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Madness, Complete Madness, 1982 on Stiff Records Italian pressing of a greatest hits compilation. Total coincidence and not election commentary.
Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate, 2016 on Polydor You may know “Cold Little Heart” from season one of Big Little Lies, but there are many other great songs…
America, Homecoming, 1972 on Warner Brothers. Their sophomore album, with Ventura Highway, Dont Cross the River, Head and Heart, etc. The band actually formed in the UK, kids…
Steal your face right off of your head . . .
McCoy Tyner, Sahara, 1972 on Milestone. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please 2020 remaster & reissue which is a fantastic pressing (Quality Record Pressings).
Various Artists, History of British Blues (Volume One), 1973 on Sire Great compilation I picked up at @mystery_train_records in Gloucester Includes Peter Green and John McVie with John…
Angel Olsen, All Mirrors, 2019 on Jagjaguwar Rough Trade exclusive white vinyl 2xLP edition Olsen’s fourth studio LP – I started following her music after Burn Your Fire…
Kraftwerk, Electric Cafe, 1986 on Warner Brothers Another early selection for me from Columbia House Record Club. In very good shape considering how much I played it back…
Ted Leo, The Hanged Man, self-released in 2017. Excellent double album including Chris Wilson on drums and backing vocals from Jonathan Coulton, Aimee Mann, and Paul F Tompkins…
Robyn Hitchcock, Groovy Decay, 1982 on Albion (original UK pressing). Hitchcock’s second solo album with Sara Lee from Gang of Four and Anthony Thistlewaite from the Waterboys, produced…
Grimes, Miss Anthropocene, 2020 on 4AD Pink transparent vinyl – pressing by Independent Record Pressing Via VNYL Beautiful pressing, great album – like this even more than Art…
Various Artists, The Old Grey Whistle Test Take Two, 1976 on Super Beeb Records. Follow up to the Old Grey Whistle Test sampler I posted a while back….
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 2019 on Darkroom / Interscope Eilish’s debut on apricot vinyl via VNYL Love this album – smart,…
Sarah McLachlan. Touch, 1989 on Arista. Once stood in line behind McLachlan in a Pottery Barn at University Village near the UW. Been a fan since picking up…
Various Artists, Forever Words, 2018 on Legacy/Sony. Songs created based on Johnny Cash’s poetry, letters, and lyrics set to music by contemporary artists. Love this compilation and the…
Rush, Moving Pictures, 1981 on Mercury One of my early selections in the Columbia House Record Club. Still my favorite Rush album and one of my favorite prog…
The Bird and the Bee, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, 2018 on Slow Down Sounds. Came out in 2010 in…
Various Artists, The Big Time Syndrome, 1987 on Big Time. Label sampler with Love and Rockets, Alex Chilton, Dumptruck, Jazz Butcher Conspiracy, Dream Syndicate, Redd Kross, The Pastels,…
Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop, Love Letter For Fire, 2016 on Sub Pop Huge fan of both Sam Beam (and Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop – this…
Various Artists, Bad Influence (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1990 on Mango Records. Great soundtrack – Nina Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers, Lloyd Cole, Thomas Mapfumo, Toots Hibbert doing “Spiritual…