Tag: Deep Thoughts
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Hot Tuna, Burgers, 1972 on Grunt.
Hot Tuna, Burgers, 1972 on Grunt. Look at that 1972 swagger on Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Sammy Piazza, and Papa John Creach. Plus Nick Buck on a couple of tracks. via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain.
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The Call, Modern Romans, 1983 on Mercury
The Call, Modern Romans, 1983 on Mercury Michael Been, Greg Freedman, Scott Musick, Tom Ferrier, Steve Huddleston, and Garth Hudson ( of The Band) – this was the album before Reconciled – which is where I first became aware of them Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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John Mayall, U.S.A. Union, 1970 on Polydor.
John Mayall, U.S.A. Union, 1970 on Polydor. The great British bluesman recording in L.A. with Harvey Mandel, and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat and violinist Don Harris – continuing Mayall’s drum-less blues period via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain
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Ultravox, Rage In Eden, 1981 on Chrysalis
Ultravox, Rage In Eden, 1981 on Chrysalis Fifth full length from Ultravox with Midge Ure , Billy Currie, Chris Cross, and Warren Cann. Cover bleeding by Peter Saville Classic early eighties new wave / synths via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Buffalo Springfield, Last Time Around, 1968 on ATCO Records
Buffalo Springfield, Last Time Around, 1968 on ATCO Records Third and final LP from Buffalo Springfield- by the time it came out they were already on to other things. my copy is an 80s pressing based on the labels. Via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain
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Fenton Robinson, Nightflight, 1984 on Alligator Records.
Fenton Robinson, Nightflight, 1984 on Alligator Records. Can’t really go wrong with 80s era Alligator Records or with This one was licensed from Black Magic Records in the Netherlands and was originally titled “Blues in Progress” via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain
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Dan Hicks, It Happened One Bite, 1976 on Warner Bros.
Dan Hicks, It Happened One Bite, 1976 on Warner Bros. Soundtrack to a movie never made – great songwriting as you’d expect. via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain
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The Golden Palominos, Blast Of Silence (Axed My Baby For A Nickel), 1986 on Celluloid.
The Golden Palominos, Blast Of Silence (Axed My Baby For A Nickel), 1986 on Celluloid. Third GP album, with Anton Fier, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis. Syd Straw (and others) on vocals, T-Bone Burnett guest guitar on a few tracks, Bernie Worrell on Hammond Organ, Matthew Sweey, Peter Holsapple, Peter Blegvad. via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica…
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The Call, The Call, 1982 on Mercury.
The Call, The Call, 1982 on Mercury. Debut album from Santa Cruz CA band The Call headed by Michael Been. I think I thought they were a UK band, maybe because the album was recorded in London (Basing Street and the Manor) and produced by Hugh Padgham My copy is a Dutch pressing I picked…
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Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (All Night Version), 1983 on Sire.
Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (All Night Version), 1983 on Sire. 12″ maxi-single with a 9+ minute version of one of my favorite Echo & The Bunnymen tunes, plus a live “Do It Clean” from the Royal Albert Hall Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Hoodoo Gurus, Blow Your Cool, 1987 on Elektra.
Hoodoo Gurus, Blow Your Cool, 1987 on Elektra. Dave Faulkner and crew’s third album, with the big hit “What’s My Scene.” Guest vocals by Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson of The Bangles on Good Times. Promo copy via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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R.E.M., Murmur, 1983 on IRS Records.
R.E.M., Murmur, 1983 on IRS Records. Such a brilliant LP from beginning to end – Radio Free Europe but also Perfect Circle, Moral Kiosk, West of Fields. via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Ry Cooder, Get Rhythm, 1987 on Warner Bros
Ry Cooder, Get Rhythm, 1987 on Warner Bros With Larry Blackmon on “All Shook Up” and Harry Dean Stanton on “Across the Borderline” Specialty Records Pressing – not the first issue as it has the correct Larry Blackmon credit via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Japan, Assemblage, 1981 on Hansa.
Japan, Assemblage, 1981 on Hansa. Collected tracks from their first three Hansa releases: Obscure Alternatives, Adolescent Sex, and Quiet Life, before the went to Virgin. Not necessarily the band you think of covering I Second That Emotion and All Tomorrows Parties . . . My copy seems to be a German pressing via Deep Thoughts,…
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Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic.
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic. A wonderful underappreciated gem – glad to get a clean vinyl copy of this Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records.
The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records. The Buckinghams are a Chicago band but took on a name that would fare better during the British Invasion. (Also perhaps a reference to the Buckingham fountain in Chicago). Solid garage rock / blues – covering You Make Me Feel Good, I Call Your Name,…
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Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia.
Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia. I’ll forgive Paul Simon the lack of an Oxford comma here. This is the one that closes with “7 O’Clock News / Silent Night” which still gives Goose bumps 50+ years later. The fact the label does not say “NONBREAKABLE” makes this a 1967…
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George Benson, The Other Side of Abbey Road, 1970 on A&M
George Benson, The Other Side of Abbey Road, 1970 on A&M Found this last week at Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain – fantastic reimagining of Abbey Road by jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson Gotta be my favorite find of the year, even without Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.