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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · Feb 4

Wrote a thing for the I Have That On Vinyl site:
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Mystique and Deceit in R.E.M. Album Art

Back home in Pennsylvania, the next trip to the record store sent me straight to the “R” bin: did they have any other records? “Murmur” was already acquired, but the bin also held a blue-covered EP ti...

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 4h

Nah, that's the logo for the Broadway show iteration.

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 11h

"For decades thereafter, Mother Earth’s Plantasia could presumably be encountered by serious crate-diggers: the Pharcyde, for example, sampled one of its tracks on 'Guestlist' in 2000."

The 1976 Synth Album That Promised to Help Your Plants Grow — Discover Mother Earth’s Plantasia:

The 1976 Synth Album That Promised to Help Your Plants Grow: Discover Mother Earth’s Plantasia

In 1973, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird's The Secret Life of Plants became a bestseller.

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 12h

Really looking forward to what the worst company at telling bots from real customers will achieve with AI. Probably a 200% convenience fee for starters.

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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 16h

Lou Reed Screen Test #1, from Andy Warhol Screen Tests, 1966
music by Dean & Britta 'Eyes In My Smoke'.
#LouReed #AndyWarhol

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Lou Reed Screen Test #1

YouTube video by Juan Wild

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Vintage Audio Love @vintageaudiolove.bsky.social · 12h

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 12h

It's a place...
Where nobody dared to go...

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 12h

Hadn't really thought about the slew of questions left unresolved by John Carpenter in THE THING. This piece made me rethink on it some today, and it will fascinate you. #JohnCarpenter

Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s an article I wrote about THE THING: legacy.aintitcool.com/node/52857

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Vintage Audio Love @vintageaudiolove.bsky.social · 1d

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 21h

Gets=there
Thanks autocorrect.

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 22h

Back in the hometown for a family thing for a bit. When gets, I enjoy time traveling via the rock radio station that's still playing the music I listened to in high school in the mid-1980s.

BONUS: it's Tuesday, so y'know... Two for Tuesday double shots all day.

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

A sure-fire hit!
#1 with a bullet!
Burns at both ends!

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

You can also hear him at the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room!

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

First glance thought the graphic said "Joe Flacco traded to CNN," which seemed... unexpected. (It was really CIN)

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

#RUSH

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

Oh - and it will be LOUD.

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy! They were very accessible after the DC show, signing records and taking photos. Covers EP, Doldrum Days 7", and the upcoming Gala reissue were all on the mech table, plus t-shirts.

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

"Ramsey plays a variety of pianos, including the new Fender Rhodes with the multi-plex and wah-wah pedals."
-from the back cover of "Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded, All-Time, Non-stop GOLDEN HITS," released 1973.
#vinylsky #jazzsky #NowSpinning #RamseyLewis

Cover of the LP "Golden Cuts" by Ramsey Lewis, a collection of hits hits re-recorded in 1973.

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Do this, and your knowledge of Rock will not only increase, you'll have amazement and wonder to share with friends. Tell everyone.

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs @500songspodcast.bsky.social · 3d

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Every night is, my friend! Especially if it's a cold night for alligators. youtu.be/XtescBzx0H4?...

Roky Erickson - It's a Cold Night for Alligators

YouTube video by CargoRecordsGermany

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no... you invoked the album name and are now inadvertently committed to a 500-mile walk!

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Was wondering why we didn't get Gina in DC.

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Could it run on a channel named for music that suddenly no longer shows any music whatsoever?

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Learned it from the band Game Theory

A cassette compilation by the band Game Theory is titled "Tinker to Evers to Chance," a reference to a legendary baseball triple play.

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

Vanderlyle getting creeped out by the score from the film "PHANTASM." #CatsOfBlueSky #horror #Phantasm

Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 3d

That's excellent! Have seen David play a few times with Drive-by Truckers; he's produced them a whole bunch.

alice from alice in wonderland is kneeling down in a dark room with the words curiouser and curiouser .

Alt: alice from alice in wonderland is kneeling down in a dark room with the words curiouser and curiouser .

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