Category Archives: A’s

A Frames – 2 (2003)

This band features prominently in the A’s of our collection. They are a totally idiosyncratic take on punk; staccato noise punctuated with dystopian lyrics about the deleterious effects of technology on our society. A Frames aren’t the band we want for these times, yet they became the band that we need. Acquisition details: bought pre-marriageContinue reading “A Frames – 2 (2003)”

Air – Sexy Boy and Casanova ’70 RSD Picture Discs (2016 & 2018)

Record Store Day exclusive picture disk/splatter vinyl of singles off Moon Safari. For us that monkey will always be iconic, J got a copy of an oversized promo poster while interning in the music industry in college and it has hung in each one of our homes since we met. Acquisition details: post-marriage, purchased onlineContinue reading “Air – Sexy Boy and Casanova ’70 RSD Picture Discs (2016 & 2018)”

AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)

We start with the fundamentals: classic rock among the very earliest of the acquisitions.  This is one of those records that just works better on vinyl.  Neither one of us is much of an AC/DC fan, but there is a reason this record sold umpteen million copies. Highlight will always be hybrid picked opening riffContinue reading “AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)”