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Gus Polar’s Vinyl Shack
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Taking a journey through music history through Vinyl and Cds. 💿. Support the Music! Buy new releases and Keep on Spinning 🤘
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Ten Years After
Positive Vibrations
1974

The band was already on shaky ground before this album was released. Alvin Lee himself had done two solo albums already. The band would eventually break up shortly after its release

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November 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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The Band
Jericho
1993

The Band’s comeback and reunion album & first studio album since 1977’s Islands as well as their first without Robbie Robertson. Released for the first time on vinyl on 2025’s RSD’s Black Friday. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylsky
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Casandra’s Crossing
Garden of Earthly Delights
2024

A collaboration between guitar great George Lynch and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson. I thought this one would have created more of a stir than it did but it mostly flew under the radar. #cd #cdcollection #musicsky
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The Ferrymen
Iron Will
2025

This the groups 4th LP is a continuation of their melodic power metal with a classic vibe running throughout.

#cd #cdcollection #rockmusic #metal #musicsky
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts
Self Titled
1988

Debut album from the western Canadian rockers. This is straight up rock with a touch of blues. The track “Something to Live For” got a lot of play on the homeland radio stations. #cd
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy
Made in Stoke
24/7/11

This live set with Myles was done before they joined forces for full length LPs together. The setlist pulls from all of Slash’s previous work including solo albums, Snakepit albums, and G’N’R albums.

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November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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April Wine
Greatest Hits
1979

A compilation from one of Canada’s most popular bands and certainly one of my favourites. The album draws from the groups 70s work.

#vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #canadianrock #vinylsky #musicsky
September 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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The Black Crowes
Before the Frost…
2009

This album was recorded in front of a live audience at Levon Helm's Woodstock, NY studio.

#cd #cdcollection #rockmusic
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September 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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The Ferrymen
Iron Will
2025

The 4th studio LP from the melodic heavy metal power trio including Swedish guitar sensation Magnus Karlsson and one of rocks top modern day vocalist in Ronnie Romero.

#cd #cdcollection #rockmusic #heavymetal
September 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Iommi Hughes
Fused
2005

It’s true! I can’t get enough of those Iommi riffs. I’m so glad he’s going back through and reissuing the hard to find albums. Hopefully he continues with what’s still left. This one features the fabulous Glenn Hughes. #vinylsky #musicsky
August 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Bob Dylan
Triplicate
2017

Dylan’s first triple album. Includes covers of classic American Pop Standards.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Queens of the Stone Age
Times New Roman
2023

A kick back to their earlier albums and a more raw messy sound.

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August 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Lenny Kravitz
Blue Electric Light
2024

The latest album from the ever popular Kravitz (4.5M X followers). This release is generally well received by his fan base as one of his best of the 21st century. The Prince influences run deep throughout.

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August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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The Guess Who
The Future is What it Used to Be
2018

I know it’s not the same without the Bachman/Cummings duo but I still like this music. Plus it has Rudy fucking Sarzo and anything that has Rudy Sarzo I gotta have.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #musicsky #vinylsky
August 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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U2
Under a Blood Red Sky
Live EP
1983

RSD 2023 release of the bands early career live EP. The band were still young and relatively new on the heels of the War album.

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August 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Dr. John
Voodoo Hex
Compilation

The most extravagantly colourful vinyl I have. As they may have said way back in the day it’s “far out man”.

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August 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Shinedown
Planet Zero
2022

A concept album and the bands seventh studio LP.

#vinyl #vinylreleases #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #musicsky
August 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Eric Clapton
Behind the Sun
1985

There is some good music at the heart of it but it is generally hurt by the a mid 80’s production that includes synthesizers and drum machines.

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August 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Todd Michael Hall
Off the Rails
2024

The latest solo album from the current Riot V vocalist. Hall is a fantastic singer and the material here is a kick back to 80’s. Very enjoyable, spin it and crank it.

#cd #cdcollection #rockmusic
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August 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Glenn Hughes
Songs in the Key of Rock
2003

This album was written in a ‘seventies vintage frame of mind’, according to Hughes, a return to the 70’s style hard rock.

#cd #cdcollection #hardrock #rockmusic #musicsky
August 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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The Tragically Hip
Fully Completely
1992

The Hip are a national treasure. They were just too Canadian for most everybody else. Here we really see Gordie’s songwriting at its peak. Fully Completely is a Canadian classic

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August 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Dug Pinnick
Thingamajigger
2024

Solo album from the King’s X Vocalist/Bass Player. Lots of catchy riffs and harmonies. This is definitely my kinda groove.

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August 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Extreme
Six
2023

Nuno Bettencourt killed it at the Back to the Beginning concert. Brought in to take on songs with difficult solos, mostly the Randy Rhoads tracks. This guy nailed them all. Played on 12 songs altogether and arranged a guitar version of Changes.

#musicsky #vinyl
August 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Myles Kennedy
The Ides of March
2022

In his second solo album Kennedy goes for a fuller sound and moves into the hard rock territory that he’s known for from Alter Bridge and with Slash.

#vinylrecords #vinylcollector #nowplaying #rockmusic
#musicsky #vinylsky
July 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Destruction
Birth of Malice
2025

After more than a month of my wife fighting for her life due to a stroke she’s now doing well, discharged from hospital to a rehab program. I’ve finally got the urge to spin a record again. Here is one of the big 4 of German Trash

#musicsky #vinyl
July 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM