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Humanities Librarian at JMU; co-editor of COMIC BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY; co-author of "Sustainable Futures for Comics Collections"; #FirstGen; Opinions mine etc.
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Listening to this one again. This record is great.

Record #725: Nirvana, Nevermind—The Singles (2011, 4x10” box set, US, DGC Records)

Record #724: The Go-Gos, Beauty and the Beat (1981, 12”, US, IRS Records)

Record #723: Dirty Beaches, True Blue b/w Sweet 17 (2010, 7”, US, Zoo Music)

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Man.

Record #722: Biz Markie, Just a Friend b/w Spring Again (1989, 7”, US, Cold Chillin’)

This is the correct take. The best film in the franchise is AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY.

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Record #721: Mogwai, Mogwai Fear Satan Remixes (1998, 12”, UK, Eye Q Records)

Record #720: The Jesus and Marychain, Upside Down b/w Vegetable Man (1980s reissue, 7”, UK, Creation Records)

Record #719: Miami Vice—Music from the Television Series Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas (1985, 12”, US, MCA Records)

Record #718: USA/Mexico, Live in Paris (2025, 12”, UA, 12XU Records)

Record #717: Sunn O))), Life Metal (2019, 2x12”, US, Southern Lord Recordings)

Record #716: The Beatles, I Feel Fine b/w She’s a Woman (1964, 7”, mono, US, Capitol Records)

Record #715: Jimmy Reed, Rockin’ with Reed (1960s reissue, 12”, US, Vee-Jay Records)

Record #714: Laurie Anderson, Big Science (1982, 12”, US, Warner Bros. Records)

Record #713: Morton Subotnik, Silver Apples on the Moon (1967, 12”, US, Nonesuch Records)

Found this 30 years ago, sealed and inscribed in wax pencil by Tammy Faye Bakker. Record #712: Tammy Faye Bakker, The Lord’s On My Side (1980, 12”, US, PTL Records)

Record #711: Yusef Lateef, Eastern Sounds (1964 reissue, 12”, stereo, US, Prestige Records)

Record #710: The Sugarhill Gang, 8th Wonder b/w Sugar Hill Groove (1980, 12”, US, Sugar Hill Records)

Man Who Spent 40 Minutes Talking About Steely Dan on First Date Confident It Went Great thehardtimes.net/music/man-wh...

Check out Sly Lives! which is on Hulu right now. Record #709: Sly and The Family Stone, There’s a Riot Going On (1971, 12”, US, Epic Records)

I’m pleased to announce the release of my new book, Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West, published by @utexaspress.bsky.social More details can be found here: utpress.utexas.edu/978147732998...

In the cover art Hall of Fame! Record #708: Lords of Acid, Pussy (1998, 12”, US, Never Records)

Record #707: Babes in Toyland, Dust Cake Boy b/w Spit to See the Shine (1989, 7”, US, Treehouse Records)

If you're looking for some awesome Zombi-esque horror synth, I've found the thing for you! ccombs.bandcamp.com/album/house-...

nice to see the troops rally round this one

Record #706: Suicide, Suicide (1999 reissue, 12”, US, Red Star Records)

If you describe a restaurant or a bookstore as "the best," why does it always sound even better when you add "in the tri-state area" to the end of your superlative? 🤷‍♂️

Record #705: Prince and The Revolution, Let’s Go Crazy b/w Erotic City (1984, 12”, US, Warner Bros. Records)

Easy peasy @scottythered.bsky.social Miles Davis, Bitches Brew Miles Davis, Get Up with It Marvin Gaye, What's Going On Germs, (GI) Herbie Hancock, Sextant Fela Kuti, Confusion John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music Iannis Xenakis, Persepolis

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Record #704: The Beatles, Across the Universe b/w Two of Us (1996, 7”, US, Capitol Records)