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  1. Sound Explosion: 22 Original Hits Original Stars
    K-tel – TC213, TC 213
    Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo
    Canada
    1973
    Rock, Pop
    Soft Rock

    Dangers of hosting a multi-family garage sale—you pick up stuff 😅

    Had this one back in the day and totally forgot how flat the music on the album was. I guess they had to compress the life out of it to squeeze 22 Original Hits - Original Stars onto a single LP.

    A bit scratchy, clicky, and poppy. #RiceKrispies but given its age, fun. Also a good test for the refreshed #turntable

    #NowPlaying #Vinyl #Records #KTel #GarageSale #YEGDigs #Music #Turntables #digging

  2. Spent the day running errands, but managed to squirrel a little time at the charity shop browsing the records. Almost walked out with a Gaby Haas and the Chuck wagon Gang as it has local caché, but passed as I don't really enjoy accordion music.

    Did pick up this classic though. Mono 1962 release of The Ventures play Telstar, The Lonely Bull. It needs a bit of a clean so it'll be a while before I play it, so queuing it up on the web will have to do for now.

    #Vinyl #Records #Music #TheVentures #VintageAudio #YEGDigs

  3. #MeanwhileInCanada #NestorPistor for Prime Minister

    Video: youtu.be/gKFe_aGhygs

    So, my daughter and I got to spend some time with a Canadian Icon today. Thanks to you Don Ast for signing my Vinyl collection and we will see you again soon at your next show, or when next running for Prime Minister again.

    If you want to get a Nestor Pistor for Prime Minister Badge reach out to Nestor Pistor at nestorpistorproductions.com

    #RangerBobRadio #yeg #yegmusic #yegdigs #yegvinyl #Vinyl #Canada

  4. Karla DeVito – Is This A Cool World Or What?
    Epic – FE 37014
    Vinyl, LP, Album
    Canada
    Sep 1981
    Rock, Pop
    AOR, Soft Rock

    I forgot how punchy this album is off the top -- the title cut rocks! One of my record fair re-acquisitions.

    On then to the 3rd cut - Heaven Can Wait -- yes, a good cover of the Meat Loaf tune from Bat Out of Hell. Makes sense, as Karla was on the album tour. And she appeared in the Paradise by the Dashboard Light video (but lip-synched to Ellen Foley's original album vocals).

    But wait, there's more... my favorite cut is Bloody Bess -- penned by DeVito -- and perhaps a nod to her time on Broadway as Mabel, the female lead in The Pirates of Penzance (my favorite G&S). A rollicking pirate-themed tune that could have been the basis for a rock opera?

    Yeah, it's an entertaining album, especially when you have all the background.

    #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #KarlaDeVito #Vinyl #Records #Music #Rock #ProgRock #GandS #PiratesofPenzance #YEGDigs

  5. Chris de Burgh – Spanish Train And Other Stories
    1975
    A&M Records – SP 69935
    Vinyl, LP, Album
    Canada
    Rock, Art Rock, Prog Rock

    First spin on Friday morning -- another of the #YEGRecordFair acquisitions (and a replacement from my days of the great purge).

    It's more dynamic than I remember; could barely make out the opening of _Spanish Train_ as my room is a tad bit 'noisy.'

    Will have to give it a relisten with headphones. A personal favourite that I've missed having on vinyl.

    #Music #Vinyl #Records #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #YEGDigs #ChrisdeBurgh #SpanishTrainAndOtherStories

  6. Interesting morning at the Edmonton Record Fair. Helped a friend set up his table and then browsed the other dealers. Found a few from my wishlist, and others that were too good to pass up.

    Most interesting find is this Russian 33 1/3 recording of the entire Yuri Gagarin spaceflight.

    SoundCloud audio of the LP: soundcloud.com/xogn/yuriy-gaga

    #YEGDigs #VinylCommunity #EdmontonRecordFair #SpokenWord #VintageRecords #YuriGagarin #SovietHistory #SpaceRace #RetroTech #Space #Vinyl #Music

  7. I guess I've got a bit of Discogs work to do. This charity shop find of Strauss waltzes doesn't appear in their database. London pressing out of The Philippines. Cool!

    And it sounds quite good, at least VG, maybe VG+, regardless of the poor shape of the exterior sleeve.

    #Vinyl #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #Music #YEGDigs #ClassicalMusic #Strauss #VinylCommunity #RecordCollector #CharityShopFind #VintageVinyl #VintageAudio #Discogs

  8. Best $1 I ever spent at a Value Village. #GamesPeoplePlay #TwentyDollarsInMyPocket #ThriftShop #GrandpasRecords #RSD #TIME
    #NowPlaying #Vinyl #AlanParsonsProject #VinylNight #VinylLove #yegdigs

    … Time, flowing like a river
    time, beckoning me
    who knows when we shall meet again
    if ever
    but time
    keeps flowing like a river
    to the sea
    Goodbye my love,
    maybe for forever
    goodbye my love,
    the tide waits for me
    who knows when we shall meet again
    if ever
    but time
    keeps flowing like a river (on and on)
    to the sea, to the sea
    Till it's gone forever
    gone forever

    #OneMoreListen #RangerBobRadio

  9. If it's Friday then I guess I better ask Discogs for a Random Album :)

    🎶 Kate Bush
    Lionheart
    1978, Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold, Sonopresse
    France

    Ah, one of my personal favourites. Got this one at the old Student Union Records store in HUB mall, University of Alberta campus. Things you find in the imports section. $12.95 new :)

    Released just nine months after her debut, Lionheart showcases Kate Bush's distinctive mix of art rock and pop. Though it didn't achieve the same level of success as The Kick Inside, it solidified her reputation as a singular talent. Bush herself later expressed dissatisfaction with the rushed production, but tracks like "Wow" still resonate with her ethereal style.

    #KateBush #Lionheart #ArtRock #PopRock #NowSpinning #NowPlaying #Music #VinylCommunity #1978Music #FrenchRelease #UofA #YEG #Vinyl #YEGDigs

  10. That was a great evening. Nothing beats live Jazz. #yeg #yegmusic #yegdigs #yegvinyl #Yardbird #RangerBobRadio My daughter playing Baratone Saxaphone. Now a bona fide performer. #ProudPoppa #Albeerta

  11. "Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84"

    #MeanwhileInCanada #Vinyl #Legend
    #RIPGordonLightfoot #yegdigs #yegmusic #yegvinyl #Canada

    So happy I got to see him perform Live, and sad that he did not sign my Vinyl which I did bring to the concert.

    cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord