Previously in the last blog about recommending the Vinyl Museum in the Public Relations Department (located in Ari, where you grab the BTS to this station and then reach there with a tuk-tuk), I summarized it like these texts here.
This place consists of many Thai and foreign vinyl records, dubbed “The Living Library,” where you can touch, look, and listen to the real thing with free admission. To enjoy this stunning place for music lovers conveniently, you should reserve online at this link since there are limited record players. As I noticed on the day I was writing this blog (February 21, 2024), the afternoon queues were full so fast when I visited this morning (opening from 10 AM to 4.30 PM on weekdays).
Anyway, it is located on the second floor of the Public Relations Department Convention Hall, as shown in the below photos.
When you enter there, you can see a CD-powered jukebox with rare songs and facilities from analog TV days, such as a U-matic tape recorder. Then, museum officers will guide you through analog records, including heavy shellac records and lighter vinyl ones, and how to play the latter, which is easy to play.
Without further ado, I am going to guide some interesting vinyl records in this museum right now. Your favorite Thai classic artists might be included and mentioned in this blog
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At first, these retired vinyl records from nationwide Radio Thailand were donated to this museum, and they are categorized into alphabetic artists and notable artists, like the below photos.
This is a collection of beloved national artist, Bird Thongchai. Since his debut in 1986, in the early years of adult contemporary, to his peak point in the whole 1990s decade, he has been more colorful and getting closer with joy. It guarantees the all-time superstar of T-POP milestone.
Before the days of new wave music worldwide in the 1980s, the folk-pop music scene in Thailand was popular in the mid-1970s; it was marked as its milestone by the band "Isn't.". From 1986 to the present, they have become more iconic with the Rock brothers' images, spinning off as "Asanee-Wasan Chotikul" in the sound of "cutting and heartbroken guy," just like a crying hooligan.
This heartland rock legend of Thailand, calling it the era in the upcoming April 2024, Carabao (Add-Therry-Lek), is a milestone of Thai society through the past 43 years since 1981; they reached their peak in 1984 with the album "Made in Thailand," which came with a pandan record jacket as Thai modern wisdom and electronic hard rock sound.
The talented "Tik Shiro" has shone since 1987, when he was the drummer of the band Ploy, then became a solo artist in 1990 with upbeat and cool songs, written and produced by Toh Shirik the one and only. Accordingly, "Just Dance and Come Join Us!".
These female bubblegum pop artists in 1990s, just the three big names "Christina-Aom-Tata Young," are so worth the 1990s T-POP nostalgia. For the different styles, dancing queen, little dashing, and little wonder girl, I recommend these albums for you.
The boutique string pop in the mid-80s (1984–1986) came from GMM Grammy, RS, and Nititad respectively, and these albums are considered as "the hidden gem" that you can't miss listening to.
The illustrated, tone-controlled, exquisite covers. The first one is from "Chaliang Aek Ka Naek (Restful)" which comes with creative and chilled out vibe throughout the whole cover, and it is illustrated by Sukhee "Tao Illustration House" Somngoen. The other two are smooth vibes , illustrated by Krirkbura Yomnage. Yes, I called it "aesthetic.".
If you want the satisfied Thai fusion jazz music of the 1980s and 1990s, Infinity Band is your final answer.
There are the timeless songs from the duo "Byrd & Heart," along with the new wave music (Mum Laconics' "Weary") and piano instrumentals (Nat Yontarak's "P-Wonduen"), including the greatest hits under the defunct breakthrough music label, Nitespot Entertainment.
Thai northern pop and folk music always welcome you.
Pu Pongsit Khampee is the third generation of Thai heartland rock, and he comes with smooth and sweet songs.
Caravan is the big brother of Thai heartland rock (Pleng Pua Cheewit). This is the end of Thai songs part.
If you want the city pop, just two records are for you. Besides, Tatsuro's "Ride on Time" and Mariya's "Fushigi no Peach Pie" are included in the right Japanese hits record.
You should not overlook the recording personnel in each album, and sometimes music instrument details are included.
The personal credit part is so important for us, as they are behind the music. With the vinyl records, you can touch and read it for lyrics, album details, and production credit, and listen to the music absolutely.
Finally you can enjoy the artwork on the records.
I'm sorry for not being good at art history. You can see the techniques of digital collage/pop art, duotone, color splash, metalic robotics airbursh, symbolic photography, neon lights, paper collage, mixed media art, and standard illustration, respectively, in this 3x3 square. I can consider this place an absolute art gallery.
Including the digital art manipulation (after in-house label design). If in the UK there was Hipgnosis, Thailand's "Omnivisions" is the choice.
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