Tag: Parlophone
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David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971 on RCA Victor
Bowie’s fourth full-length studio LP and one of my all-time favorites. This followed The Man Who Sold the World but all these early Bowie albums are so great they sound to me like they have just always existed. It can be hard to find decent early pressings of these but there have been many great…
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John Lennon, Rock ‘n’ Roll, 1981 on MFP/Parlophone
Originally released in the US and UK on Apple Records in 1975, these recordings were made at A&M studios (LA) in late 1973 and the Power Plant in New York in late 1974, during Lennon’s so called “lost weekend” where he was separated from Yoko Ono and doing a fair amount of drinking and drugs.…
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David Bowie, A Divine Symmetry, 2022 on Parlophone
Divine Symmetry was first available as a box set in 2022, with 4 CDs and a Blu-Ray disc (or a 72 track digital download). This single LP vinyl edition, with the subtitle An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory was released in February 2023. Hunky Dory is one of my all time favorite albums, so getting…
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The Beatles, Revolver, 1966 on Parlophone / Capitol
Classic Beatles LP as they started shifting toward innovative studio techniques, took more drugs, and got more experimental – continuing the shift that started on Rubber Soul with tracks like “Tomorrow Never Knows”: Turn off you mind / relax and float downstream / it is not dying / it is not dying Artwork by Klaus…
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AIR, Moon Safari, 1998 on Caroline/Source.
The debut album from AIR (labelled as “AIR French Band” on the cover – originally released on Source in France and Caroline in the US. My copy is a 2023 reissue on Parlophone via Vinyl Me, Please. (25th anniversary edition, with listening notes by Sophie Frances Kemp). Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are the core…
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Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner.
Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner. My copy is the 2021 @vinylmeplease reissue, put out as part of thr VMP 100 series. Feel Good Inc still sounds super fresh and new to me 16 years later – what a great creative project
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Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace, 1983 on Parlophone.
Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace – originally 1983 on Parlophone. My copy is a 2015 “Barnes & Noble Exclusive” pressing on Concord that came with a second LP of bonus audio and a bonus 7″ single. Great pressing. Found in a clearance rack at a B&N in Manchestet NH – a bargain at any…