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Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002 on Matador Records
Originally released in 2002, this was Interpol’s debut album (they had an EP out before this). My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on red vinyl. Includes original artwork by Nicholas Law. Recorded at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut.
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Beastie Boys, Check Your Head, 1992 on Capitol / Grand Royal
My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue 30th Anniversary Edition on Red Vinyl. Amazing to me that this is 30 years old but still sounds very fresh
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Herbie Hancock, Quartet, 1982 on Columbia
Hancock with Ron Carter on Bass, Tony Williams on Drums, and Wynton Marsalis on Trumpet – recorded in 1981 at CBS Sony Studios in Tokyo. Great versions of ‘Round Midnight, Parade. A “digital recording” then mastered back to vinyl – I don’t necessarily seek those out but have a few from the 80s Via a…
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Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1971 Tamla compilation – mine’s a mid-70s era reissue. There was a first “Greatest Hits” in 1968, and many many more to follow. I acquired this as part of an Everything But The House lot – great find.
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Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline, 1969 on Columbia
Produced by Bob Johnston, liner notes by Johnny Cash – Dylan plays here with Nashville musicians including Bob Wilson, Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy, Kenny Buttrey, Norman Blake, and Pete Drake. Via Mill No. 5 record fair
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The Suburbs at First Avenue
Not listed at First Avenue yet – notification came from the Suburbs. Apparently tickets will go on sale Friday
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Sunrise over Marblehead, Swans
Sunrise over Marblehead this morning – view from Forest River Park in Salem, with some Swans in Salem Harbor
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Blossom Dearie, Blossom Dearie. 1957 on Verve.
The inimitable Blossom Dearie’s debut album. My copy is the 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please, which includes listening notes by Natalie Weiner. Ray Brown, Jo Jones, and Herb Ellis make up the band.
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Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop, 1979 on Warner Bros.
Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop, 1979 on Warner Bros. Said to have been the first digitally recorded major label album in popular music – 3M 33 track digital machine.
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Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes, Come Together, 1970 on Liberty.
Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes, Come Together, 1970 on Liberty. Great time capsule release from a great year in music. The title tune but also covers of I Want To Take You Higher and Honky Tonk Women, plus some very 1970 original “Ike” songs like Young and Dumb, Too Much Woman (For a…
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John Mayall, The Blues Alone, 1967 on London Records.
John Mayall, The Blues Alone, 1967 on London Records. Drums on some tracks from Kerf Hartley otherwise all Mayall.
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Ornette Coleman, The Shape Of Jazz To Come, 1959 on Atlantic.
Ornette Coleman, The Shape Of Jazz To Come, 1959 on Atlantic. Coleman’s debut on Atlantic and his third LP. With Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins. My copy is a 2022 mono reissue from Vinyl Me, Please
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Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), 2021 on Warner Records.
Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), 2021 on Warner Records. Standalone 2x LP of tracks that were previously in the 9 LP super deluxe Wildflowers & All the Rest. Via a Mill No. 5 record bazaar.
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The National, I Am Easy To Find, 2019 on 4AD.
The National, I Am Easy To Find, 2019 on 4AD. An album and a film. The movie was directed by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and stars Alicia Vikander. Guest vocals from Sharon Van Etten, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mina Tindle, Kate Stables, Lisa Hannigan, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Wonderful LP
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Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002 on Nonesuch.
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002 on Nonesuch. Spent the weekend deep into the 2022 box set reissue of YHF, complete with multiple LPs worth of demos and alternate versions plus a live gig from just before the release. Such a giant, sprawling, and beautiful album and story. It was really my intro (along with the…
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The Silencers, A Letter From St. Paul, 1987 on RCA Victor (US).
The Silencers, A Letter From St. Paul, 1987 on RCA Victor (US). That’s St. Paul as in Minneapolis, not the Apostle. Loved the local Minnesota reference from a hip Scottish band – really solid debut LP all around.
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The Jam, Beat Surrender, 1982 on Polydor.
The Jam, Beat Surrender, 1982 on Polydor. The final Jam single, here the 12″ US EP version, with covers of thr Chi-Lites “Stoned out of My Mind”, Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up” and Edwin Starr’s “War” Via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain