Rückblick 2017

2017, a fast and perceptively year. The ongoing medial coverage, about an assumed renaissance of vinyl culture is the big misunderstanding between apparenty interest and the daily hard life of a store owner. The growth rate concerns online sales, less the analog existence without web store, discogs business, …

The new enthusiasm about vinyl or vinyl culture is simply an appearance and less a reliable movement. A simple example on not reliable rapture showed the Berlin based RadioEins on a video, produced for the “vinyl day“ on their channel. Be stunned here

Therefore, here a few notes about our daily business, light spots and alienations.

main challenge of the year:
the new quality on perception that means the dislike to spot something. Curiosity is slowly dying, spontaneity already disappered. In other words decorators versus music lovers.

realization of the year:

tons of releases. Mean is the new spearhead

positive surprise of the year:

King Krule, The Ooz

reissue label of the year: Habibi Funk

wrong stock of the year:
customer: do you have bird sounds on vinyl?
we: yes, have a look ( 9 records with 324 bird samples from three continents).
after 8 minutes – no business. He missed the bird, he was looking for.

maybe you missed or looked for list variable here

anticipation of the year, means release january 2018:

Berlin classic of the year:

ambition of the year:

2018 we start our 7Inch Label. Right of ownership already save.

question of the year: …. do you have normal records?

poem of the year = Peace, wherever !

the earth is my altar,

the sky is my dome

the mind is my garden

the heart is my home

and i’m always at home

Eden Ahbez

 

 

 

 

Eleven Cheer

This year starts laid back with new releases. So, eleven upcoming month, for !! hopefully !! new & old musical pearls

this month poppy tune…..time to leave the past behind, we can do better……

– The Aquarians, 1969 from the album

everyone, who has a sensibility for style, attraction, unreality or simple magic moments will love this one

a real far away place. We missed last year –  Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra, definitely our sound !!

– A Real Far Away Place, 2014 from the album

we post this years ago, but for this grey & shivery january we approve warm feelings. Thanks to Mr. Jo-Akeem for remembering.

So Beguiled

– So Beguiled, 2014 from the album

another fantastic release on the Ghost Box label

coming end of june the long awaited second album by the originators of Afrodelic Kraut Funk. feat. members of Poets of Rhythm and Whitefield Brothers. Again on the amazing Now Again label

– Push Na Ya, 2014 from the album

for sure one of the top compilations for this year – 1970s Algerian Folk & Pop, from the seattle based Sublime Frequencies label

– taken from

very very sunny today here in Berlin – our store sound for today

– Ghetto Organ, 1972 from the album

for your sunday breakfast we approve from another hervorragend reissue for this month

– Morning Song, 1982 RI on the Music From Memory label

have a fantastic weekend wherever !!

 

My Hero, Zero

Last Saturday we had a really nice succesful RSD. It seems, both groups – before and behind the counter –  were pleased. Strange note of that day. Not one or 1 of three fantastic reissues from belgian fusion jazz combo Placebo (with Marc Moulin) were sold.

– You Got Me Hummin‘, 1971 from the album

also, we tried to find a new owner for this fine release

– Tainted Love, 1965 from

no chance means zero

sold – all Kylie Minogue 7Inches and Oasis 12Inches. What does that mean ? Nothing, but happy customers.

for this weekend new releases

– Pop ( Instrumental)

– Pillars , both 2014 from the album

this one beams us to the 90s quality nights here in Berlin – old but new = fantastic !

– Acid Test 09, 2014 from Tin Man and Donato Dozzy

regularly readers know – we love our soundtrack without a movie category. This months tune

– Clear Passage, 2014

Symbol is the solo effort of producer and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Royal King. Best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the massive orchestral-rock ensemble This Will Destroy You

have a fantastic weekend wherever !!

 

Let Them Be The Judge

– Let Them Be The Judge, 1977

for sure ! but,….our top 3 in the category dispensable comments on music releases

3. – I know the sample

2. – sooo nice

and definitely

1. – man, i feel it

next category – woke up this morning with a tune in my head

– Love’s Comin‘ At Ya, 1982 from the album

Too Slow To Disco ? Seat seasawing deluxe

– Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson, 1978

– Steal Away by Photoglo, 1980

both from the upcomin‘ superb compilation

todays reminiscences – the new Jensen Sportag !!

– One Lane Lovers, 2014

have a soulful weekend wherever !!