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Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity. Robyn Hitchcock was my first real intro to a certain brand of psychedelic / surrealism in music – the man with…
Grateful Dead, Wake Of The Flood, 1973 on Grateful Dead Records. Still working my way through the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of the Grateful Dead. Eyes of…
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia. “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” Great reissue as the initial record in Vinyl Me, Please track for country.
Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, These 13, 2021 on Wegawam Music. Mathus and Bird are both musical heroes of mine going back to Squirrel Nut Zippers (and so…
Tacocat, This Mess Is A Place, 2019 on Sub Pop Tacocat’s fourth LP and first full length on Sub Pop (I think). Optimism and resilience from way back…
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, 1+1, 1997 on Verve Previously only available on CD, but now part of the Vinyl Me, Please anthology The Story of Herbie Hancock. Hancock…
INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic The massively popular (6x platinum) sixth studio album from INXS with Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, and New Sensation….
Grateful Dead, Terrapin Station, 1977 on Arista. I’ve got a 1977 pressing and this recent reissue by Vinyl Me, Please from the Story of the Grateful Dead anthology
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…
Langhorne Slim, Strawberry Mansion. 2021 on Dualtone This is the strawberries & cream version via Magnolia Record Club Named after a neighborhood in Philly – 18 tracks plus…
Willie Nelson, For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price, 2016 on Legacy Great tribute album – I think @willienelsonofficial sounds fantastic in all he’s released in…
The Woodentops, Hypnobeat Live, 1987 on Upside Records. Upside Records licensed from Rough Trade for US distribution. (Came out on Rough Trade in 1986). Recorded at the Palace…
Perth County Conspiracy, The Perth County Conspiracy, 1970 on CBC Radio Canada Transcription. Sometimes known as “Perth County Conspiracy (does not exist)” – great name for a psychedelic…
The Blues Project, Projections, 1966 on Verve Folkways. The Blues Project was only active for a few years around 1966 in Greenwich Village, and included Al Kooper, Roy…
Spencer Cullum, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, 2020 on yk records Wonderful debut solo album form Nashville (via London) pedal steel player and Steelism member Spencer Cullum, jr with…
John Hiatt, The Eclipse Sessions, 2018 on New West Signed copy via Barnes & Noble in Manchester NH Recorded around the time of the 2017 solar eclipse –…
Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Music From the Film), 1985 on Geffen. Gabriel used some instrumental themes and sections from existing work as well as wholly new music Daniel Lanois…
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…
The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969 on Apple Records. I’ve got a 1969 pressing (this one), an early 80s Capitol reissue, and the 2019 fiftieth anniversary edition. In so…
