This weekend was Doors Open in Toronto where places you don't normally have access are open and have tours. We went to the east end gas plant where they generate a lot of power for the City, and a very interesting tour of a record store.
At the gas plant, I asked the only non-technical question -- about whether any movies had scenes shot there. Yes! Many! In fact, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be there in about a week.
The #record store, Dine Alone Records, was way more interesting than I thought. I had no idea they had a recording studio upstairs, a stage for bands, make record labels, a lovely rooftop deck for special events (complete with sauna) and so much more at the site. They gave a tour of it all! #LPs#vinyl#music#musicians#Toronto
@skullvalanche 🤣 it's my favorite Beach Boys album. Figured I'd never find a copy in the wild this nice. Almost end of record buying by mail season here in AZ. Getting too hot so I gotta grab up what I can haha. Blows my mind it's almost 60 years old. Damn
August 12th is National Vinyl Record Day (apparently) so I grabbed all the vinyl I could find in my house. It's not a lot. I used to have many crates full. But after many moves, I thinned the collection down to nearly nothing, as I do digital music mostly now (I have no turntable anymore either). But sometimes, I grab a couple. Bought the bottom row here recently. Odd I can't find my copy of Telekon. Pretty sure I still have that one somewhere. I hope so. And wow, I have two copies of Green Thoughts, one signed, one not. Check out that picture disc. I should get better photos of it eventually. It's rad.
@jake4480 That's cool!
I only remember Blood and Roses getting much attention here in Australia.
I had to look up the song title, but I remember really liking the vocals and a powerful bass line.
It's absolutely beat to hell, but when I find an original copy (JP's old copy, according to the cover) of a classic like Paranoid at Goodwill for less than $3, I can't just leave it there. It's too damn beautiful and badass. 🤘