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The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records.
The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records. The Buckinghams are a Chicago band but took on a name that would fare better during the British Invasion. (Also perhaps a reference to the Buckingham fountain in Chicago). Solid garage rock / blues – covering You Make Me Feel Good, I Call Your Name,…
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The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man
The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man Records Three LP Third Man Records Vault edition, with a bonus LP of b sides and magnetic poetry set
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Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on @jagjaguwar
Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on Jagjaguwar Foxygen bring the best of early Bowie, some Leon Russell, Captain Beefheart, psychedelic rock, prog, jazz- all a very interesting mish-mash: drama that you can dance to. Love it via VNYL
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Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve.
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve. Beautiful album with Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke, and guests Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tina Turner, Luciana Souza, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Part of the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Herbie Hancock
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Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity.
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 the light bulb head and all This is a collection of extras from the early 80s – grooving on an inner plane, vegetable friend, give me a…
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Grateful Dead, Wake Of The Flood, 1973 on Grateful Dead Records.
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 the World, Row Jimmy, Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo
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Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia.
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.
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Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, These 13, 2021 on Wegawam Music.
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 many other bands & solo projects each). I wasted no time jumping on this LP Backing vocals from Susanna Hoffs on Bell Witch Produced by Mike Viola…
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Tacocat, This Mess Is A Place, 2019 on Sub Pop
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 before the pandemic in 2019 🙂
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Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, 1+1, 1997 on Verve
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 and Shorter played together in the Miles Davis Quintet circa 1964-1968 Beautiful vinyl pressing, mastering, and packaging – not sure if this will later be available outside…
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INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic
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. This was the follow up to Listen Like Thieves, which had What You Need on it. Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Grateful Dead, Terrapin Station, 1977 on Arista.
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
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Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia.
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 with “7 O’Clock News / Silent Night” which still gives Goose bumps 50+ years later. The fact the label does not say “NONBREAKABLE” makes this a 1967…
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Langhorne Slim, Strawberry Mansion. 2021 on Dualtone
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 a demo – love it
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The Woodentops, Hypnobeat Live, 1987 on Upside Records.
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 Theater in LA, November ’86. Good Thing, Move Me, Why, Get It On – great frenetic indie thrash pop 😉 Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Perth County Conspiracy, The Perth County Conspiracy, 1970 on CBC Radio Canada Transcription.
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 follk band. Canadian group in the late 60s/early 70s, apparently living on a commune in Ontario. Great covers of Donovan’s Hurdy Gordy Man, Smokey Robinson’s If You…