The Vinyl Ape 🦧<p>THE CHURCH<br>Priest = Aura<br>2021 Europe 2xLP reissue</p><p>I understand why everybody loves Starfish, and with good reason. That album is phenomenal. </p><p>However, Priest=Aura is MY Church album.</p><p>I was a great abuser of the Columbia House/BMG “16 Tapes or CDs For A Penny” deal as a kid. I would use my friends’ + relatives’ addresses & LOAD UP.</p><p>On one such order, I needed to pick a couple of things to round out my selections, so I just gambled on a few things.</p><p>THIS was one I guessed on, & ended up loving it.<br>I remember exactly what the tape looked like.<br>It was from BMG, & it was a solid white/cream coloured shell.</p><p>That became my nighttime tape. I used to lay in bed at night with my headphones & listen to music for about two hours before falling asleep, and this moody, haunting gem was my go-to for a few months. </p><p>It still sounds amazing.<br>Heroin is a hell of a drug.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylrecords</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylcollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylcollection</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/90smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90smusic</span></a></p>