeance & I’m spinning #InHotHouse by #BenWebster.

While not hugely familiar with Webster, this live set is a total riot. It’s not quite a sonic marvel, but the thing is alive with the chink of drinks glasses, the mumble of the audience, & the stomp of the musicians as they kick into gear.

& the musicianship is really top notch: it swings, it rocks, it snarls.

This #VinylMePlease pressing is limited to 200.

Second #VinylMePlease record of the month, & I’m #NowSpinning #MonksMusic by the #TheloniusMonk Septet.

Now this is really exceptional stuff from an incredible line up: #ArtBlakey, #ColemanHawkins & #JohnColtrane.

& the music is white hot: Well, You Needn’t, & Off Minor being favourites. Whilst I love Monk It’s Monk’s Time - this is probably my favourite of his albums.

& #RyanKSmith has done a bang on job with this cut - rich & dynamic.

Just got a new bundle courtesy of #VinylMePlease!

First up, #Transatlanticism by #DeathCabForCutie. I’m a fan of #BenGibbard’s work with #ThePostalService, I was never as deep into Death Cab. However, listening to this a couple times, it does really resonate. The title track, The New Year, & Tiny Vessels are early stand outs.

In terms of the #vinyl itself, #VMP have done another great job. Detailed, dynamic with near silent blacks.

Coffee, nowhere to be, little else to do, & so I’m #NowSpinning #FathersAndSons by #MuddyWaters.

This is the latest dispatch from #VinylMePlease &, as per their other offerings, the presentation is super high quality. I’m not super-familiar with this album, but the pressing is clean, flat, & centred. This is a #KevinGray cut & the SQ is warm, smooth & reminds me a little of the feel of Howlin’ Wolf’s London Sessions.

Change in mood & I’m #NowListening to #TheShapeOfJazzToCome by #OrnetteColeman.

I’m not particularly into free #jazz, & so Coleman loses me with his later stuff. But this is pitch perfect, original, incredible musicianship, but with more than enough hooks.

This #VinylMePlease reissue is mastered by #RyanKSmith & sounds incredible. I’ve been impressed with #VMP. Being based in the UK, I am paying a premium, but they do offer a premium product.

Hippo Campus - LP3

Here's a band that I wouldn't have found were it not for VMP. Sophisticated, melodic, pop - relatively synth-heavy but also kind of stripped back - they've been compared to Vampire Weekend, which doesn't really give the flavor of this LP, at least...but hints at the sound.