The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival by The Harry Simeone Chorale vinyl cover art (from 1963).

The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival by The Harry Simeone Chorale vinyl playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #163 - "The Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

This is a Christmas record that my in laws got long before my wife or I were born. It sounds like you're in church on Christmas listening to carols. I have a little more to say on my blog.

Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" vinyl cover art.

Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" vinyl playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #162 - "The Life of a Showgirl" by Taylor Swift. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

I'm a metalhead by nature, so why the F do I own this? Make matters worse I listened to all of it. My thoughts such that they are, exist on my blog. Why I have it is in AT ALL is also over there :)

Iron Maiden's "Nights of the Dead: Legacy of the Beast Live in Mexico City" vinyl cover art.

Iron Maiden's "Nights of the Dead: Legacy of the Beast Live in Mexico City" vinyl. This was Disc 1, which was green (one the three primary colours of the Mexican flag).

Iron Maiden's "Nights of the Dead: Legacy of the Beast Live in Mexico City" vinyl. This was Disc 2, which was white (one the three primary colours of the Mexican flag).

Iron Maiden's "Nights of the Dead: Legacy of the Beast Live in Mexico City" vinyl. This was Disc 3, which was red (one the three primary colours of the Mexican flag).

#AllMyVinyl #161 - "Live in Mexico City" by Iron Maiden. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl #UpTheIrons

This 2020 3x live album by Maiden was one I thoroughly enjoyed. Saw the tour in '19. This was a phenomenally high quality package at a quite reasonable price. 😍the color vinyl. My thoughts here.

WASP's "The Last Command" vinyl cover art.

WASP's "The Last Command" vinyl playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #160 - "The Last Command" by WASP. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The sophomore LP by the LA metal act WASP is next up. While it has one of my all time fav WASP tracks on it, the album as a whole is a mixed bag, leaning towards "meh" for me. Saw 'em this tour tho! My thoughts here.

Kiss's Kissworld vinyl compilation front cover art.

Kiss's Kissworld vinyl playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #159 - "Kissworld" by Kiss. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

I have this double vinyl greatest hits because at the time I couldn't find a copy of Double Platinum (cheaply) on vinyl. It covers their entire career (mxostly) - and not TOO many questionable choices. My thoughts here.

Dio's "Killing the Dragon" 2021 vinyl reprint cover art.

Dio's "Killing the Dragon" 2020 vinyl reprint playing on a turntable.

Dio's "Killing the Dragon" 2021 vinyl reprint playing on a turntable.

Tenacious D & Ronnie James Dio from the music video for "Push". The video comes from the 2002 Killing the Dragon release cycle.

#AllMyVinyl #158 - "Killing the Dragon" by Dio. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Back to my vinyl series with the penultimate Dio studio album. Killing the Dragon has some killer shit on it and some less stellar stuff. But overall, a good studio album with some great bangers. My thoughts here.

My still sealed vinyl copy of Quiet Riot's Metal Health album.

My vinyl copy of Quiet Riot's Metal Health album playing on the turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #157 - "Metal Health" by Quiet Riot. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl #BangYourHead

Decided to write about this album now as I'm seeing Quiet Riot live tonight. Spinning this on the turntable brings up a lot of memories (most of 'em laid out here), as I bought this brand new in 1983.

Pat Benatar's "Seven the Hard Way" (1985) vinyl cover.

The vinyl for Pat Benatar's "Seven the Hard Way" (1985) playing on a turntable.

Pat Benatar from the music video for "Invincible". The orange eyeliner screams 1980's - so sayeth my wife. haha. :)

#AllMyVinyl #156 - "Seven the Hard Way" by Pat Benatar. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Today is the 40th anniv of this LP's release (30 Oct 1985) so I had to spin the vinyl today. This was the end of her earlier period before moving on to a a mature style of song. Check out my thoughts here.

My still sealed copy of Iron Maiden's Killers album on vinyl.

My (now opened) copy of Iron Maiden's Killers album being played on the turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #155 - "Killers" by Iron Maiden. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl #UpTheIrons

The timing of this was perfeft - Killers was the next album in my series, and today (21 Oct) is the 1yr anniversary of the death of Paul Di'Anno who sings on this today. Killer album - my thoughts here.

George Carlin's "Killer Carlin" vinyl artwork.

George Carlin's "Killer Carlin" vinyl playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #154 - "Killer Carlin" by George Carlin. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

This one is a 1981 vinyl rerelease of a 1963 album (recorded in 1960) by George Carlin & his former partner Jack Burns. It's the first in my vinyl series where I went "nope, didn't like that". My thoughts here.

Metallica's Kill 'em All vinyl cover art.

Metallica's Kill 'em All vinyl playing on my turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #153 - "Kill 'em All" by Metallica. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The first Metallica album was - for all this time - an album that I never cared for. I didn't HATE it, but I never cared for it. Until the fall of 2025, when I turned around on it. The details of why are on my blog.

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980) front cover art.

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980) vinyl playing on turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #152 - "Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl #UpTheIrons

Back to vinyl with the first Maiden album, now 45yrs old. It has an earlier sound than what they became known for, but still unmistakably Maiden. Title track MAY have been replayed 5x. My thoughts here.

My new (to me) copy of AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock" that I got in July 2025. This was before I ripped it open to play it. :) #vinyl #vinylcommnity #nowplaying

My new (to me) copy of AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock" playing on a turntable. #vinyl #vinylcommnity #nowplaying

#AllMyVinyl #151 - "For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

While I bought this album new in Nov 1981, I never owned it on vinyl until Jul 2025. The title track is an absolute top AC/DC track of all time. There's other goodness here too. My thoughts on it are here.

My vinyl copy of U2's "The Joshua Tree" sitting on top of my record player.

My vinyl copy of "The Joshua Tree" (1987) by U2 playing on the turntable.

My 1987 copy of The Joshua Tree on cassette tape in 2025. In excellent shape.

For my wife - this picture of Bono in 1987 from the music video for "With Or Without You" was a major thing for the 19 year old version of her. :)

#AllMyVinyl #150 - "The Joshua Tree" by U2 #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Back to the vinyl series with this classic from U2. My wife & I met when this album came out. We're still together, this album is still great. It has STRONG memories for both of us. My thoughts on the album are here.

#AllMyVinyl #149 - "Black Light / White Noise" by Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The second album from this duo is a good mostly blues based hard rock album. It's odd as the albums I do for this vinyl series I have memories of - this was NEW. My thoughts are here.

#AllMyVinyl #148 - "Agent Provocateur" by Foreigner #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The 5th Foreigner album is one that's known for "I Wanna Know What Love is" mostly. But there's a lot of other good stuff on there. Finished this 2 mins before I found out about Oz on Tue. My thoughts are here.

The vinyl covers for Jazz Sabbath (2020), Jazz Sabbath II (2022), & Jazz Sabbath: The 1968 Tapes (2024).

The vinyl disc for Jazz Sabbath (2020) playing on a turntable.

The vinyl disc for Jazz Sabbath II (2022) playing on a turntable.

Artwork on a paper insert from inside Jazz Sabbath II (2022)'s vinyl.

#AllMyVinyl #146 / 147 - Jazz Sabbath I & II #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Today's entry is a double - two albums of jazz covers of Black Sabbath songs from Adam Wakeman's "Jazz Sabbath" project. If you like jazz and Sabbath, then these will be up your alley. Read my thoughts on them here.

The cover art for Led Zeppelin IV (1971).

The vinyl for Led Zeppelin IV (1971) playing on a turntable.

A Stairway to Heaven joke from the movie Wayne's World (1992).

#AllMyVinyl #144 - Led Zeppelin IV #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Today’s album is one that when I saw it was next up on my spreadsheet I dreaded. Not because I don’t like it – I adore it. But that’s the problem. Still, I managed to bang out just under 3,000 words about this masterpiece.

The cover art for Roger Waters' "Is This the Life We Really Want?" vinyl.

The vinyl for Roger Waters' "Is This the Life We Really Want?" playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #144 - Is This The Life We Really Want? by Roger Waters #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

An album that frustrated the hell out of me. 25 yrs after the masterpiece that was "Amused to Death" we get this. I was SO disappointed. My opinion changed a bit as years went by, but still meh.

Iron Eagle Soundtrack (1986) vinyl cover.

Iron Eagle Soundtrack (1986) vinyl playing on turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #143 - Iron Eagle Soundtrack #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

This is an album I fully admit I have for a single track - Dio's "Hide in the Rainbow". That was a thing you did in 1986 - before today's digital music. Most of this album is forgettable, tho. My thoughts on it are here.

My vinyl copy of "Invisible Touch" (1986) by Genesis - still sealed.

My copy of "Invisible Touch" (1986) by Genesis playing on a turntable.

Tony Banks, Phil Collins, & Mike Rutheford of Gensis shown here as puppets. This was from the music video for "Land of Confusion".

#AllMyVinyl #142 - "Invisible Touch" by Genesis #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

A Genesis album that tends to split the fandom - people tend to hate it or love in equal measure. One of my all time fav Genesis tracks comes from this one, as does a fav deep cut. My thoughts on the album are here.

Judas Priest's "Invincible Shield" (2024) vinyl still sealed in package.

Judas Priest's "Invincible Shield" (2024) vinyl playing on a turntable.

Judas Priest standing behind enlarged cover art for their 2024 album, "Invincible Shield".

#AllMyVinyl #141 - "Invincible Shield" by Judas Priest #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The most recent Priest album is the latest in my vinyl series. Another killer metal album in a long line of killer metal albums by JP. I detail why on my blog, but a short version: Rob's vocals & guitars!

Vinyl covers for the Black Sabbath album "Forbidden" (1995). The one on the left is a bootleg pressing of the original mix, and the one on the right is the official artwork for the 2024 remixed version of the album.

30 yrs ago (20 Jun 1995 - in US), Black Sabbath released the Forbidden album. It's generally disliked, I've always liked it. Have written about it a few times. One was a 25th anniv article for my Sab site. The other was the entry in my #AllMyVinyl series on my blog (covers vinyl remix). #ShakeTheCan

"The Instrumental" (1984) by The Steve Morse Band LP Vinyl cover art.

"The Instrumental" (1984) by The Steve Morse Band vinyl disc playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #140 - "The Introduction" by The Steve Morse Band #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

Today's album is one I never knew existed until I saw it in a bin at Half Price Books. Know Morse well from Deep Purple & Kansas. It's a instrumental LP with a range of guitar sounds. My thoughts here.

Front cover art for the vinyl edition of W.A.S.P.'s "Inside the Electric Circus" (1986)

Rear cover art for the vinyl edition of W.A.S.P.'s "Inside the Electric Circus" (1986)

The vinyl edition of W.A.S.P.'s "Inside the Electric Circus" (1986) playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #139 - "Inside The Electric Circus" by W.A.S.P. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The third WASP studio album is not one that's stuck in my memory over time. Today's listen did nothing to change that. There's a lot of filler - stuff that's just outright boring. My thoughts here.

Vinyl sleeve cover for "Inside Star Trek" by Gene Roddenberry (1976).

The vinyl disc for "Inside Star Trek" by Gene Roddenberry (1976) playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #138 - "Inside Star Trek" by Gene Roddenberry #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl #StarTrek

This one is an oddity. it's the 2nd thing I EVER bought for myself on vinyl (back in 1976). It's a mostly spoken word album where GR talks to various Trek cast about the show. My thoughts here.

Vinyl cover for "Inside Information" (1987) by the band Foreigner.

The vinyl disc for "Inside Information" (1987) by the band Foreigner playing on a turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #137 - "Inside Information" by Foreigner #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

An album that I bought new on a Foreigner high and was very disappointed. Today was the first day I listened to it in full in 30 years. Not much has changed in my feelings towards it (which can be read here).

Vinyl cover for the album "Hunting High and Low" by a-Ha.

The vinyl disc for the album "Hunting High and Low" by a-Ha playing on a turntable.

Screen capture of Morten Harket & Bunty Bailey from the music video "Take on Me" (1985) by a-Ha.

#AllMyVinyl #136 - "Hunting High and Low" by a-Ha #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

This is one I ABSOLUTELY bought in 1985 solely for one song. No YouTube, no iTunes back then, so buying an entire album for one sing was a thing I did a bunch back then.. My thoughts are here (mostly meh).

Cover art for the vinyl version of "Hot Rocks 1964-1971" by the Rolling Stones.

One of the vinyl discs for "Hot Rocks 1964-1971" by the Rolling Stones on the turntable.

#AllMyVinyl #135 - "Hot Rocks 1964-1971" by The Rolling Stones #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

This one I picked up due to a recommendation by one of my Twitter followers. Slotted it right in for the series. My all time fav Stones track is on here - Gimme Shelter. My overall thoughts are here.

Vinyl cover art for Dio's "Holy Diver" album (1983).

Vinyl of Dio's "Holy Diver" album (1983) playing on a turntable.

Cover art for the 1983 original and the 2022 remix version of the "Holy Diver" album by Dio next to each other.

#AllMyVinyl #134 - "Holy Diver" by Dio #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl

The first Dio studio album remains to this day his best Dio band album. It punches you in the face right at the start, and doesn't let up. It remains as awesome in 2025 as it did 42 years ago when released. My thoughts here.