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Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, 1965 on Blue Note. (BlP 4195). Beautiful rainy day music for the weekend. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of…
Female Species, Tale Of My Lost Love, 2021 on Numero Group (NUM073) Collection of previously unreleased tracks from Vickie & Ronnie Gossett, from 1966 through 1989 – deluxe…
John Grant, Love Is Magic, 2018 on Bella Union. Deluxe 2 LP clear vinyl edition with a 12 page booklet Maybe my favorite 21st century artist (though I…
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia Produced by Nick Lowe other than Big Sister’s Clothes One of the underrated Elvis Costello LPs – lots of…
Dire Straits, Dire Straits, 1978 on Warner Bros. Debut album from Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers. Produced by Muff Winwood. Classic LP with Down…
Charles Musselwhite Blues Band, Tennessee Woman, 1969 on Vanguard. Another Vinyl Me, Please reissue, the classics record for April Listening notes by Andrew Winistorfer and pressing by QRP…
Shame, Drunk Tank Pink, 2021 on Dead Oceans Secretly Society release from Jan 2021 – blue/black split vinyl Shame’s second album – wonderful post-punk, reminds me a bit…
Tweedy, Sukierae, 2014 on dBpm Records Jeff Tweedy and Spencer Tweedy produced by Sam Tweedy via Barnes & Noble in Manchester NH
R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records Another favorite from the IRS heyday. One side label is Fables of the Reconstruction,…
Art Tatum, The Genius, 1973 on Black Lion Conpilation of recordings from 1944 and 1945 UK label founded in the late 60s that did a lot of reissues
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,…
Marcus Machado, Aquarious Purple, 2020 on Soul Step Records (SSR-067). Clear vinyl pressing via VNYL Great Prince-inspired electric funk guitar soul – some instrumentals that could be outtakes…
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind, 2015 on Nonesuch Second duets album for Harris and Crowell, following after Old Yellow Moon in 2013. This time 6…
R.E.M., Chronic Town, 1982 on I.R.S. Records In honor of delayed tax day, a little REM from the early 80s heyday of I.R.S. Records R.E.M. remain one of…
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 4 Way Street, 1971 on Atlantic Picked up this copy recently – its a 2019 reissue that came out on Record Store Day….
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…
The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man Records Three LP Third Man Records Vault edition, with a…
Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on Jagjaguwar Foxygen bring the best of early Bowie, some Leon Russell, Captain Beefheart, psychedelic rock, prog, jazz- all a very interesting mish-mash: drama that…
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve. Beautiful album with Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke, and guests Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae,…