TheRealJG
@the-real-jg.bsky.social
A Bump In Burbank
Bassist (yawwwn)
Old guy
Vinyl doofus
Bassist (yawwwn)
Old guy
Vinyl doofus
Play it Steve! RIP Steve Cropper
If you can learn all of Steve's parts, that's all you'll ever need to be a great guitarist. Forget about the songwriting - you can't do that.
#nowspinning #stax
If you can learn all of Steve's parts, that's all you'll ever need to be a great guitarist. Forget about the songwriting - you can't do that.
#nowspinning #stax
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Play it Steve! RIP Steve Cropper
If you can learn all of Steve's parts, that's all you'll ever need to be a great guitarist. Forget about the songwriting - you can't do that.
#nowspinning #stax
If you can learn all of Steve's parts, that's all you'll ever need to be a great guitarist. Forget about the songwriting - you can't do that.
#nowspinning #stax
Wire
Chairs Missing (1978, Harvest)
I was late coming to Wire. Shame. Better late than never. This album is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ throwdown!
Post-punk Saturday night special here. F the neighbors.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Chairs Missing (1978, Harvest)
I was late coming to Wire. Shame. Better late than never. This album is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ throwdown!
Post-punk Saturday night special here. F the neighbors.
#vinyl #nowspinning
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Wire
Chairs Missing (1978, Harvest)
I was late coming to Wire. Shame. Better late than never. This album is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ throwdown!
Post-punk Saturday night special here. F the neighbors.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Chairs Missing (1978, Harvest)
I was late coming to Wire. Shame. Better late than never. This album is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ throwdown!
Post-punk Saturday night special here. F the neighbors.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Kraftwerk
Autobahn (1974, Vertigo)
Life hack: Nothing saves a dreary, rainy Saturday afternoon like hypnotic synthesizers & drum machines.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Autobahn (1974, Vertigo)
Life hack: Nothing saves a dreary, rainy Saturday afternoon like hypnotic synthesizers & drum machines.
#vinyl #nowspinning
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Kraftwerk
Autobahn (1974, Vertigo)
Life hack: Nothing saves a dreary, rainy Saturday afternoon like hypnotic synthesizers & drum machines.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Autobahn (1974, Vertigo)
Life hack: Nothing saves a dreary, rainy Saturday afternoon like hypnotic synthesizers & drum machines.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Robert Gordon
with Link Wray (1977, Private Stock)
Picked up a couple of dollar-bin beauts this weekend. The debut of the charismatic rockabilly revivalist featuring legendary guitar lunatic. So much heart & soul. Wow!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
with Link Wray (1977, Private Stock)
Picked up a couple of dollar-bin beauts this weekend. The debut of the charismatic rockabilly revivalist featuring legendary guitar lunatic. So much heart & soul. Wow!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Robert Gordon
with Link Wray (1977, Private Stock)
Picked up a couple of dollar-bin beauts this weekend. The debut of the charismatic rockabilly revivalist featuring legendary guitar lunatic. So much heart & soul. Wow!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
with Link Wray (1977, Private Stock)
Picked up a couple of dollar-bin beauts this weekend. The debut of the charismatic rockabilly revivalist featuring legendary guitar lunatic. So much heart & soul. Wow!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1966 (1979, Mango)
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-1967
(1980, Mango)
Incredible (2 volume) compilations of the greatest Jamaican Ska groups of the mid-60s. Mango Records was the Caribbean imprint of Island Records. #vinyl #nowspinning #fridayvibes
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-1967
(1980, Mango)
Incredible (2 volume) compilations of the greatest Jamaican Ska groups of the mid-60s. Mango Records was the Caribbean imprint of Island Records. #vinyl #nowspinning #fridayvibes
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1966 (1979, Mango)
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-1967
(1980, Mango)
Incredible (2 volume) compilations of the greatest Jamaican Ska groups of the mid-60s. Mango Records was the Caribbean imprint of Island Records. #vinyl #nowspinning #fridayvibes
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-1967
(1980, Mango)
Incredible (2 volume) compilations of the greatest Jamaican Ska groups of the mid-60s. Mango Records was the Caribbean imprint of Island Records. #vinyl #nowspinning #fridayvibes
Is Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure a qualifying release? It seems like it should be, but there might be a gray area. If "yes" its in my T5 for sure. 🎸🥁
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Is Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure a qualifying release? It seems like it should be, but there might be a gray area. If "yes" its in my T5 for sure. 🎸🥁
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
CUP (Yuka Honda & Nels Cline)
Spinning Creature (2019, Northern Spy)
Super fantastic LP!
Recording & touring with your spouse? I saw them on this tour and there seemed to be a few seconds of....something. It was great!
#vinyl #nowspinning
Spinning Creature (2019, Northern Spy)
Super fantastic LP!
Recording & touring with your spouse? I saw them on this tour and there seemed to be a few seconds of....something. It was great!
#vinyl #nowspinning
October 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
CUP (Yuka Honda & Nels Cline)
Spinning Creature (2019, Northern Spy)
Super fantastic LP!
Recording & touring with your spouse? I saw them on this tour and there seemed to be a few seconds of....something. It was great!
#vinyl #nowspinning
Spinning Creature (2019, Northern Spy)
Super fantastic LP!
Recording & touring with your spouse? I saw them on this tour and there seemed to be a few seconds of....something. It was great!
#vinyl #nowspinning
The Golden Palominos
s/t (1983, OAO)
A veritable who's who of funky post punk oddballs: Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Fred Firth, the professor & Maryanne...
This LP hits hard in surprising ways 42 years on.
Let's see some ID!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
s/t (1983, OAO)
A veritable who's who of funky post punk oddballs: Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Fred Firth, the professor & Maryanne...
This LP hits hard in surprising ways 42 years on.
Let's see some ID!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Golden Palominos
s/t (1983, OAO)
A veritable who's who of funky post punk oddballs: Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Fred Firth, the professor & Maryanne...
This LP hits hard in surprising ways 42 years on.
Let's see some ID!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
s/t (1983, OAO)
A veritable who's who of funky post punk oddballs: Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Fred Firth, the professor & Maryanne...
This LP hits hard in surprising ways 42 years on.
Let's see some ID!!!
#vinyl #nowspinning
RIP John Lodge
Even though the Moody Blues were hugely successful in their 60s-70s heydey, and again in the 80s, their legacy seems overshadowed by their (lesser) contemporaries. I don't understand it. Now with John's death only Justin Hayward remains.☹️
#nowspinning
Even though the Moody Blues were hugely successful in their 60s-70s heydey, and again in the 80s, their legacy seems overshadowed by their (lesser) contemporaries. I don't understand it. Now with John's death only Justin Hayward remains.☹️
#nowspinning
October 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
RIP John Lodge
Even though the Moody Blues were hugely successful in their 60s-70s heydey, and again in the 80s, their legacy seems overshadowed by their (lesser) contemporaries. I don't understand it. Now with John's death only Justin Hayward remains.☹️
#nowspinning
Even though the Moody Blues were hugely successful in their 60s-70s heydey, and again in the 80s, their legacy seems overshadowed by their (lesser) contemporaries. I don't understand it. Now with John's death only Justin Hayward remains.☹️
#nowspinning
Steve Reich
Music For 18 Musicians (1998/2015)
This American genius achieved 89 years on Friday.
Originally composed/recorded in the mid-70s, Nonesuch got the gang back for a fresh recording of "18" in 1998 for CD release. (LP in 2015)
This is among the greatest works of American music. #vinylsky
Music For 18 Musicians (1998/2015)
This American genius achieved 89 years on Friday.
Originally composed/recorded in the mid-70s, Nonesuch got the gang back for a fresh recording of "18" in 1998 for CD release. (LP in 2015)
This is among the greatest works of American music. #vinylsky
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Steve Reich
Music For 18 Musicians (1998/2015)
This American genius achieved 89 years on Friday.
Originally composed/recorded in the mid-70s, Nonesuch got the gang back for a fresh recording of "18" in 1998 for CD release. (LP in 2015)
This is among the greatest works of American music. #vinylsky
Music For 18 Musicians (1998/2015)
This American genius achieved 89 years on Friday.
Originally composed/recorded in the mid-70s, Nonesuch got the gang back for a fresh recording of "18" in 1998 for CD release. (LP in 2015)
This is among the greatest works of American music. #vinylsky
Yoko Ono
Fly (1971, Apple)
Relative to the subsequent 50+ years of unconventional recordings, this LP holds up as a landmark of experimental music. Easy to understand that it felt a bit shocking in 71. Fearless. Excellent. #vinylsky #nowspinning
Fly (1971, Apple)
Relative to the subsequent 50+ years of unconventional recordings, this LP holds up as a landmark of experimental music. Easy to understand that it felt a bit shocking in 71. Fearless. Excellent. #vinylsky #nowspinning
October 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yoko Ono
Fly (1971, Apple)
Relative to the subsequent 50+ years of unconventional recordings, this LP holds up as a landmark of experimental music. Easy to understand that it felt a bit shocking in 71. Fearless. Excellent. #vinylsky #nowspinning
Fly (1971, Apple)
Relative to the subsequent 50+ years of unconventional recordings, this LP holds up as a landmark of experimental music. Easy to understand that it felt a bit shocking in 71. Fearless. Excellent. #vinylsky #nowspinning
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
The In Crowd (1965, Cadet/Argo)
Based on the popularity of the title track, both LP & single topped the charts 60 years ago along with Help! and I Got You Babe, and all the rest from that spectacular year. We need more funky instrumentals on the charts.
#vinyl #nowspinning
The In Crowd (1965, Cadet/Argo)
Based on the popularity of the title track, both LP & single topped the charts 60 years ago along with Help! and I Got You Babe, and all the rest from that spectacular year. We need more funky instrumentals on the charts.
#vinyl #nowspinning
September 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
The In Crowd (1965, Cadet/Argo)
Based on the popularity of the title track, both LP & single topped the charts 60 years ago along with Help! and I Got You Babe, and all the rest from that spectacular year. We need more funky instrumentals on the charts.
#vinyl #nowspinning
The In Crowd (1965, Cadet/Argo)
Based on the popularity of the title track, both LP & single topped the charts 60 years ago along with Help! and I Got You Babe, and all the rest from that spectacular year. We need more funky instrumentals on the charts.
#vinyl #nowspinning
Pere Ubu
Terminal Tower (1985, TwinTone)
Angular proto-punk compilation of their earliest non-album tracks, 1975-1980. A masterpiece of oddball future vision. Or something...
#vinylskyl #nowspinning #saturdayspins
Terminal Tower (1985, TwinTone)
Angular proto-punk compilation of their earliest non-album tracks, 1975-1980. A masterpiece of oddball future vision. Or something...
#vinylskyl #nowspinning #saturdayspins
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Pere Ubu
Terminal Tower (1985, TwinTone)
Angular proto-punk compilation of their earliest non-album tracks, 1975-1980. A masterpiece of oddball future vision. Or something...
#vinylskyl #nowspinning #saturdayspins
Terminal Tower (1985, TwinTone)
Angular proto-punk compilation of their earliest non-album tracks, 1975-1980. A masterpiece of oddball future vision. Or something...
#vinylskyl #nowspinning #saturdayspins
September 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
RIP Flo ☹️
Mark Volman has leveled up. The ultimate high harmony voice, story teller, & tambourine juggler. He & Howard Kaylan (Eddie) were responsible for some of the greatest California pop music of all time.
#nowspinning #theTurtles #FloAndEddie
Mark Volman has leveled up. The ultimate high harmony voice, story teller, & tambourine juggler. He & Howard Kaylan (Eddie) were responsible for some of the greatest California pop music of all time.
#nowspinning #theTurtles #FloAndEddie
September 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
RIP Flo ☹️
Mark Volman has leveled up. The ultimate high harmony voice, story teller, & tambourine juggler. He & Howard Kaylan (Eddie) were responsible for some of the greatest California pop music of all time.
#nowspinning #theTurtles #FloAndEddie
Mark Volman has leveled up. The ultimate high harmony voice, story teller, & tambourine juggler. He & Howard Kaylan (Eddie) were responsible for some of the greatest California pop music of all time.
#nowspinning #theTurtles #FloAndEddie
The soundtrack to the evening news. Everybody dance! 💃🏼🕺🏼
Edgard Varése
The Varése Album (1972, Columbia Masterworks)
This LP is a compilation of Robert Craft's incredible Music Of Edgard Varése Vol I & II from 1960 &1962 respectively.
#nowspinning #vinyl #apocalypse
Edgard Varése
The Varése Album (1972, Columbia Masterworks)
This LP is a compilation of Robert Craft's incredible Music Of Edgard Varése Vol I & II from 1960 &1962 respectively.
#nowspinning #vinyl #apocalypse
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The soundtrack to the evening news. Everybody dance! 💃🏼🕺🏼
Edgard Varése
The Varése Album (1972, Columbia Masterworks)
This LP is a compilation of Robert Craft's incredible Music Of Edgard Varése Vol I & II from 1960 &1962 respectively.
#nowspinning #vinyl #apocalypse
Edgard Varése
The Varése Album (1972, Columbia Masterworks)
This LP is a compilation of Robert Craft's incredible Music Of Edgard Varése Vol I & II from 1960 &1962 respectively.
#nowspinning #vinyl #apocalypse
RIP Connie Francis
She died a couple of days ago. I was a bit surprised that she was still with us TBH, but I shouldn't have been because she was tough as nails. Anyway, this 1963 compilation on MGM is my favorite greatest hits album ever. Don't let the ridiculous cover fool you.
#nowspinning
She died a couple of days ago. I was a bit surprised that she was still with us TBH, but I shouldn't have been because she was tough as nails. Anyway, this 1963 compilation on MGM is my favorite greatest hits album ever. Don't let the ridiculous cover fool you.
#nowspinning
July 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
RIP Connie Francis
She died a couple of days ago. I was a bit surprised that she was still with us TBH, but I shouldn't have been because she was tough as nails. Anyway, this 1963 compilation on MGM is my favorite greatest hits album ever. Don't let the ridiculous cover fool you.
#nowspinning
She died a couple of days ago. I was a bit surprised that she was still with us TBH, but I shouldn't have been because she was tough as nails. Anyway, this 1963 compilation on MGM is my favorite greatest hits album ever. Don't let the ridiculous cover fool you.
#nowspinning
Dionne Warwick
The Windows Of The World
(1967, Scepter)
The songs of Bacharach & David are so oddly phenomenal. It took a superstar like Dionne to really make them shine and completely own the schizophrenic vibe of mid-60s popular music.
#vinylsky #nowspinning #1967
The Windows Of The World
(1967, Scepter)
The songs of Bacharach & David are so oddly phenomenal. It took a superstar like Dionne to really make them shine and completely own the schizophrenic vibe of mid-60s popular music.
#vinylsky #nowspinning #1967
June 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dionne Warwick
The Windows Of The World
(1967, Scepter)
The songs of Bacharach & David are so oddly phenomenal. It took a superstar like Dionne to really make them shine and completely own the schizophrenic vibe of mid-60s popular music.
#vinylsky #nowspinning #1967
The Windows Of The World
(1967, Scepter)
The songs of Bacharach & David are so oddly phenomenal. It took a superstar like Dionne to really make them shine and completely own the schizophrenic vibe of mid-60s popular music.
#vinylsky #nowspinning #1967
June Christy
Something Cool (1954, Capitol)
June & Pete Rugolo were 2 recent escapees from Stan Kenton's exhausting treadmill. This is their 1st collab on a JC solo record. All the smoke, shadows, & dark innuendo of a Raymond Chandler femme fatale.
#vinylsky #nowspinnig #mono #summer
Something Cool (1954, Capitol)
June & Pete Rugolo were 2 recent escapees from Stan Kenton's exhausting treadmill. This is their 1st collab on a JC solo record. All the smoke, shadows, & dark innuendo of a Raymond Chandler femme fatale.
#vinylsky #nowspinnig #mono #summer
June 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
June Christy
Something Cool (1954, Capitol)
June & Pete Rugolo were 2 recent escapees from Stan Kenton's exhausting treadmill. This is their 1st collab on a JC solo record. All the smoke, shadows, & dark innuendo of a Raymond Chandler femme fatale.
#vinylsky #nowspinnig #mono #summer
Something Cool (1954, Capitol)
June & Pete Rugolo were 2 recent escapees from Stan Kenton's exhausting treadmill. This is their 1st collab on a JC solo record. All the smoke, shadows, & dark innuendo of a Raymond Chandler femme fatale.
#vinylsky #nowspinnig #mono #summer
RIP Sly ☹️
Sly and the Family Stone
There's A Riot Going On (1971, Epic)
This album is brilliant, timeless, essential.
#nowspinnig
Sly and the Family Stone
There's A Riot Going On (1971, Epic)
This album is brilliant, timeless, essential.
#nowspinnig
June 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
RIP Sly ☹️
Sly and the Family Stone
There's A Riot Going On (1971, Epic)
This album is brilliant, timeless, essential.
#nowspinnig
Sly and the Family Stone
There's A Riot Going On (1971, Epic)
This album is brilliant, timeless, essential.
#nowspinnig
Jean-Luc Ponty
Upon The Wings Of Music (1975, Atlantic)
Other than the stuff he recorded w/ Zappa, I have no real feel for this dude's music, but this LP is killer. Avant-funk space-jazz. Or something. I may need to get another one.
#nowspinnig #vinylsky
Upon The Wings Of Music (1975, Atlantic)
Other than the stuff he recorded w/ Zappa, I have no real feel for this dude's music, but this LP is killer. Avant-funk space-jazz. Or something. I may need to get another one.
#nowspinnig #vinylsky
June 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Jean-Luc Ponty
Upon The Wings Of Music (1975, Atlantic)
Other than the stuff he recorded w/ Zappa, I have no real feel for this dude's music, but this LP is killer. Avant-funk space-jazz. Or something. I may need to get another one.
#nowspinnig #vinylsky
Upon The Wings Of Music (1975, Atlantic)
Other than the stuff he recorded w/ Zappa, I have no real feel for this dude's music, but this LP is killer. Avant-funk space-jazz. Or something. I may need to get another one.
#nowspinnig #vinylsky
The Byrds
Younger Than Yesterday (1967, Columbia)
It's only in the last 3 or 4 years that I started to pay attention to The Byrds. Obv I was familiar with the hits, but no more. Turns out, they were great. It's great to discover an amazing catalog from ancient history.
#MONO #nowspinning #vinyl
Younger Than Yesterday (1967, Columbia)
It's only in the last 3 or 4 years that I started to pay attention to The Byrds. Obv I was familiar with the hits, but no more. Turns out, they were great. It's great to discover an amazing catalog from ancient history.
#MONO #nowspinning #vinyl
May 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Byrds
Younger Than Yesterday (1967, Columbia)
It's only in the last 3 or 4 years that I started to pay attention to The Byrds. Obv I was familiar with the hits, but no more. Turns out, they were great. It's great to discover an amazing catalog from ancient history.
#MONO #nowspinning #vinyl
Younger Than Yesterday (1967, Columbia)
It's only in the last 3 or 4 years that I started to pay attention to The Byrds. Obv I was familiar with the hits, but no more. Turns out, they were great. It's great to discover an amazing catalog from ancient history.
#MONO #nowspinning #vinyl
#VinylSky #TuesdaySpins #IYKYK
Genesis
Live (1973, Charisma)
Typically I ignore this LP for a long time and then one day I put it on arbitrarily and am again completely blown away by how f'n great it is.
That day is today.
Genesis
Live (1973, Charisma)
Typically I ignore this LP for a long time and then one day I put it on arbitrarily and am again completely blown away by how f'n great it is.
That day is today.
May 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#VinylSky #TuesdaySpins #IYKYK
Genesis
Live (1973, Charisma)
Typically I ignore this LP for a long time and then one day I put it on arbitrarily and am again completely blown away by how f'n great it is.
That day is today.
Genesis
Live (1973, Charisma)
Typically I ignore this LP for a long time and then one day I put it on arbitrarily and am again completely blown away by how f'n great it is.
That day is today.
#VinylSky #FridaySpins
Kronos Quartet
White Man Sleeps (1987, Nonesuch)
The stuffy, powdered wig classical establishment resents this group for success achieved outside the conventional boundaries. No need to fight it. The path forward is forward.
Kronos Quartet
White Man Sleeps (1987, Nonesuch)
The stuffy, powdered wig classical establishment resents this group for success achieved outside the conventional boundaries. No need to fight it. The path forward is forward.
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#VinylSky #FridaySpins
Kronos Quartet
White Man Sleeps (1987, Nonesuch)
The stuffy, powdered wig classical establishment resents this group for success achieved outside the conventional boundaries. No need to fight it. The path forward is forward.
Kronos Quartet
White Man Sleeps (1987, Nonesuch)
The stuffy, powdered wig classical establishment resents this group for success achieved outside the conventional boundaries. No need to fight it. The path forward is forward.
#VinylSky #FridaySpins
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya
The Threepenny Opera
Originally performed in 1928, Lotte Lenya wanted to recreate the original with as many of the og performers as she could find in 1958. She did it. It is beyond amazing. She also did the same with Mahogany.
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya
The Threepenny Opera
Originally performed in 1928, Lotte Lenya wanted to recreate the original with as many of the og performers as she could find in 1958. She did it. It is beyond amazing. She also did the same with Mahogany.
May 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#VinylSky #FridaySpins
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya
The Threepenny Opera
Originally performed in 1928, Lotte Lenya wanted to recreate the original with as many of the og performers as she could find in 1958. She did it. It is beyond amazing. She also did the same with Mahogany.
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya
The Threepenny Opera
Originally performed in 1928, Lotte Lenya wanted to recreate the original with as many of the og performers as she could find in 1958. She did it. It is beyond amazing. She also did the same with Mahogany.