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Vinyl for The People Radio Show – Between The Sheets

Tonight’s episode is a selection from one of my go-to playlists for getting in the mood for lovemaking. We’ll be covering a few genres as well as spanning a great deal of time. So, get your candles, toys, and partner ready for an epic hour.

Sade – Diamond Life – Your Love Is King
Catalog #: FR 39581

No bedtime playlist is complete without Miss Adu.  Pick any album and you’re golden.

Nat King Cole – Unforgettable – (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Catalog #: DT 357

Can’t let this OG crooner escape the show.  Unforgettable is a must have for any R&B lover.  I’m working on a sample or two from this album.  

Melody Gardot ‎– My One And Only Thrill – Our Love Is Easy
Catalog #: ORG 161

This is an entire album of sexy.  Check out her catalog don’t miss out.  

Sadly some selections didn’t make the show

The only downside to having an all vinyl show is that I don’t have all of the albums that are on the complete playlist.  There are over 200 songs…and that would be much longer than my hour show.  Perhaps I’ll revisit this topic in another episode. 

D’Angelo – Brown Sugar – Lady
Catalog #: B0022834-01

It was hard to decide which D’Angelo album would make it to the show, but going with the first is a safe bet.

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan* ‎– Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan – Sweet Thing
Catalog #: ABCD-909

While this was overall a party album, this is a stand out that made many magic moments.  What’s your favorite Rufus song?  Let me know in the comments.

Teddy Pendergrass – TP – Feel The Fire
Catalog #: FZ 36745

Teddy P is another of those artists that you can’t let escape a sexy time mix.  

When I’m setting the mood…

Candles have been a staple in my home since I lived in my moms’ garage.  Scented, unscented and manner of shapes and sizes.  They add depth to the experience.

Vanessa Fernandez – Use Me – Simply Beautiful
Catalog #: GRV 150-1

Use Me has made several appearances on the show and is in my top 10 albums in my collection.  This Al Green song is masterfully translated by Vanessa.

Miles Davis – Sorcerer – Sorcerer
Catalog #: MFSL 2-435

Sorcerer is an album recorded in May 1967 by the Miles Davis quintet. It is the third of five albums that this quintet recorded.  The album’s cover is a photo of actress Cicely Tyson, who at the time was Davis’s girlfriend (later his wife).

Norah Jones – The Vinyl Collection – Come Away With Me – Turn Me On
Catalog #: AAPP NJBOX33

Sweet, sweet Norah.  This box set can take you through the gambit of emotions, but her first album is still my favorite.

The Isley Brothers ‎– Forever Gold – (At Your Best) You Are Love
Catalog #: PZ 34452

Hello, would have made this list if I hadn’t played it on the show last week.  It’s easy to pick the Isley brothers to go on this list.

Bonnie Raitt ‎– Give It Up – Nothing Seems To Matter
Catalog #: BS 2643

This album surprised me.  It was bought without a listen, and this song sounds like one of those rainy night ballads that you put on while keeping warm beneath the sheets.

Maxwell ‎– blackSUMMERS’night – Fingers Crossed
Catalog #: 88985326691

Maxwell needs no explanation.  Ever.

Show Recordings

 

Don’t forget to tune in to the show live on 89.1 FM KNSJ from 10 PM to 11 PM PST on Thursday.  You can stream the show at www.knsj.org or use the TuneIn App. 

As always keep spinning,

Tom

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Background Music on the show:

Sade – Smooth Operator
Maxwell – Gods

Vinyl for The People Radio Show – Love and Other 4 Letter Words – Episode 4

L-O-V-E.

This episode is what I find to be a soundtrack of the ups and downs of a relationship. What’s funny is I think we all can relate to the stages of a relationship. I chose the following songs to represent my understanding.  By the way, clicking the album covers will take you to Amazon to purchase the album.

 

Esperanza Spalding – Junjo, from the album of the same name and it immediately sets the tone for the 1st half of the show. They playful bass and the piano invoke the feelings of young love. It’s played loosely and fast-paced, but yields room for silence and quiet passages. Which demonstrate the periods of reflection one takes in the early days of a relationship, determining where it’s going.

John Coltrane – In A Sentimental Mood. It’s starting to get serious. There are profound moments and thoughts, and you start to wonder the staying power of your chosen partner in crime, but it seems pretty infallible. You’re making beautiful music.

Adele – Lovesong. If John Lennon doesn’t spell it out for you; you’re in love. The song does an excellent job professing the unyielding fealty that only a British singer could convey. If I had Lennon’s version on vinyl, it would have been on the show in place of Adele.

Isley Brothers – Hello It’s Me. Now that Love has filled the air, it can be a bit stifling. Growing pains from adapting to fit into the lives of one another, experimenting with new hobbies, foods, and people. The change isn’t why you were attracted, and the resentment of change can drive you apart. Ron Isley said it best, “don’t change, girl.” But guys should keep that in mind too.

Daft Punk – Nightvision. The introspective thoughts don’t go away, and you may wonder if you’re making the right decisions. This train of thought takes you to the second half of our show.

 

D-A-M-N.

Alabama Shakes – Miss You. Unfortunately for this couple, the uncertainty we left them in before the break ended the love affair. Now we reunite with them in denial. This song starts out slow but quickly ramps up the energy. There’s uncertainty in the lyrics and guitar, but the sentiment that I’m yours is made loud and clear. In the end, though, the fact of the matter is. I’m yours.

Miles Davis – So What. After the last track yielded no success, we move on to indifference, finding our subject in the heart of The Cool. Past love is just that, a fleeting memory we’ve carried on our journey to something better. Undergoing a period of self-dialogue and discovery; it’s an epiphany that our past doesn’t define our future. Cheers to new experiences.

The Weeknd – The Knowing. This track finds our subject inebriated on their favorite intoxicant. Drunk dialing. Sad, and indifferent in the midst of what could have been a good time. Melancholic memories drive the distressed guitar and pounding rhythm.

Maxwell – The Fall.  After that bender from the last track, the drunk dial yields a reply in the opening verse.  This is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and one that took a few listenings to appreciate all of the lyrics.  I find the vinyl version has a better mix than the digital, as a result, I don’t stream this album.  

Days go by slowly
I never know wholly
I see what you owe me
You never realize
That everything changes
And everything moves
And nothing is as it
Was when you lose

and our subject responds

Wait, wait, wait
Wait
Waiting for the…
Forgive me for waiting so long
For taking the time to rise and destroy
I was avoiding the thing that I…
I can’t feel you

And on that bombshell…we are right back where we started.

New/old Love…

Esperanza Spalding – One. Not lacking in love, nor haunted by its pain…our subject has discovered again that love is marvelous. That’s the great thing about love. It surrounds us, even in this time steeped in hatred, bigotry, and pretend. Love can be authentic if you let it.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of the show, and I look forward to sharing tunes with you every Monday night from 11 PM to 12 AM on 89.1 KNSJ here in San Diego, streaming at www.knsj.org, and available on your smart device using the Tune In App.

Leave your thoughts in the comments, and let me know what songs you would use to describe the phases of a relationship. I would love to read them.

Don’t forget to tune in to the show live on 89.1 FM KNSJ from 10 PM to 11 PM PST on Thursday.  You can stream the show at www.knsj.org or use the TuneIn App.

Show Recordings

 

 

 

Don’t forget to tune in to the show live on 89.1 FM KNSJ from 10 PM to 11 PM PST on Thursday.  You can stream the show at www.knsj.org or use the TuneIn App. 

As always keep spinning.

Tom

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Top 5 Stylus and Record Care Products for Vinyl Lovers

(Records Anonymous meeting)

“Hi, I’m Tom and I collect records.”

“Hi Tom.”

I’ve been collecting for about four years, and I try to keep my records in the best condition possible.  With used records I’ve picked up, there is most times an improvement in condition once they’re in my collection.  There are a few tools I use to keep my collection sounding and looking it’s best and I want to share those with you.

Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush
Carbon Fiber Brush
  1. Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush  – these inexpensive brushes remove particles (spoken pops and clicks) from your records and they get trapped in the bristles, but…how you’re supposed to clean them?  At $20 they aren’t the cheapest, but neither was that 1st pressing of Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae (I paid $130 for my copy).  I get a new one every year or so and move the old one to wet record cleaning duty, where it does the same job on records being added to my collection (more on that later in the post).

Stylus cleaning brush
Stylus cleaning brush
2. Stylus cleaning brush – these brushes are small and inexpensive, but do a great job of removing crud from your stylus; the part of the cartridge that comes in contact with the record (needle for you nonconformists).

MOFI Microfiber Brush
MOFI Microfiber Brush
3. Microfiber brush – these can be used dry or wet, but I only use my in wet record cleaning.  I use it to get cleaning solution in to the grooves of albums, and across the entire surface by applying moderate pressure and avoiding the label.  See the video below for a demo.

Single Inner Sleeve

4. Diskkeeper Audiophile Inner Sleeves – the sleeves that most of your albums come in are paper and put hairline scratches on your precious vinyl.  A few companies make sleeves for record storage and I’ve tried two, Mofi (Mobile Fidelity) and Diskkeeper.  If you have picked up a Mofi album, then you have seen their sleeves.  I find the Disk Keeper Audiophile Sleeve to be sturdier than the Mofi.  They are the same price for a 50 pack (which doesn’t go as far and I initially thought), so there is no “more $ is better”, it boils down to preference.

Resealable Outter Sleeve
Resealable Outter Sleeve
5. Outer Record Sleeves – I loathe dust, I don’t really care for dusting…disdain for the former leads me to the latter.  I probably wouldn’t have a record collection if I had to dust it.   Which led me to using these to protect my lovelies from the elements.  I went with Diskkeeper for this product too, choosing the sealing variety.  They cost more than the non sealing version, but if you’re going to do something…get what you want.  No fingerprints, dust or greasy fingers on my records while making a selection or passing for someone to look upon.  It looks pretty spiffy too.  See below.

Am I right?

7" 45 inner sleeve
7″ 45 inner sleeve
I don’t really collect 45’s, but I have sleeves for them too, the same variety I use for LP’s.  I made the decision to sleeve early into collecting (around 40 albums) so it wasn’t a huge investment in time or money, rather something I factor into my record buying budget for the month.  My initial investment for my sleeves (100 of inner and outer, plus 25 double LP sleeves) $125.  The order lasted about 9 months, mileage may vary…depending on how often you dig.

Are you ready to try these products out on some of your freshly cleaned records?

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Includes:
  • Six stage wet cleaning – dust removal, two passes of wet cleaning on my VPI 16.5, ultrasonic cleaning, vacuum drying, and static removal.
  • Upgraded sleeves (all listed above) to include Audiophile Inner Sleeves, Resealable Outer Sleeves
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Virgin Vinyl Sunday – Sound & Color

Hello and happy Virgin Vinyl Sunday!  Today, I’ve chosen Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color.  Their second album, and one that gets regular play in my home.  I’ve been putting the finishing touches on, “For The Love of Records”.   I hope you like it.  Releasing on July 26th.  Enjoy!

Virgin Vinyl Sunday – Live at The Jazz Cafe

D’Angelo, what can I say.  We waited a long while for his most recent offering and it’s outstanding.  Not that I expected anything less.  This album was a stop gap, fed to us (several years after recording) to quell our aching for his sound.

Virgin Vinyl Sunday – Amy Original Soundtrack

It’s late, and I’ve been doing a lot today, had a live stream showing how I clean records, cleaned a lot of records, did some household things…but I wanted to change how I do Virgin Vinyl Sunday.  I put two cameras to use and I think you’ll like the results.  Comment below and share your thoughts.  I present to you Amy – The Original Soundtrack.

So I got some speakers

“Hey do you need help getting those home?”

They gave me a demo pair to take home…they don’t fit in to a convertible too well.  Enter the serious audiophile…”Hey, do you need help getting those to your house.”  I had just me this gentleman, moments ago.  He wasn’t affiliated with the shop, just a regular customer.  We talked about tubes (a story for another post), and how long he had been collecting and how is wife was supportive of the hobby (she’s a rare one, huh?).  I took him up on his offer.  We carefully put the speakers that were 2/3 as tall as I am in his cavernous volvo sedan, and he followed me the 8 miles to my house.

Having someone to help me set them up, and talk about the audio was nice, we sat and listened for a while…

I took him to my project studio and a completely different audio conversation started taking place.  “You make music too!” I told him I dabbled around, and played a few tracks I had been working on.  He was floored, and offered to give me some recordings he had made on 2” tape and put on CD.  We saw one another at the shop more than a few times before I relocated to Hawaii, but I never got those recordings from him. Sadly.

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