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In honor of Record Store Day this Saturday: Ten records we treasure. What's your favorite vinyl?

By Team Backbeat Wed., Apr. 18 2012 at 11:30 AM
Categories: Lists, Record Store Day
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Slowdive - Pygmalion

It was a birthday present to myself this year. For years, I couldn't find even the CD for less than $50 until it was reissued sometime in the last decade. My favorite Slowdive song is probably "Blue Skied An' Clear," the second song of side three. It's a hypnotic and haunted composition of aching beauty that sounds like it came together from a meeting of the subconscious minds of the members of the band. A daydream-given voice. The record itself was a big fuck-off to Creation Records for urging Slowdive to write songs more in the vein of Oasis. Never has a "fuck you" sounded more sublime or entrancingly timeless. -- Tom Murphy

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Oodlesofhoes
Oodlesofhoes

I was 14 years old and bought Company Flows end2end burners with crazy kings on the b-side, It was at that store next to the ogden that is now a cigar shop ( Cant remember the name?) I just remember seeing the cover which was created by cope2 and thinking "holy shit this has to be worth checking out"... 15 years and a 1500 records later and it's still a favorite

backbeatmod
backbeatmod

Great record! Store was called Kontents, BTW.

David Meyer
David Meyer

My own vinyl collection is pathetically small indeed, leaving little to choose from.  But from those, my favorite would have to Go-Go's "Beauty and the Beat", as one of the records that, quite literally, changed my life musically.  Also, it's the oldest album in my collection that I actually bought when it first came out.  "London Calling", "Look Sharp!" "All Mod Cons" and "Beauty and the Beat" put my ears on the path they still reside, but sadly, I only have two of those on vinyl...

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