Big day tomorrow, so I'm calling it a night. Here's our regular closing man, #TheIncredibleJimmySmith with "Crazy! Baby." from 1960. All that remains is my usual wish for you to stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely. Peace. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

This stunning debut turns 10 in November and I note there's a dinked version in the offing. Dinked, blinked, schminked whatever. You must own it. Sam Shepherd is a fricking genius to my sizeable ears. 10 years! Who Knows Where The Time Goes? #FloatingPoints #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

I feel the need for something softer. #MaxineBrown's definitive (for me, anyway) take on Goffin/King's "Oh No, Not My Baby" led me to this ace comp from Kent records. Come for the hit, stay for some superlative gospel tinged soul. The Sweet Inspirations man....#Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

I was driving back to my digs after a night shift the other morning and #JimiHendrix came up on shuffle. Specifically the title track to this debut, and I thought fuck me, it's been a while since I spun that. So here it is. A bonafide classic. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

#Fridayvinyl time! Tomorrow night I'm off to Leeds to see #TheBetaBand perform The Three EP's in full, so there's only one way to kick off this week's selections. It's been 22 long years since I saw them last and I'm absolutely stoked. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Nowplaying

What do you do when you can't decide which #TheincredibleJimmySmith LP to close #Fridayvinyl with? You plump for a comp. This '66 Japanese release features big hitters and LP cuts and it's all gold itellsyer! 'til next week then, stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely! #Vinylcommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

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This record turned 60 years old Monday gone. If ever there was a definition of timeless...Otis runs the full gamut on here, that marvellous instrument of his conveying true soul in the purest sense of the word. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #OtisRedding

There's a definite seasonal change in the air and, as the nights draw in and the mercury drops, I turn to comforting sounds. #VinceGuaraldi has always provided a jazz blanket in my hour of need. This twofer reissue could warm any cockle. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity

As mentioned, I'm currently working in a wet, wild and windy Cumbria and home for one night a week for the foreseeable. It's a pretty lonely existence with plenty of pondering time. Thoughts inevitably turn to care free days. This LP captures those times. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #AztecCamera

#Fridayvinyl time! I'm back from a 6 night stint working in Carlisle (Back again tomorrow) and to my delight the new LP from #BobbyConn was waiting for me. His first since 2020's 'Recovery' and by all accounts it's up there with his barmy best. Going in.. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Nowplaying

And so, #TheIncredibleJimmySmith plays us out once more as he does every week on #Fridayvinyl. This time around we find our B-3 bomber in '74 with "Black Smith". All that remains is my wish for you to stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely. Sithee next week.x #VinylCommunity #Jazz

I had something else lined up for my penultimate #Fridayvinyl spin, but @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social posted the Roses debut and it sparked my love for their oft maligned follow up. Proof once more that critics can invariably kiss my shiny metal ass. It's fucking magic. #StoneRoses #VinylCommunity

I took @stuartmaconie.bsky.social's excellent #Beatles book 'With A Little Help From Their Friends" on my hols. An excellent read it was too, highly recommended. Anyway, I've been hankering for some fabs since, and what the world needs now is Love, sweet Love so... #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity

A debut spin for #SaintEtienne's latest (and, sob, final) album next. I've managed to avoid any tracks from this so it's truly a virgin listen but I know it's going to be ace, Pete, Bob and Sarah haven't let me down in 35 years, why would they with their swansong? #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity

A lovely holiday followed by a week working in wet and wild Cumbria with a hideous chest infection but #Fridayvinyl is back, back BACK! I mark my return with one of the most underrated LP's of the 90's, #VelvetCrush and their 2nd album, 94's, "Teenage Symphonies To God" #VinylCommunity

Just heard the news about Rick Davies. I adored Supertramp as a kid. "It's Raining Again" (Hodgson on lead) was the first ever song I learned on guitar. Nick's "Goodbye Stranger" was always my favourite though. Sail on, sailor. #Supertramp #RickDavies youtu.be/u8pVZ5hTGJQ?...

Just accidentally spoonerismed "Dipping in the rocket of her paincoat" whilst singing along to Macca's "Another Day" there. Might use that. Don't know where like. #PaulMcCartney #Beatles #Poonersism

Greetings from Majorca. I knocked up this playlist earlier and it's sounding mighty fine on a balcony with a sunset and ice cold beer. Have a listen, or don't. Your choice. Salud! #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Musicsky #Music #Holiday open.spotify.com/playlist/04B...

Post @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week is #Sylvie and one of my favourite LP's of the past few years. Absolutely perfect for the end of summer. I await new stuff from Ben Schwab with my breath baited. Have a great week fellow travellers.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Nowplaying

This week's pre @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening is #JunFukamachi and his 1977 synth take on the fab four classic. Just daft enough whilst still maintaining a degree of respect, it's a perfect aperitif for the best radio show of the week. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #NowPlaying

As usual, It's #TheIncredibleJimmySmith waving us off. This week, it's his '71 release 'I'm Gon Git Myself Together'. Me too Jimmy, suitcases don't pack themselves! See you in a few weeks. 'til then, stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely. adiós! x #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

Did I mention I'm off on holiday next week? The best part of the day is sunset on the balcony, just before heading out, with something cool in a glass and in my ears. My beloved #Bossa inevitably soundtracks that golden hour or so. Here's #DaveBrubeck #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

As mentioned, I'm off on holiday next week just as Summer in the UK breathes its last. Since I first heard him, #MulatuAstatke and in particular, his track 'Tezeta' (Nostalgia in Amharic) has embodied the feeling this time of year brings, so here he is. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

Maybe I missed it, but there didn't seem to be much fanfare surrounding the 60th anniversary of #TheBeatles fifth a few weeks back. General opinion has it that Rubber Soul marked the big step in their evolution, but the green shoots are more than evident here. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

So I'm off to Majorca for the first time in 31 years. One of the LP's I took on that trip was released on this very day in '94. I distinctly recall enjoying a beer at a beach side bar and hearing 'Roads' for the first time just as the sun set.. #Fridayvinyl #Portishead #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

#Fridayvinyl time! The last one for a few weeks as I head to sunnier climes for a frankly undeserved break. Kicking us off is #TheCourettes third from '21. You know what you're getting just looking at the sleeve but what's hidden is just how fabulous these songs are. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

Post @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week is Steve #Okonski and his '23 debut 'magnolia', one of my favourite releases that year. The hype sticker has it as 'Piano-led spiritual jazz for dusk 'til dawn'. Word. Have a great week fellow travellers.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

Pre @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week is #DelaneyandBonnie's '68 debut 'Home'. This Memphis soul stew is providing much needed sustenance to my post night-shift, sleep deprived noggin. Yum. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Nowplaying #Soul

#TheIncredibleJimmySmith closes #Fridayvinyl once more with an LP that was my introduction to his formidable talent. Thanks to the Beastie's, I'll wager it was also the entry point to follk of a similar age as I. 'til next week, stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

#OscarPeterson was born on this day 100 years ago. I recall when the boy was having a particularly bad time with teething, I put on an Oscar concert and he sat rapt throughout. He's almost 15 now and has little to no interest in music whatsoever! Cuh. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

I can honestly remember the first number one record I was aware of. It was Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in the summer of '76. I was three years old. Dancing Queen replaced it at the top spot. A lifelong love of #ABBA was cemented. #Fridayvinyl #VinyCommunity #Vinylsky

#TheShins are a band that instantly transport me to my early 30's. I'd just moved to a new city and possibilities seemed endless. Mercer and Co were the perfect soundtrack to a new chapter in my life and their 2nd in particular holds hundreds of fond memories. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

The 90's wasn't all oi oi Br*tp"p. From '90 to '93 our American cousins held the attention of my late teen ears, none more so than Bob Mould and this melodic take on grunge from '92. Big, power pop that had the power to put a smile on my greasy, angry young man face. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity

#Fridayvinyl time! I've recently had far too much time on my hands prompting some frankly unhealthy bouts of nostalgia. This week's picks all hold memories of golden days. I bought this LP with my very first wage, some 36 years ago, 1984-1989 by #LloydCole&TheCommotions #VinylCommunity #VinylSky

Post @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week is one of the last gasps of #Santo&Johnny. A German comp from '76 with some takes on contemporary fayre, (Carpenters, Captain & Tenille etc) mixed with standards. Have a great week fellow travellers.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

Tonight's pre @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening is a pillar of outsider music, and an artist I first heard on said show about 20 years ago. Susan Dietrich aka #TheSpaceLady and her 2013 comp on Night School Records. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #NowPlaying

We close, as ever, with #TheIncredibleJimmySmith. I struggled to find an Aug 9th connection, but this LP was recorded on 10th Aug 1970. What's a day between friends? Anyway happy #Birthday to me tomoz. You stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely.x #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz #Jazzsky

After the other three left for the day, #PaulMcCartney recorded "Mother Nature's Son" on his own on Aug 9th in 1968, much to Lennon's chagrin. #RamseyLewis used the song title for his excellent 'White Album' covers LP later that same year. #Fridayvinyl #Birthday #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz

We lost the great #RobbieRobertson On Aug 9th 2023. Here he is with #TheBand and their third LP 'Stage Fright' released in 1970. The performance of the title track on The Last Waltz was my first appreciation of their brilliance. Danko man. Danko. #Fridayvinyl #Birthday #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

Nixon resigned office on Aug 9th 1974. Stevie's "He's Misstra Know-It-All" released earlier that year being a thinly veiled critique of tricky Dicky. Any excuse to spin this monument of a record which also celebrated a #Birthday last week. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #StevieWonder

#Fridayvinyl time! It's my #Birthday tomorrow (Aug 9th) so this week's picks are tied to that date, beginning with #EugeneKelly who also celebrates another trip 'round the sun tomorrow as he turns 60 years young. Enter #TheVaselines #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

Post @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week is #FloatingPoints and #PharoahSanders with their stunning LP from 2021, "Promises". I can't think of a better way to wave off the weekend. Have a great week fellow travellers.x #Vinylcommunity #Vinylsky #NowPlaying #Jazz

Pre @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone this week is something appropriately barking. A 2016 Spanish comp of #LegendaryStardustCowboy I used to sneak "Paralyzed" on mix tapes back in the day, always got a response! #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #NowPlaying

Time for #TheIncredibleJimmySmith to wave #Fridayvinyl off once again. This week we find our resident organ grinder "Livin' It Up!" In 1968. All that remains is my wish for you to stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely.x #Vinylcommunity #Vinylsky #Jazzsky #Jazz

Right, after a big dose of sugar I'm hankering for something with some meat on its bones. #DJFormat and his fuzzy psych funk comp from 2016 should sate my appetite. Some wonderful stuff here from all corners of the globe. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

I'm always pleased to see that the fondness for Pelican West hasn't dulled in its 43 years. A big slice of shimmery sunshine, it tends to be forgotten about then rediscovered every few years or so. And quite rightly so.. it's simply perfect pop. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Haircut100

I'm off with the other 'arf to see Faithless tomorrow night, whom, I dig, but they're mostly her thing. What sealed the deal is the brothers Hartnoll in support, an act that I've seen a fair bit over the past 35 years, with each time being a blast. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Orbital

#Fridayvinyl time! First up is a new reissue that I've been seeking for some time and one which, at last, completes my #TheSundays vinyl collection. '97's 'Static & Silence' isn't as loved as the previous two but for me it's a lovely sign off to a far too brief career. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

Once again, I find myself in a delightfully fuzzy state due to little sleep after a Saturday night shift. So, for post @stuartmaconie.bsky.social #Freakzone listening this week, I've decided to embrace the cosmos. Have a great week fellow travellers. Peace.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Holst