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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · 6d ago
SCREAMING TREES Even If And Especially When 2024 U.S. reissue Their second album overall, but their FIRST for SST Records. If all you know is the latter day Screaming Trees albums from the #90s (Sweet Oblivion, Dust), then hearing the SST material comes as quite a shock. This is a far more raw and PSYCHEDELIC brand of Trees. It’s rough, garage-y, a bit unrefined, and legendary frontman Mark Lanegan’s signature deep and weathered vocal is not there yet. It was THESE kinds of records that made them well-known heroes in the underground. The band went through their paces for years honing their craft, and when “Seattle/Grunge Mania” happened six years later, they already had FIVE records under their belt. This album’s opener “Transfiguration” is one of my all time favorite Trees tunes. It’s so gnarly and in your face. Siked to finally have this. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #1980s #80s #80sMusic
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · 6d ago
Great little haul of records today! A wonderful day of being out in the sun, and the first day I’ve truly felt myself after coming down with that nasty flu last few weeks. Super happy with ALL of these, especially the reissues of the early SST Screaming Trees stuff. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #indie #alternative #Psych #psychedelic #1980s #1960s #1990s #artrock
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · 6d ago
PHOTOGENIX Photogenix 1983 Canada 12” E.P. @ #45rpm First spin from the pile of today’s finds goes to the shortest one. A great little 4-song #newwave #postpunk -y from Montreal’s Photogenix. This appears to be the band’s only official release. A self-produced E.P. Apparently, at the time, Montreal’s pop scene was overrun with major-label economics. So this recording garnered some attention for being so independent and sounding SO good. Great little 4-pack of songs. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #1980s #80s #80sMusic #Montreal #canada #artrock #indie #alternative
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Aug 06, 2026
RAY LYNCH Deep Breakfast 1984 U.S. pressing A perfect late night spin, and one of my three favorite #ambient / #newage records ever. I first heard this WAAAY back in the mid 90s. I was visiting my best friend’s house for the first time, and upon entering his house, I saw a giant pile of CDs on a side table. “These yours?”, I asked him. “Nah, man. Those are my Dad’s.” I noticed most of it. A lot of classic rock, some folk stuff, Simon and Garfunkel…etc. Then I saw THIS in there. I had never heard of Ray Lynch before, so I was intrigued. “Dude, what’s this about?” “I don’t know man. Let’s throw it on.” I was hooked from the very first track “Celestial Soda Pop”, which apparently, early #80s NPR used as a theme song for one of their shows back then. Just a beautiful album. Dan’s father never saw that cd again. 🤷 #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #1980s #80sMusic #raylynch #deepbreakfast
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Aug 05, 2026
It’s that time of year where I have to starting culling down some of my music library; whether it be vinyl, CDs, or anything else. Now that this awful summer flu I had seems to be gone, I can start. And everything starts in the basement. I’m going to start with the CDs first because believe me, it’s going to be the easiest. All of the CDs that were down there have now been brought upstairs, and added to what’s already been up here. These represent the NON-boxset discs, and have (with the exception of about 30 CDs) all been alphabetized to make this process easier. I notice right away that there are doubles of a few things, as well as some things I no longer have a need to own. All the box sets are staying put, so once I’m done with THESE, it’s time for the true nightmare of dealing with the vinyl. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #compactdiscs #cds #compactdisc #cdcollection
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 31, 2026
Being sick in the summer SUCKS. I feel like Ape Shit. Luckily, all you music nerds out there are keeping me entertained, and giving me some cool shit to explore while my body slowly turns itself inside out. #apeproblems #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 29, 2026
THE REZILLOS Can't Stand The Rezillos 2023 Australia reissue An absolute classic from the first wave of British #punk ! It’s fast, energetic, has lots of poppy hooks, and a lot more fun than some of the super-serious political punk that came from the same time. There’s a fistful of legitimate classics on this, from “Top Of The Pops”, “Flying Saucer Attack”, “I Can’t Stand My Baby”, and a few really high-octane cover tunes that absolutely slay. Absolutely essential. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #punkrock #1970s #70smusic #indie #alternative #rezillos
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 29, 2026
SHANGHAI DOG This Evolution 1985 Canada pressing For fans of independent Canadian rock from the #80s , this is a bit of a sought after record. I found it in a thrift store in Chilliwack about a decade ago. A killer #postpunk #newwave rock record, it’s got a political tone to it, as well as dealing with themes of social unrest and alienation, like any good #punk record should. The bass lines on this album are killer! Those come courtesy of the great Ron Allan, who along with guitarist Mike Graham, were members of the legendary Vancouver band Subhumans. This is the only record ever released by Shanghai Dog. It’s so good, it’s really all you need anyway. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #canada #1980s #80sMusic #vancouver #shanghaidog
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 29, 2026
MODEST MOUSE Good News For People Who Love Bad News 2011 U.S. 2xLP reissue Such a great album that I revisit SEVERAL times a year. I have a LOT of memories, both good AND bad, attached to this record. Major life events were scored by these songs over the course of three years, and even the bad ones are looked upon now with a sense of warmth and a little bit of resolve. I’m not what you would call a diehard Modest Mouse fan. I like a handful of songs scattered over some of their albums, but in all honesty, this is the only record of theirs I’ll ever need or have any real emotional connection to. Just an incredible record, through and through. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #indie #alternative #modestmouse
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 29, 2026
THE WAR ON DRUGS Slave Ambient 2011 U.S. 2xLP @ #45rpm A band I’ve always liked, but I’m still waiting on them to make an album as good as this one from front to back. Lost In The Dream came close, but there’s some clips or songs on that one, whereas this is pretty much a perfect record start to finish. “Come To The City” is such a good tune, as is “Baby Missiles”, which is one my band and I have tacked on to the end of our sets when our originals have been exhausted, and we need to stretch it out for a few extra minutes. Really great record from a very good band. I think at this point in their career, it’ll always be my favorite. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #TheWarOnDrugs #2000s #2010s #2010smusic #indie #alternative #aor
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 29, 2026
JAMES WHITE AND THE BLACKS Off-White 1979 Canada pressing Another great one from the “#nowave ” pile from yesterday, one of a handful of James Chance-related records. This takes the music made with The Contortions and reframes it through groovy dance music. It’s still weird (because everything Chance did had a bit of weirdness to it), just a little more disco. 😂 Punks and art-punks at the time had a universal disdain and hostility for dance music. Here, Chance gave them something they could get behind. Angular guitars, #avantgarde #jazz rhythms, all mixed over very danceable and hypnotic drums. It was a very divisive album when it came out, but it’s now recognized as an underground cult classic. It’s been great to hear all these Chance-related albums again these last few days. They just don’t pop up in my neck of the woods that often. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #punk
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 28, 2026
RYAN ADAMS 1989 2015 U.S. 2xLP pressing I find it hilarious that the only Taylor Swift album I like is not by Taylor Swift. 😂 Say what you want about Ryan Adams (most people do). Yes, he’s a bit of an asshole and a creep, but the dude is a hell of a songwriter. He’s also always done interesting cover versions of a vast array of songs, from many genres. So, back in 2015, when I heard he was doing an ALBUM cover of Taylor Swift’s 1989, it was gonna be good. I knew it would be: A. way more nuanced and interesting. B. that it would actually rock It’s really good, man. It took an obnoxious over-produced schlocky pop album and added a bunch of #70s and #90s rock to it. It proved that not all pop music needs to sound like it came off a conveyor belt. It can have personality, it can be interesting, and it can have a little umph and depth. I still loathe Taylor Swift. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 28, 2026
CONTORTIONS Buy 1979 U.S. pressing One of the 4 artists that appear on the previously posted No New York compilation, & one of a FEW James Chance-adjacent albums I picked up today. Chance was a flamboyant saxophonist who was a very integral part of that late #70s /early #80s #nowave /#artrock scene in New York. He and The Contortions played a very #avantgarde kind of punky #funk music, with flourishes of #jazz as well. Buy was the original band’s ONLY record, coming a year AFTER that No New York compilation. Shortly after that, Chance became the star, and proceeded to have many different bands and projects over the years, including a “not at all the same” James Chance And The Contortions, which was just Chance and a bunch of other randoms. None of the post-Buy “Contortions” albums ever did much for me. THIS album is friggin great, though. Time and place, man. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 27, 2026
VARIOUS ARTISTS No New York 1978 U.S. pressing The crown jewel of today’s finds from downtown; a PRISTINE original upgrade copy from my unlistenable beat-to-shit one, and one of the most influential compilations ever. The NYC “no wave” scene didn’t last long, but Brian Eno was ALL about it, after witnessing some of the bands at an art space in Manhattan. Eno wanted to record these very out of the box bands for posterity, and opted to do it in a very “live” off-the-cuff manner. 4 bands contributing 4 songs each, it is a pivotal document of what was happening in the late-70s NYC underground. The Contortions (more on them later), Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, Mars, and D.N.A.; all envelope pushers in the best sense of the phrase. I’ve been wanting an original CLEAN copy of this for a long time, so today was like Christmas. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #nowave #punk #artrock #nyc
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 27, 2026
Dear Vinyl Ape followers, Please don’t tell my wife I spent $450.00 on records this morning. You keep THAT a secret, and I won’t tell YOUR fss as moly about that thing you did. You know which thing I’m talking about, too. We got a deal? Awesome. Hugs and handpounds, 🦧 #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #art #music #recordstores #recordstore #indie #alternative #punk #newwave #postpunk #synthpop #artrock
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 27, 2026
ULTRAVOX Vienna 1980 Canada pressing A stone cold classic before I head out and start my Monday. One of my favorite #80s records that I will never tire of. I know diehards prefer the earlier #70s Ultravox records, but Vienna is the one for me. The first one with Midge Ure on it, replacing the departed (he left, he didn’t die) John Foxx. Full of really great tunes, and one of the defining albums of the early eighties #synthpop genre. One of my all-time favorite fun and ridiculous facts: The title track, unquestionably the band’s biggest song, reached #2 on the UK singles chart. The song that kept it from being #1? Joe Dolce’s “Shaddap You Face”. 😂 Apparently, good taste was on vacation in 1980. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #rare #art #1980s #80sMusic #synth #newwave #ultravox #music
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 27, 2026
DEFTONES Around The Fur 2011 U.S. reissue More Deftones! I remember how excited I was when this came out in ‘97. I had just spent a year and a half obsessing over Adrenaline, and was really hoping that Around The Fur would be just as good. Was it ever. Not only was it good, it was superior in EVERY way, and took a huge creative leap forward. It is somehow HEAVIER, but also super atmospheric and dreamy. It’s more melodic, the guitars are down-tuned and absolutely pummeling, and Chino’s lyrics and voice are emotional and soaring. This is their first GREAT record, and it would only get better from here, because White Pony was on the horizon. I still feel like The Deftones are underrated. They’re huge, and people love em, but I feel it’s not enough. Incredible band. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #rare #art #deftones #1990s #90s #90smusic #aroundthefur
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Frederico @frederic0@mastodon.social · Jul 27, 2026
Go... definitely my favourite Pearl Jam album. I would not discard "Ten", but this is still the one I choose for today's playlist. 🎧 Pearl Jam 💿 VS #pearljam #rock #music #grunge #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #records #mastodon #pixelfed #fediverse #musiccommunity ##nowspinnig
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 27, 2026
THE MUPPETS The Muppet Movie (Original Soundtrack Recording) 1979 Canada pressing The Muppets were a pivotal part of my childhood. From The Muppet Show to the subsequent movies, those characters and songs are tattooed on my heart and soul forever. Until today, it was the only soundtrack of the initial run of movies (Movie, Caper, Manhattan, Christmas Carol) that I didn’t own on vinyl. Regardless of how you feel about The Muppets, this is worth owning solely for Paul Williams’ “Rainbow Connection”, just a stunningly beautiful song regardless of how old you are. An even bigger bonus is that this was a used copy that STILL had the movie poster inside of it. They’re almost always missing. If I were to ever adopt a child, I’d want it to be Animal. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #rare #art #muppets #1970s #70s #70smusic
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TheVinylApe
The Vinyl Ape 🦧 @TheVinylApe@cupoftea.social · Jul 26, 2026
DEFTONES Adrenaline 2022 U.S. reissue From the beginning, I never understood why they got lumped in either all of those inferior shithead “nu metal” bands. For starters, they were first out the gate, and were around before any of those asshole bands reared their very ugly heads (and music). Musically, DEFTONES were always far more interesting and dynamic band. Amongst all those pummeling guitars and pounding drums was always an incredible sense of melody and songcraft. I was a fan of them right from the start. As a junior in high school, I was instantly obsessed with Adrenaline. Their very first record, it’s far from their best. It is however, one of my two favorites. Chino is an incredible front man, and as a live act, they’ve always been just MAMMOTH. My love for this band will never waiver. And it all started here. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #rare #art #1990s #90s
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