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Sunday, May 15th, 2022 – Salem Harbor

Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland.

Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland. My copy js a 2021 Craft Record reissue through Vinyl Me, Please classics. Bob Crenshaw, Louis Hayes, Barry Harris, Cliff…

Erroll Garner, Paris Impressions, 1958 on Columbia.

Erroll Garner, Paris Impressions, 1958 on Columbia. Multiple songs feature Garner on harpsichord, first heard on this LP.

Friday, May 13th, 2022 – NYC

Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters, self-titled, 2020 on American Laundromat.

Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters, self-titled, 2020 on American Laundromat. My copy is the teal pressing of which I think 500 were made. Great covers LP –…

Waxahatchee, Out in the Storm, 2017 on Merge.

Waxahatchee, Out in the Storm, 2017 on Merge. Fourth full length (second on Merge) from Katie Crutchfield and Co.

Everything But The Girl; Baby, The Stars Shine Bright; 1986 on Blanco Y Negro / Sire.

Everything But The Girl; Baby, The Stars Shine Bright; 1986 on Blanco Y Negro / Sire. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s third LP as EBTG – great album

Carly Simon, Torch, 1981 on Warner Bros.

Carly Simon, Torch, 1981 on Warner Bros. One of the earlier entries in the “contemporary singers do the American songbook” genre – very solid outing

Betty Carter, Finally, 1975 on Roulette.

Betty Carter, Finally, 1975 on Roulette. Recorded in l1969 in New York, but not released until 1975 as the master tape was stolen. Lysle Atkinson on bass, Norman…

Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor.

Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor. Dolly’s 8th solo album, with 7 tracks written by her (including the title cut) and 3 by Porter…

Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Nancy Sinatra, Country My Way, 1967 on Reprise.

Nancy Sinatra, Country My Way, 1967 on Reprise. Came out just after Boots. Great version of Jackson with Lee Hazelwood – found at the local thrift store for…

Dinah Washington, The Good Old Days, 1963 on Mercury.

Dinah Washington, The Good Old Days, 1963 on Mercury. There was going to be a “More Of The Good Old Days” (MG20623) but as far as I can…

Sarah Vaughan, Favorites, 1959 on Columbia.

Sarah Vaughan, Favorites, 1959 on Columbia. Mine is issued on Columbia Special Products but I believe is still from the 50s.

Dave Depper, Moon Safari, 2021 on Turntable Kitchen.

Dave Depper, Moon Safari, 2021 on Turntable Kitchen. A full album cover of AIR’s 1997 debut album by the guitarist/keyboardist for Death Cab For Cutie

Jesus and Mary Chain, Send Me Away: Early Demos, 2011 on Swingshift Records.

Jesus and Mary Chain, Send Me Away: Early Demos, 2011 on Swingshift Records.

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

Love and Rockets, Motorcycle 12″ single, 1989 on Beggar’s Banquet.

Love and Rockets, Motorcycle 12″ single, 1989 on Beggar’s Banquet. I’ve always been a huge fan of Bauhaus and their descendant bands. This is a great 4 song…

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022