Rich Bird
@inkstainedrich
“Mitte advocatos, arma et pecuniary.” ~ W. Zevon Cartoon pig in a past life. Lapsed piper, recovering journo, card-carrying non-conformist. Trying to be a better dad. Tony Curtis name drops me in "Some Like It Hot." I spin/post vinyl, DH R & vote blue. 💙
Sex Pistols “Never Mind the Bollocks” 1977 Warner Bros. Records “Where have you gone ̶J̶o̶e̶ ̶D̶i̶M̶a̶g̶g̶i̶o̶ #TedLasso ? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes “Are We Not Men? We Are DIVA!” 2014 Fat Wreck Chords Baddest punk cover/tribute band in the business. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Pet Shop Boys “Please” 1986 Parliphone Quinticential ‘80s album. “West End Girls” and “Opportunities.” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Rolling Stones “Foreign Tongues” 2026 Polydor (Independent store green vinyl) The Stones just dropped their 25th studio album. The first track with mic’d harp and electric slide slyly named drops Muddy Waters. You fuckin’ go boys. Mick hasn’t lost a note. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Guns ‘N’ Roses “The Great Lost Album” 2026 Parachute Recording Co. This is a weird mishmash of early live recordings and multiple duets with other acts like Van Halen, Tom Petty, Springsteen and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols. There’s also side projects. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Traveling Wilburys “Collection” 2007 Rhino The third LP has a few extended versions and a couple extra tunes, but the gem is “Nobody’s Child,” the title track of a comp charity album for Romanian orphans that also debuted Guns ‘n’ Roses’ “Civil War.” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Pogues “Rum, Sodomy & the Lash” 1985 WEA (‘06 Rhino) This is the album Shane & Co. would’ve recorded during a job application when prompted to upload a resume with work history, then be asked to retype the whole thing in separate fields. Pogue Mahone, indeed. #NowSpinning #VnylSky #Vinyl
Rolling Stones “Voodoo Lounge Uncut” 2018 Universal This 3xLP was from the 1994 tour. They were roughly as old as I am now. Tonight I heard they’re going to release a new album in four days. Damn. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Stan Freberg “The United States of America; Vol. 1 The Early Years” 1961 Capitol Basking in the afterglow of 250 … #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
250 doubleheader: Go! Naked Raygun “All Rise” 1985 Homestead “Home of the Brave” Naked Raygun “Jettison” 1988 Haunted Town “Free Nation” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
INXS “Kick” 1987 Atlantic Sometimes you kick, sometimes you get kicked. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Social Distortion (Eponymous) 1990/2008 Epic/Sony Legacy The Cash cover on this album opened the gateway. It happened at a cosmic bowl on the side of Chicago with college friends. I don’t see anymore. #NowSpijning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Decendents “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” 1987 SST Records In the immortal words of Marty Feldman in “Young Frankenstein,” “Too late.” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #AdultingSucks
Sex Pistols “Never Mind the Bollocks” 1977 Warner If you’re ever lacking a suitable void in which to scream, let me suggest the barely moderated ravings of a young Johnny Rotten. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Blues Brothers “Briefcase Full of Blues” 1978 Atlantic It’s a quarter mile to Chicago. I’ve got a full 12 oz of White Claw. I’m 11 years off cigarettes. It’s dark, and I’m wearing bifocals. Hit it. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Joni Mitchell and the L.A. Express “Miles of Aisles” 1974 Electra/Asylum This 2x LP is my personal psychological reset button, and it comes with an amphitheater of cheering people to validate that feeling. And “Big Yellow Taxi” is a straight up jam. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Clash - eponymous - 1977 Epic S1 T2 … no lies detected. #NowSpining #VinylSky #Vinyl
“The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini” 1963 RCA “I’ve never written record notes before, and I’m sure I will never be asked again. The poor fools, they don’t know what they are missing.” ~ Peter Sellers #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Generation X (eponymous) 1978 Chrysalis Billy Idol’s first big boy band. The U.S. version opened with John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth.” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #BillyIdol
John Prine “Diamonds in the Rough” 1972 Atlantic I love me some Steve Goodman. He led me to a friend of mine who led me to John Prine, and his this version of “Souvenirs” is tops. Steve pickin’ and harmonizing light behind JP puts it all in JPs voice. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Butterfield Blues Band “East-West” 1966 Elektra Original lineup is back for a mashup of blues, jazz, psychedelic and rock. This is post ‘65 Newport Folk festival, where Bloomfield drilled Bob Dylan‘s historic electric set. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Chicago #Blues
Mumford & Sons “Sigh No More” 2010 Island/Glassnote #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
John Prine “Common Sense” 1975 Atlantic Ripping Steve Cropper produced cover of “You Never Can Tell” … Blues Bros. worthy. “They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast. Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz …” #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Anything Goes! TDBQ Plays Cole Porter” 1967 Columbia #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Naked Raygun “Home” 1990 Caroline Records In the spirit of Arlo Guthrie, I chose to get good and drunk tonight, so I (sigh) can look and feel my best for tomorrow’s continued cleanout. #AlicesRestaurant #NakedRaygun #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
New York Dolls “Dawn of the Dolls” 2023 Cleopatra 1972 early demo recordings and three blues covers that would have made up the live set infant KISS and Johnny & Tommy Ramone would have seen before starting the Ramones. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Naked Raygun “Jettison” 1988 Haunted Town Records Some days you’re the windshield. Some days you’re the bug. #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Pogues “If I Should From Grace With God” 1988 Warner Regrets, I’ve had a few. Not listening to my high school girlfriend who told me to listen to the Pogues, well, that’s up there. I eventually found this album in college. 10/10 #NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Pogues #LibraryFind