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Day 163 - Spinning at Daily Turntable @U2 - Songs of Innocence. Released in 2014, it is a highly autobiographical record that explores the band's youth in Dublin, early musical influences, and personal relationships

Day 162 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Return of the Dream Canteen. Released in Oct 2022, just five months after their previous album, Unlimited Love. Both projects were from the same recording sessions that followed the return of guitarist John Frusciante

Day 161 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- A Jackknife to a Swan. The album title is a reference to both the elegant Olympic high dive and the death of something beautiful. It was the last album released by the group before their four-year hiatus, 2003-07

Day 160 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Cheap Trick - at Budokan. Released in the US in 1979, this energetic recording captures the band's power pop melodies combined with heavy, roaring guitar riffs, backed by the intense screams of thousands of passionate Japanese fans.

Day 159 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life. Released in 1986, the album represents the peak of his 1980s pop success, winning three Grammys and generating huge singles by blending blue-eyed soul, synth-pop, and afro-caribbean percussion rhythms.

Day 158 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Eddy Grant - Killer on the Rampage. Released in 2982, It stands as his most commercially successful solo album, blending rock, reggae, funk, and synth-pop. The album reached the top 10 on the charts in both the United States and the UK.

Day 157 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Julian Cope - Saint Julian. The album marked a major turning point in Cope's career, pivoting from the unpolished psychedelia of his previous work to a punchier, stadium-ready garage rock and alternative pop sound.

Day 156 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, 1955’s Belafonte from Harry Belafonte. The album was the first number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, topping the chart for six weeks before being knocked out of the top spot by Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album.

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Day 155 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, the debut solo album from Ranking Roger - Radical Departure. The former vocalist with The English Beat and General Public released this gem in 1988. The record shifts away from traditional ska in favor of a slick, 1980s reggae-pop sound.

Day 154 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Our Shining Hour. Sammy Davis Jr. and Count Basie were legendary jazz and entertainment icons who achieved magic together on this 1965 collaborative studio album, Our Shining Hour. Arranged and conducted by a young Quincy Jones.

Day 153 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, the 1984self- titled album from Difford & Tilbrook. Because Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have always been the songwriters and only constant members of Squeeze, Difford & Tilbrook is often considered to be a Squeeze album in all but name.

Day 152 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, the third studio album from The Fixx - Phantoms. Following up 1983’s Reach the Beach. This album features their signature atmospheric production and echoing synthesizers, while exploring more serious and introspective lyrical themes.

Day 151 spinning at Daily Turntable, feeling funky while watching the USMNT tune up for the World Cup. Today we’ve got Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You, a reference to the "Uncle Sam wants you!" US Army recruitment posters.

Day 150 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, The Skatalites - Plus. The record compiles essential instrumental tracks and vocal collaborations cut during the band's peak mid-1960s golden era. After falling all-in for the two-tone ska era, this was my first foray into the roots of ska.

Day 149 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, the 1985 release from Robert Palmer - Riptide. The album spawned five singles including the hits “Addicted to Love” and my favorite “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”.

Day 148 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, percussion in the Sky from Werner Muller and his Orchestra. Picked up on a whim while thrifting, but it’s quite a pleasant listen. Released in 1961. It’s kind of mod, jazz, easy listening. Quite fond of their version of “Over the Rainbow”.

Day 147 - Spinning at Daily Turntable the 1988 release from R.E.M. - Green. The band experimented on the album, writing major-key rock songs and incorporating new instruments into their sound including the mandolin, as well as switching their original instruments on other songs.

Day 146 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, Tim from The Replacements. While honoring influences such as The Ramones and Big Star, they were laying the groundwork for grunge and ‘90’s alternative. Among my favorites are “Swinging Party” and “Bastards of Young”.

Day 145 - Spinning at Daily Turntable, the 2nd studio album from Joe Jackson - I’m the Man. Joe Jackson said, “This is really Part Two of Look Sharp!– it was released less than a year later. I don't know how I even had the time to write and record a slightly more mature record.”