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The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records.

The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records. An original 1969 pressing from Capitol record’s Jacksonville plant. Side 2 is the orchestral score composed and orchestrated by George…

Herb Eillis and Stuff Smith, Together!, 1963 on Epic.

Herb Eillis and Stuff Smith, Together!, 1963 on Epic. An original mono pressing – Herb Ellis on guitar and Stuff Smith on violin, with Al McKibbon, Lou Levy,…

Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain.

Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain. Great combination that works really well together – one of my favorite albums and I’m…

Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records.

Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records. Pitchfork’s review called them the channel between the Dead Kennedys and The Grateful Dead – this one leans more to…

Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia.

Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia. ~24 yr old Wynton with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Charlotte Moffett (and Ron Carter on Aural…

Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune.

Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune. French pressing of a compilation first released in the US in 1976 as “The Complete Fletcher…

Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.

Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell

Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve. Classic Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson Trio – previously released on the Verve albums “In a Romantic Mood”…

Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia.

Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia. All Along the Watchtower, Dear Landlord, I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – classic Robert Zimmerman – between Blonde on Blonde…

The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists.

The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists. The US release version which has both vocal and instrumental versions of Many tunes

Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile.

Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile. Followup to 2010’s Buddies adjusted for the pandemic era. via @newburycomicspeabody

Richard Thompson, 13 Rivers, 2018 on New West.

Richard Thompson, 13 Rivers, 2018 on New West. 2xLP from the inimitable RT

World Party, Bang!, 1993 on Chrysalis / Ensign.

World Party, Bang!, 1993 on Chrysalis / Ensign. My copy is a 2021 reissue on Seaview Records which is reissuing the World Party catalog via Newbury Comics

The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.

The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.

Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol.

Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol. Dolny’s second full length, with Hyperactive, Dissidents, I Scare Myself.

Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky.

Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky. Dedicated to Muddy Waters who joins on his own “Walking Thru The Park” – much of the band…

The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records.

The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records. My copy is a @vinylmeplease reissue from 2018. Great early 70s reggae produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry

Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest.

Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest. Compilation

Nina Simone, Starring Nina Simone (with George Wallington), 1964 on Spin-O-Rama.

Nina Simone, Starring Nina Simone (with George Wallington), 1964 on Spin-O-Rama. Simone sued Premier albums over this one, alleging it was an unauthorized release and settled out of…

Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner, 1953 on Columbia.

Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner, 1953 on Columbia. Mine’s a 1956 pressing, with the “six-eye” Columbia labels, with the registered trademark on “LP” Sleeve was really just two pieces…