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Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues, 1956 on Verve
Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues, 1956 on @ververecords Classic Billie – first on Clef in 1956, then on Verve My copy is a 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue pressed by Record Technology and artwork by Laura Tinald
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Mary Lattimore, Silver Ladders, 2020 on Ghostly International.
Mary Lattimore, Silver Ladders, 2020 on Ghostly International. Secretly Society record for October 2020, Lattimore’s latest LP Wonderful music to work to or to relax to
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Dylan LeBlanc, Renegade, 2019 on ATO Records
Dylan LeBlanc, Renegade, 2019 on ATO Records Dylan LeBlanc‘s fourth studio album and first on ATO. Produced by Dave Cobb – great fit of artist and production here. “Lone Rider” cowritten with his dad James LeBlanc Signed copy via Magnolia Record Club
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Paul McCartney, McCartney II, 1980 on Columbia/MPL
Paul McCartney, McCartney II, 1980 on Columbia/MPL Paul McCartney‘s second solo album, with broad range of styles as he played with synths and recorded at home. “Dont go jumping waterfalls, please keep to the lake . .” via @anntiques1
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Dave Brubeck Trio With Gerry Mulligan & The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Erich Kunzel Conduxtor, Brubeck / Mulligan / Cincinnati, 1971 on Decca.
Dave Brubeck Trio With Gerry Mulligan & The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Erich Kunzel Conductor, Brubeck / Mulligan / Cincinnati, 1971 on Decca. Recorded May 1970 – based on the date on the marquee, maybe on my birthday. Via Anntiques in Ipswich, MA
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Dinah Washington, For Lonely Lovers, 1960 on Mercury.
Dinah Washington, For Lonely Lovers, 1960 on Mercury. Labels suggest my copy is a later repress, circa 1964-68. Inner sleeves have other Mercury releases from 1964 plus ads for portable phonographs Love the “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” on this LP but a great track list generally. Love finding records in good shape…
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Billie Holiday, Music For Torching With Billie Holiday, 1955 on Clef, 1957 on Verve
Billie Holiday, Music For Torching With Billie Holiday, 1955 on Clef, 1957 on Verve. Originally on Clef, then released on Verve (which absorbed Clef in 1956 – both were founded by Norman Grantz). My copy is actually a 1979 reissue by the Book of the Month Club, which had an audio offshoot for a time.…
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Dirty Art Club, Gardens, 2020 on Paxico Records
Dirty Art Club, Gardens, 2020 on Paxico Records Dirty Art Club‘s first on Paxico- clear vinyl 2LP – 27 songs in 49 minutes Matt Cagle is brilliant – interesting to hear digitally generated pops and clicks coming off pristine vinyl pressing Via VNYL
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The Strokes, Room On Fire, 2003 on RCA.
The Strokes, Room On Fire, 2003 on RCA. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on tricolor vinyl with a print by Cynthia Alfonso I don’t have a lot of 90s and aughts vinyl that isn’t reissued – a down time in the production of quality vinyl and in my purchasing of it…
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Grateful Dead, Without a Net, 1990 on Arista
Grateful Dead, Without a Net, 1990 on Arista I’ve got an original 1990 vinyl copy and this Vinyl Me, Please Anthology copy from 2020. Great version of “Eyes of the World” with Branford Marsalis and a China Cat -> Rider plus a Help -> Slipknot -> Franklin’s Very much the Dead I got a chance…
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Various Artists, Flashdance (Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture), 1983 on Casablanca
Various Artists, Flashdance (Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture), 1983 on Casablanca One of the must have soundtracks of 80s cinema (alongside Footloose and The Breakfast Club). “She’s a maniac, maniac on the floor / and she’s dancing like she’s never danced before . . .” Sometime when I dance like I’ve never danced before…
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Donny Hathaway, Everything is Everything, 1970 on ATCO
Donny Hathaway, Everything is Everything, 1970 on ATCO My copy is the @vinylmeplease classics reissue from 2020, pressed at from lacquers cut at @sterlingsound I only wish Hathaway had lived to make dozens more albums. This was his first release though he worked at Curtom records and did session recordings “Tryin’ Times” and a great…
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Thursday, February 18th, 2021
You spin me right round, baby right round
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Sam Cooke, My Kind of Blues, 1962 on RCA / Victor.
Sam Cooke, My Kind of Blues, 1962 on RCA / Victor. German pressing by TeldecPress GmbH Great compilation of Sam Cooke on tunes less commonly associated with him, including But Not For Me. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out, and others
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Coleman Hawkins, The Hawk Flies High, 1957 on Riverside.
Coleman Hawkins, The Hawk Flies High, 1957 on Riverside. Mine’s the 2020 @vinylmeplease reissue with the spine labeled “Hawkins Files High” which sounds like he overpays his taxes (or just does them while under the influence?)
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Various Artists, Crown Jewels Vol. 1, 2019 on Big Crown Records
Various Artists, Crown Jewels Vol. 1, 2019 on Big Crown Records What a great compilation: Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Shacks, El Michels Affair, The Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band, Lady Wray, The Lakesiders, Paul & The Tall Trees, Bobby Oroza, Brainstory, 79.5, and Holy Hive Via VNYL
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Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims, Paul West, and Jimmy Madison, Europa Jazz, 1981 on Europa Jazz.
Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims, Paul West, and Jimmy Madison, Europa Jazz, 1981 on Europa Jazz. Recorded in 1974, released in 1981 on an Italian label – there is a whole series of live recordings on this label. This one was also released in 1974 as “Ms. Jazz” by Carmen McRae on Groove Merchant Via Antiques…
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Al Green, Let’s Stay Together, 1972 on Hi Records.
Al Green, Let’s Stay Together, 1972 on Hi Records. Mine’s a 2015 reissue by Fat Possum pressed at Memphis Vinyl with lacquers cut at Nashville Record Productions In addition to the title cut, includes How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (by the Bee Gees). Via Rough Trade