Ralph Towner passed away 🌸💫🌸

 

My condolences to his family and close friends… I’m speechless and really, REALLY sad.

I will always remember his soft, gentle voice and small, but HUGE (in skill and dexterity) hands.

He gave to me and to the world so much.

“The silence of a candle” is for you, dear Ralph 🙏

❤️

Arrival

 

Love this Denis Villeneuve’s movie 💫

If you’ll read the book that the movie "Stories of Your Life" by Ted Chiang is based on, you'll be thrilled! 🤗☺️

Music-tool in idle-mode 💫

 

This wooden-box contains so much notes and music and vibes!

Fifty years old this year 🥂

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Roger Bunn on OHR Records

 

ROGER BUNN 'Piece Of Mind' (UK, 1971). 

Original 1st German press, Ohr Records. Record and laminated gatefold cover in beautiful top condition! 

Roger Bunn was a member of Pete Brown's Piblokto! and a founding member of Roxy Music.

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A seldom seen disc, indeed.

A Manfred Eicher’s portrait 💫

 

A portrait of Manfred Eicher as a sacred image, an icon of the humble tutelary deity of good… extraordinary music.

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To be avoided 🫣

 

Made in China 🫣

 

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Déjà Vu"

1970 年代，中國大陸和台灣地區印刷的唱片封套非常脆弱，無法打開，但另類音樂文化已經傳播到這些遙遠的地方，這就是證明。

In China and Taiwan, in the 1970s, very fragile, non-opening covers were printed, but alternative music culture was reaching those distant lands, and this is proof of that.

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Freaks forever 💫

 

Today we tip our stash jar to Bob Weir—celebrated in his hometown of San Francisco and across the world. And it feels like the perfect moment to honor the deep, hazy overlap between Weir’s iconic band, the Grateful Dead and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

Back in 1978, the Dead tapped Freak Brothers creator Gilbert Shelton to illustrate the cover art for their 10th studio album, Shakedown Street—a perfect collision of psychedelia, satire, and street-level wisdom.

He may not have been named Phineas, Freddy, or Franklin… but make no mistake—Bob was absolutely a Freak Brother.

Light one up for Bobby today. ✌️

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Reel to… uh! 💫

 

Found on eBay 😳🤪😱

Funny and disturbing, too!

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Muldaur/Garrett on Flying Fish 💫

 

A personal fave and a great disc 🤟

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Bill Frisell’s upcoming new disc 💫

 

On Feb. 27, guitarist Bill Frisell will release "In My Dreams" featuring a new ensemble of old friends with Jenny Scheinman on violin, Eyvind Kang on viola, Hank Roberts on cello, Thomas Morgan on bass & Rudy Royston on drums. Pre-order & hear the title track: https://billfrisell.lnk.to/InMyDreams

Bill will be celebrating his 75th birthday in March with a series of special concerts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, New York & more: 

https://www.bluenote.com/bill-frisell-new-album-in-my-dreams/

Daniel Kim repairs a Neumann DST 💫

 

Kudos, Daniel 💫

Acoustic Sounds 40th Anniversary 💫

 

Kudos to Chad Kassem 💫🥂💫

Help us celebrate Acoustic Sounds 40th Anniversary with a new 45 RPM and Hybrid SACD Series! 

Yes: 40 Titles for 40 Years. 

More titles to be announced soon. Series subscriptions available by emailing subscriptions@acousticsounds.com. Pre-Order Now: https://store.acousticsounds.com/s/843/AS40Series

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Now spinning or living with 12,000 vinyl-discs 💫

 

Weird: I realized I could spend years without playing a record twice!

I’m now digging some unplayed discs I bought before dismantling my old Studietto in 2024.

What a  G O R G E O U S  disc, both music- and sound-wise.

The afternoon highlight.

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Those Philips’ discs always amaze me: the best an audio system gets, the best they sound! So musical, smooth, true to life, no gimmicks, burnished sounding like real music.

Love them!

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Luigi Russolo’s “Intonarumori”

 

Bob Ludwig’s custom Ampex ATR-102 💫

 

A custom 1 inch/2 tracks ultra-master tape recorder with TdP/EAR electronics… what else?

When only the best does 💫

Zappa Krappa 💫

 

In the summer of 1967, nineteen year old photographer Robert Davidson was commissioned to shoot Frank Zappa in his London hotel room to promote an upcoming concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Zappa let him in upon arrival and proceeded to use the toilet. Robert seized the opportunity and immediately asked through the ajar door if he could take his picture on the throne - Zappa obliged.

This set of images, commonly known as the 'Zappa Krappa' pictures almost immediately gained cult status, a sentiment echoed by Zappa himself in 1983, when stating, "I'm probably more famous for sitting on the toilet than for anything else."