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Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 on Columbia

Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 on Columbia Recordings made in 1933 and 1949, originally put out on vinyl in 1968. The 1949 tracks here are from the…

Lilly Hiatt, Walking Proof, 2020 on New West

Lilly Hiatt, Walking Proof, 2020 on New West Blue limited edition vinyl copy of Hiatt’s fourth full length and second on New West. Great follow up to Trinity…

Dawes, Passwords, 2018 on HUB Records

Dawes, Passwords, 2018 on HUB Records 2xLP Dawes album – one of my favorite working bands today – always consistent quality. Production by Jonathan Wilson Beautiful pressing by…

Nickel Creek, This Side, 2002 on Sugar Hill Records.

Nickel Creek, This Side, 2002 on Sugar Hill Records. Produced by Alison Krauss Another wonderful reissue from Craft Recordings on two 45rpm records.

Paul McCartney, Tug of War, 1982 on Columbia / MPL

Paul McCartney, Tug of War, 1982 onColumbia / MPL Sticking with Paul McCartney from yesterday’s post. Tug Of War is early 80s Macca, with guest Stevie Wonder on…

Paul McCartney, McCartney, 1970 on Apple Records

Paul McCartney, McCartney, 1970 on Apple Records McCartney’s first solo album released in the US about a month before my birthday. I’m still always amazed at the beauty…

Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia.

Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia. Recorded May 19th, 1961 – on “nonbreakable” Columbia Records vinyl in mono Cover artwork by Joe Eula, with…

John Craigie, Asterisk The Universe, 2020 on Zabriskie Point Records.

John Craigie, Asterisk The Universe, 2020 on Zabriskie Point Records. I think I first heard John Craigie on one of the KEXP podcasts, or live in studio. This…

Generationals, State Dogs: Singles 2017-2018, 2018 on Polyvinyl.

Generationals, State Dogs: Singles 2017-2018, released in 2018 on Polyvinyl. Generationals is a duo out of Louisiana often described as “New Wave” despite recording now, not in the…

Nickel Creek, self-titled, 2000 on Sugar Hill Records

Nickel Creek, self-titled, 2000 on Sugar Hill Records When I first started hearing about Nickel Creek I thought they were somehow related to Nickelback. I should have paid…

Jewel, Pieces Of You, 1995 on Atlantic

Jewel, Pieces Of You, 1995 on Atlantic Jewel’s 1995 major label debut – this was on endless loop in the late 90s for my wife and I (grad…

Go-Gos, Beauty and the Beat, 1981 on I.R.S. Records.

Go-Gos, Beauty and the Beat, 1981 on I.R.S. Records. The Go-Go’s debut – the sound of the early 80s. Our Lips Are Sealed, We Got the Beat ….

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cosmo’s Factory, 1970 on Fantasy

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cosmo’s Factory, 1970 on Fantasy Love this album – the 11 minute Heard It Through The Grapevine, Travelin’ Band, Looking Out My Back Door, and…

Johnny Cash, Everybody Loves A Nut, 1966 on Columbia

Johnny Cash, Everybody Loves A Nut, 1966 on Columbia A bit of a novelty record from Cash – including yodeling by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott on “cup of coffee”…

Erroll Garner, Afternoon Of An Elf, 1955 on Mercury.

Erroll Garner, Afternoon Of An Elf, 1955 on Mercury. Long-playing microgroove LP from the fifties. Garner cut these tunes with the index finger of his left hand in…

Quivers, Out of Time, 2020 on Turntable Kitchen

Quivers, Out of Time, 2020 on Turntable Kitchen Limited edition white vinyl, cover album for R.E.M.’s 1991 LP Love this record as much as the original and on…

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Dragons, 2019 on Magnolia Music

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Dragons, 2019 on Magnolia Music This is the Magnolia Record Club version on black and white vinyl. The Lone Bellow guest on the…

No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom, 1995 on Trauma Records / Interscope.

No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom, 1995 on Trauma Records / Interscope. My copy is a 2014 reissue. Trauma was an indie label out of LA that made a deal…

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Couldn’t Stand the Weather, 1984 on Epic.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Couldn’t Stand the Weather, 1984 on Epic. Follow up to Texas Flood, SRV in prime shape. via Antiques on Elm

Various Artists, No Nukes, 1979 on Asylum.

Various Artists, No Nukes, 1979 on Asylum. 3LP set from the Muse concerts for a non-nuclear future, Madison Square Garden Sept 19-23, 1979. Who’s who of late 70s…