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Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire.
Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire. Second LP (following Talking Heads ’77). Such a great record – Stay Hungry, For Artists Only (“I don’t have to prove that I am creative”), that cover of Take Me To The River – part of peak era TH Via Mystic Disc in CT
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Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues.
Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues. Blues on Blues was a label founded and run by Al Smith out of Chicago – this was the second LP released on the label
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Eric Andersen, ‘Bout Changes & Things, 1966 on Vanguard.
Eric Andersen, ‘Bout Changes & Things, 1966 on Vanguard. I think this title would work well for an autobiography. Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 60s and later joined Ruck Danko of The Band in Danko/Fjeld/Andersen. Best know composition here is probably “Thirsty Boots”
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Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 on Columbia. My pressing in an early 70s reissue (based on the labels). Wonderful early folkie Dylan with Chimes of Freedom, It Ain’t Me Babe, All I Really Want To Do, and My Back Pages. Found via a record fair at Mill No. 5
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Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, & Wardelll Grey, Tenors Anyone?, 1958 on Dawn.
Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, & Wardelll Grey, Tenors Anyone?, 1958 on Dawn. My copy is a 1980 reissue on Biograph Great compilation
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Maggie Rose, Have A Seat, 2021 on Starstruck / Soundly.
Maggie Rose, Have A Seat, 2021 on Starstruck / Soundly. Rose’s third album – with Marcus King guesting on one track Recorded at Fame in Muscle Shoals
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Willie Neslon, Heroes, 2012 on Legacy / Yep Roc Records.
Willie Neslon, Heroes, 2012 on Legacy / Yep Roc Records. My copy is part of the Story of Willie Nelson anthology from @vinylmeplease Another great set from Willie and guests including Lukas Nelson but also Ray Price, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver – even Snoop Dogg on “Roll Me Up” (and Smoke Me When I…
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The Woodentops, Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway, 1988 on Columbia / Rough Trade.
The Woodentops, Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway, 1988 on Columbia / Rough Trade. Second LP from UK band with Bernie Worrell joining on Clavinet
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Pylon, Gyrate, 1980 on DB Records.
Pylon, Gyrate, 1980 on DB Records. 2020 reissue on New West. Debut album of hugely influential Athens GA post punk band – I came to them via R.E.M.
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Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes, 1975 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes, 1975 on Columbia. Mostly recorded in 1967 in the basement of the Big Pink house in Saugerties NY but not released until 1975 A must-have for any Dylan fan – my copy is a Canadian pressing I picked up in Vineyard Haven at Island Music
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Nina Simone, The Best of Nina Simone, 1970 on RCA Victor.
Nina Simone, The Best of Nina Simone, 1970 on RCA Victor. Great versions of I Shall Be Released and Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne as well as I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free.
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Sarah Vaughan, The New Scene, 1966 on Mercury.
Sarah Vaughan, The. New Scene, 1966 on Mercury. One of Vaughan’s later Mercury albums, a few years after the Tivoli live record. Includes the Lennon-McCartney Michelle
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Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca.
Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca. My copy is a 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please I don’t think I knew her version of South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) but well known tracks here: Crazy (written by Willie Nelson), Walking After Midnight, I Fall To Pieces.
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Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, 1958 on Atlantic.
Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, 1958 on Atlantic. My copy is a 1977 reissue with the Rockefeller Plaza address. Classic collaboration
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raise the Roof, 2021 on Rounder Records.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raise the Roof, 2021 on Rounder Records. Long Awaited (by me at least) follow up to 2007’s Raising Sand. Got to see this tour in Boston at what is now Leader Bank Pavilion – great show, and great album. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please version but I think…
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The Cure, World War (Early Demos), Bootleg on Swingshift, 2017.
The Cure, World War (Early Demos), Bootleg on Swingshift, 2017. Great collection of early demos – wish it had better documentation on where and when each was recorded.
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Camper Van Beethoven, Vampire Can Mating Oven, 1987 on Pitch-a-Tent Records.
Camper Van Beethoven, Vampire Can Mating Oven, 1987 on Pitch-a-Tent Records. Early EP including a cover of Photograph (the Ringo Starr solo song cowritten with George Harrison)