Eli Hansen

@vh173.bsky.social

Rare/interesting vinyl 60s/70s/80s Real Numbers 🎸🎤 https://bsky.app/profile/real-numbers.bsky.social

There is no greater bastion of 21st-century counterculture than #WFMU. Its fast-moving fundraiser is on now 'til March 15, and hearing some of the adrenaline-fueled DJ tag-teams is like getting a jolt of electricity. If you, me, & every listener don't support it, it could easily become just a memory

The Surfaris "Bombora" 1963 This is not the Wipe Out Surfaris. Wipe Out broke around the time this came out, lawsuits ensued, probably tanking Bombora, & forcing them to add the "Original" prefix to their name even though they already had many singles out. Scorching 45🔥🤯 youtu.be/mtPwNvjjNmQ?...

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Big announcement for tiny performance ✨️🤏 Acoustic full band Real Numbers set as part of legendary "Tiny Tuesdays" series - starts early, ends early, low volume, high energy 3/18✨️7:30pm✨️Eagles 34

Flyer including bands linear valley, real numbers, model depth, canary room, a.p. looze

The Shag "Stop and Listen" 1967, Milwaukee I met founding member John once at Beans & Barley although he had left the band before this single was made. B-side is a mildly entertaining Middle -Earth-core instrumental which I believe suffers from terrible pressing defect causing static throughout🧙‍♂️🤷‍♀️

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The Honeycombs – The Honeycombs, 1964 A UK pressing to replace my long held US copy which is quite muddy compared to this. The US also appears to have reverb added to the mix, collectively marginalizing the phenomenal Meek production & raucous performance. Essential upgrade.

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XTC's Life Begins at the Hop - I avoided the UK pressing of this one because it came in a PVC sleeve & went with the Australian. The only other countries that pressed this single were Japan, New Zealand & Canada. In the US it was tacked onto Drums & Wires. (Festival company sleeve is correct 🤓

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Had to pick this up recently bc I realized I have never owned it, or heard it, on vinyl. I had mistakenly remembered I had it on an LP but it was a single only. Despite this copy being quite thrashed it does in fact sound amazing

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