Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in. Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol. It's like his work never happened.

Haven’t spun this for a few months. #krautrock #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

First up today. I knew about this, but had never seen it in the wild until yesterday. $4? That would be yes. Cool die-cut sleeve design with unfortunate “KKK” image. Stewart Copeland as Klark Kent (1980). Green 10”. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Mono copy for $4? Why not? The outer sleeve is a mess, but the vinyl seemed to clean up well on the #humminguru. These early Stones pressings on London seem bulletproof. I have a few of them. They might be a bit crackly, but rarely skips. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Nice little haul from a small record show today in Des Moines. All except Sly were $4. #johnsvinyl

All cleaned up on the #humminguru and ready to spin! I have a pretty worn copy of this already, so I’m hoping this one will be much better. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Cracking this open for a first spin. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Picked this up a few months ago (clean promo copy!) & just now giving it an initial spin. I have their subsequent record “Luminous Basement” and enjoy it as an pre-Eurythmics glimpse. Same thing here. The songs are pretty good and Annie & Dave both shine. #johnsvinyl #nowplayinb

I had to play this one next. It is in my top 10 of all time (maybe even top 5). This is my original, purchased in Swansea, Wales in 1985. After 40 years, I’m still moved by it. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

1st spin this morning. Picked it up yesterday at Zzz Records @zzzrecords.bsky.social I don’t think I listened to this 1985 album in the day, but of course know their signature song. And my wife just told me the 2nd track was in Ferris Bueller. Co-produced by David Gilmour. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Back across the pond again with this compilation. Love Feargal’s voice. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Back to the US with the “proto-punk” Seeds. Picked up this comp earlier this summer, but giving it a 1st spin now. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Alternating punk from both sides of the pond tonight. I’ve had this one for a few months, but giving it a 1st spin now. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Picked this up relatively cheap today. It might be a counterfeit (see “Made in Czech Republic” sticker). Compare to discogs entry. Thoughts anyone? #johnsvinyl. www.discogs.com/release/2125...

Added this to #johnsvinyl today. On my want list for a while #nowplaying

Picked up this clean repress recently. I have a UK OP, but I couldn’t pass on this one. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying.

Wish I could go this time. But alas, no. If you haven’t seen TFF recently, you should go! Here’s a pic from earlier this year.

Next up. Approved by @indashadoz.bsky.social ! 1st spin. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

We are going to see Mannequin Pussy & Turnstile next weekend. So I picked up both of their most recent albums, after listening on 🍎. 1st spin. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Happy 25th anniversary to Zzz Records in Des Moines and its excellent proprieter, Nate. To celebrate, I picked up this small haul today. Can’t pass up the 50¢ CDs and 25% off used vinyl. Plus some awesome new stuff. #johnsvinyl #johnsCDs.

Extending my Eno-fest for another day with this new acquisition. It’s been on my want list for a while, so when I saw it yesterday at Record Collector in Iowa City, I grabbed it. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Bonus, next-day spin for my Eno-fest. Have this in my office, so giving it a listen while catching up on email. #johnsCDs #nowplaying

Those curious can read Ian’s piece here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Back to regular programming with #5debutalbums0004. This is officially Roland Orzabal’s debut solo album from 2001. He had previously released 2 essentially solo albums as Tears For Fears (Elemental & Raoul and the Kings of Spain; I love ‘em both). Never released on vinyl AFAIK #johnsCDs #nowplaying

Finishing off my #Eno-fest today with this one. It’s among my top 3 records for #Bowie, no doubt because of Eno’s contributions, which were extensive. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Today’s Eno-fest is starting to wind down, but I had to play this one. 3 of 3 with #Eno as producer. Eno and Byrne have #Fela as explicit inspiration and it really comes through. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Second of three Talking Heads produced by Eno. His influence is clear from the 1st track (I Zimbra), which he co-wrote, and also felt throughout. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Next up for Eno-fest is 1 of 3 from the Talking Heads records he (co) produced. For this one, Eno is also credited with “synthesizers, piano, guitar, percussion, and background singing”. So good. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Eno-fest requires me play this one. Purchased on release (next day). #Eno co-produced with Lanois. This was a staple of my 2nd year of uni. My fandom for U2 has since waned, but this record still holds up #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Another for Eno-fest. He’s credited with “synthesizers” on this one. Haven’t played it in a while, so why not? #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Eno-fest wouldn’t be complete without this one. Credited with “synthesizers, keyboards, guitar treatments”. The doc has a snippet of #Bowie talking about #Eno and commenting that he wasn’t quite sure what he did, but that his presence was key. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Eno-fest continues with this debut that he co-produced. Picked it up last week and was waiting for a 1st listen/ 1st spin. The Foxx-era Ultravox was off my radar until recently. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

for sale: institutional spines. never used.

Eno-fest continues. Moving to his contributions as band-member and producer. This is probably my favorite Roxy album (no small part due to Eno). #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

More Eno. This time I’m transitioning to one of his ventures in #Krautrock. Picked this up in May this year. 2nd spin. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Next up for today’s Eno-fest. I picked up this new pressing a few months ago on sale, but had not cracked it open until now. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Having a bit of an Eno-fest today. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Inspired by the ENO film, I’m starting my day off with this one, which I’ve had in #johnsvinyl for a while and haven’t listened to recently. #nowplaying

The Eno film was truly amazing. Unfortunately, due to some glitch the “exclusive introduction for the screening” recorded by the film’s director, Gary Hustwit, did not play. I’m hoping that the Varsity Cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social will make it available somehow. #Eno youtu.be/TzORw1dZww8?...

Keep going back to this one. #Sparks #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

In prep for seeing the Eno documentary tonight, spinning this one that was recently acquired. 1st spin. 1st listen. I love them both separately, so together they must be exceptional, right? #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Excited to see the Eno documentary tonight at our local cinema @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social varsitydesmoines.com/movies/eno/

Sharing this memory from Steven Wilson @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social from last night: He pointed out the audience was filled with t-shirts from a wide variety of bands, including 2 right in front of him, 1 w/ “disco rules” (or something like that) & another w/ Gojira. (I was wearing #Kraftwerk) 1/2

Picked this up today from Nate at Zzz @zzzrecords.bsky.social for #5debutalbums0004. I don’t know #Interpol at all due to my temporal blind spot, but they come highly recommended by quite a few. 1st spin 1st listen #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Next up for #5debutalbums0004. Glad to have this in #johnsvinyl. #nowplaying

First up today, fresh off the #humminguru, for #5debutalbums0004. I thought I had this in #johnsCDs but apparently not. As tragic as her story is, her limited output is incredible including this debut. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Here are some pics from last night’s Lena Lovich show in Des Moines. It was her warmup gig for her upcoming tour with DEVO and B-52s. I was not there, but Julie @sabercatwoman.bsky.social was and took these shots. Report: Lena was fantastic.

Just realized that I had accidentally posted the image for now-complete UK leg of the tour. Here are the US dates (and he’s doing more in Asia and Oz). GO SEE HIM IF YOU CAN!

My very quick trip to Minneapolis yesterday didn’t leave much time for record shopping—but I did manage a brief stop at Cheapo Records, where I procured this clean used copy for #5debutalbums0004 #johnsvinyl