The brain thing you mentioned is an issue for me as well. My wife would be the first to agree. Your presentation however was flawless on this one. The vertigo sampler from 1985 is a must seek for me. I did indeed pause and checked it out on discogs and it can be had for about thirty bucks. Anything Kurt Vile is gold for me. I don’t recognize that album cover so will need ensure it’s on my list. Great entry… posting mine shortly.

I thought you were in the international space station for a moment at the start ! I don’t have a lot of compilations like you - but can dig a few out to enter - and yes I have lots of days when my mouth and brain don’t gel !

I wasn't familiar with the AA Records compilation, but it sounds interesting. The Two-Tone comp is pretty good, with a great roster of artists. I picked up the "Intended Play LP" over the summer at a flea market for a couple of bucks. It was worth it. Cheers

That's most days for me HP. You can send me the abrasive noise record. I love that shit. Sarah McLachlan & Skinny Puppy were on the same label!?! My mind is blown. That was a lot of comp's considering your claim of not having many comp's. Sweet work man. Cheers...Ben

Interesting comps there! I know it was a while ago, but a $2 double LP is pretty mind-blowing. 😂 Even though comps aren't as important anymore for discovering new bands I have a soft spot for them. Cheers Brian!

“I’ve been unable to say things in a normal manner”…”I’ve chosen 9 LPs for this contest”…”Most normal people are not going to enjoy this record”…In honor of that recommendation, I will pull the vacuum from the closet and let it idle for half an hour. I have never seen that Vertigo sampler outside of my own collection. I remember buying it in high school! It’s really excellent, but you know this. “I wonder if MGK has this” 😊…that Two Tone thing looks cool. Nettwerk was a cool label. I even have a 12” single by Moev. Ahead by Wire is their best song. ✌️

Dang time flies! Love your entry Brian. Somehow seeing you with a Ramones anything… surprised me? Silly me. Leonard, Norway loves him. As I’ve told you. Just letting you know I’m paying attention 😊 I know what you mean, I won’t claim to know what Jason, Kim or Tommy talks about most of the time, but love those guys so I watch all the same 😊 Cheers and God Jul from Morten

Nice response Brian 💯. I think a visit to your place pouring through the collection would be more fun than any record store 😉. I have notta one of anything you picked. 🎉

Hey Brian, I have an odd compilation released by a Toronto furniture store in the early 2000’s it features mostly unknown punk bands and indie acts I’ll show it if/when I launch my own VC channel. I’ve been looking for This Are 2 tone since my friend owned it when we were 13 and listened to it constantly

Morning Brian, great entry, I have that Vertigo comp, love it… Many other good ones including the one on Nettwerk Music Group based in Jack’s neck of the woods & after checking is still very active… Have a great weekend 🎶✌🏼

I just knew you'd show a 'noise' comp! There's a couple you showed that I have - the Weill one and the Woody Guthrie/Leadbelly, the latter a big deal at the time with its exclusive Bruce and U2 tracks.

By Golly Brian, Torontos Thrift Shops stock some seriously interesting vinyls! I have the Two Tone comp and I would call that beautiful "orangey" disc Amber/Honey coloured...looks good enough to eat!

Hey Brian. For someone who claims he doesn’t have many comps, you sure didn’t disappoint. I don’t own any of the ones you showed. Not sure I’d pick up a “noise” compilation though. Folkways comp for the win. Thanks for the great entry. Your name goes in the Seahawks hat for the draw. Cheers buddy.

If even you are unsure about the first record, I would be safe in saying that I won't be looking for it. I am a sucker for compilation albums, especially for obscure artists. The Vertigo sampler seems to have a lot of good cuts. I would probably pick up that Two-Tone comp even though I probably have a lot of the songs. I was actually listening to Madness last night. I have that Lost In The Stars album but it has been a while since I played it. I will have to spin it soon. I also have the A Vision Shared album as well and I really like many of the versions. Cheers.

Brian, great video my friend. I gotta get on this for Handsome Jack! The Vertigo sampler is jam packed wow! 🤘🏼

I can help you with the pronunciation of the city of AA Records. Ypsilanti pronounced: ips-a-lan-tee. A suburb of Ann Arbor. I definitely remember that Nettwerk comp. Great selections Brian!

Some interesting collections, Brian! I may have to take part in this one myself.

Hi Brian- Guess who also has that Vertigo sampler? Yep! Me…bought it back when it first came out-seriously impressive band roster and track listing! It helped that I was majorly into Beggars Banquet & 4AD bands at the time. Oh, also have that Enigma Variations 2….where the hell is EV1?? 😆 I may do this contest as I have some rather interesting RSD comps I could share! Cheers-R

You did a great job with this! I will think about but I’m not sure if I can pull it off!

Good stuff, Brian. I'll be getting my entry out there shortly: a combo of comps and greatest hits collections. That Kurt Weill comp has a great roster of artists. I also have that Enigma Variations, and still plan to show it! 😎🎶

Nice selection Brian. I've never seen that Vertico comp before but it sounds pretty good. I've been revisiting some Boomtown Rats recently. They are touring the UK again next year, will probably go see. I hope to do an entry for this in next few days.

My mind is always disconnected from my voice. I'm always saying things that someone else is thinking. I say that so that I don't have to take credit for anything that I say. I have heard of Junip actually, and from what I've heard, it's pretty good. I have that Vertigo sampler, some great tracks on that one. That Kurt Weill comp sounds quite interesting. Another interesting coincidence, I have The Enigma Variations vol. 1 and I quite enjoy it, great bunch of artists. Love that Folkways comp, I have a different one with Pete Seegar and others on it. Great response!

Nice comps Brian. The Kurt Weill sounds interesting.

"I'm not even sure I enjoy this record," a glowing review haha.

You Brian, are THE undisputed King of Thread Responses and Contest Entries!!! I may jump on this actually, if only to show the 1 comp item I got that might just blow both you and Jack away, I think. I hope LOL!

Hey Brian. Great video with cool left of center comps! Cheers

i dont own any comps but i did own the famous Doors comp but gave it away at some point.

Hey Brian! Excellent response. I'm glad you were peer pressured into doing this. 😅 Nice twist on sad love song. I'm a big fan of BSS and related collective members. That said, I've never been that well versed in Metric or Emily Haines. I will definitely check out the album you've showcased here. La Bamba crushes me. Another movie I saw as a kid. This explains so much! I love that Do Make Say Think album. I only have two of theirs on vinyl, but that's one of them. I know Constellation keeps them in print. REO(h no!) Speedwagon. Glad you hopped on this. Cheers, man! ✌

Yeah another one in the sad buggers club- I too am invited and not sure if that’s a good or bad ! Entry just loaded

Fantastic response there, Joy Division fits the bill and ofc Leonard Cohen. Cool clips in the end. Cheers

Brian, great responce on the tag, love your answer on the Beatles or the Stones. You had great answers to this, I will probably do this, but a little later, feels a little early to do it before the year is over. Cheers

Hey Brian, was just checking back through your back catalogue. Interesting story, I hope this all came out good. My mother had something like this a couple years ago and had a pretty major procedure which came out ok. Very interesting how you brought it back to Night and Day and I knew about Jackson's various 'pronouncements' about smoking. The one other conspicuous mention of cancer I can think of is in the Pink Floyd song 'Dogs'.

That Link Wray sounds very cool. I loved seeing your OCD come out regarding that indentation on the rear cover. Nice finds my friend!

Hey Brian! Excellent choice with the REO selection. Is that an acronym or abbreviation? Not sure......

I can’t add anything. Gary said it all. 😂

Excellent choices, Brian! Especially great is you did not use one of my ideas! I've not heard that Billy Bragg song, but I nearly wept when you read the lyrics. I hope to complete this tag over the weekend.

Watching this, you could easily make this an ongoing series, Brian. A monthly 'Sad Sack' entry of all the new and rare gems to bum us out that we might be missing. Or, Songs with Downer Lyrics You Can Dance To. This is all meant as a compliment of course! I used to play Rid Of Me a lot: 'Missed' was my fav track. 'Keep On Loving You' still holds up as a catchy slice of cheese. 😎🎶

“Let’s talk about a song that I genuinely never want to hear again”…”I was writing an essay or something”…Closer and Unknown Pleasures are top notch, but I don’t play those at parties. “People were probably thinking of more traditional love songs”…I need to explore more Broken Social Scene. “It’s a really weird one I’ve chosen from OMD”…”I don’t have a lot of country songs”.. the ending of La Bamba was terribly sad as you said. REO! I have my original copy I got in grade 8! ✌️

Holiday in Cambodia is quite a dancey track too, I think. Though what a fun game: Upbeat songs about mass death!

Songs of Love and Hate is such a brilliant album--my favorite by old Laughing Len.

I don’t think I can top Gary’s comment 😂 I don’t think you’re a sad bastard, but I know you have a record collection that may make people wonder. That’s my favourite Lenny record. I knew you’d have Ian. Great choice with Billy. I don’t know Emily’s solo stuff, but dig BSS & Metric…I hope she seeker out some help after that album 😳 No wonder Nick was so broken when PJ broke it off. OMD those perverse bastards. Is Control the La Bamba of today? You have a record player in your car 😂 REO Speedwagon may have written the ultimate power ballad. So much cheese. Nice thread & those are some big beats at the end!

I agree, I never really found a lot of those groups to be "sad", especially Joy Division. Not 'sad', 'heavy' certainly. Great picks, I own nearly all of those records as well, I might actually be the Sad Sack that I've been denying I was for years!

Wow….great choices across the whole thing! That Celine song is an immediate ‘turn it off’ for me as well! OMD ✅ Smiths ✅…surprisingly no Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad or Cure 🤔….still- all good ‘sad’ stuff!! Cheers-R

I'm feeling kind of sad bastardy as I have most of those records. I just realized that "My Old Friend The Blues" is on Sunshine On Leith but I had forgot as I haven't played that album in a while. It was the opposite for me as I first heard the song by Steve Earle and saw him do it in concert. I will have to pull out my CD and listen to the Proclaimers version again. Billy Bragg for the win. Cheers.

I actually have this one mapped out, I just haven't got to it yet. I wanted to do that Petty ranking for several weeks now, so I just had to fit it in there. My wife used to say that Cohen was sad bastard music, but now she loves most of his music. See, play it enough and they'll come to appreciate it. I haven't heard of the Emily Haines album, but it seems to be something I would like. I have this thing were depressing lyrics have a way of making me feel better, probably because it make my life seem brighter than what it could be maybe. It's like Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson, I never realized his lyrics were that dark until someone said they were too depressing. Plus Wilson says that a song doesn't have to be loud to be evil. I've paid more attention to his lyrics, and they are very depressing. More joy for me I guess. Oh, Thanks for stealing La Bamba from me, I'll come up with something else. I love that "& Yet & Yet" album too, I don't have the vinyl, but I do have the CD/digital versions. When ever I see a crowd at a concert swishing their hands back and forth in the air, I think if only we could find a way to put dirty windows in front of them, give them a towel and viola, all of our dirty windows would be washed. Sorry, that's stupid, but I can't help having that visual every time LOL. Great response!

Hurray for Aurora 😊

Good response Brian. Some sad things there that I am not familiar with that I need to listen to. Thanks, Chris

I just bought a Greek copy ‘Meat is murder’ and ‘How soon is now’ isn’t on it! I was wondering why I got such a good deal on a near mint copy

Horraayyyy! Brian is back. Always look forward to your submissions

Hey Brian, great tag! I didn’t realise the background behind the Enola Gay lyrics… puts a whole different spin on the song!