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Crazy Heart, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2010 on New West Ryan Bingham, T-Bone Burnett, Jeff Bridges, plus songs from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Buck Owens, and Kitty Wells. “It’s funny…
U2, Songs of Experience, 2017 2xLP on Island Records. I’ve been a committed U2 fan since the early 80s – discovered them in the War / Under A…
Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra. This is such a solidly great debut album – Mick Hucknall, Toney Bowers, Chris Joyce, Tim Kellett, Sylvan Richardson, and Fritz…
Blood, Sweat & Tears, self-titled, 1968 on Columbia. Released after Al Kooper’s departure, with David Clayton-Thomas in the lead vocal role. Has the hits Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made…
Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace – originally 1983 on Parlophone. My copy is a 2015 “Barnes & Noble Exclusive” pressing on Concord that came with a second…
Fleetwood Mac, Tango In The Night, 1987 on Warner Brothers. Rumours and Tusk get all the attention (and are great) but I really dig this one too –…
Faces, A Nod Is As Good As. A Wink . . . TO a Blind Horse, 1971 on Warner Brothers. After Steve Marriott left Small Faces (to form…
Jim James, Tribute To 2, 2017 on ATO records. Frontman of My Morning Jacket, sequel to his first covers album Tribute To. Got this in a 50% off…
The Police, Reggatta De Blanc, 1980 on A&M. Via Metro City Records in Manchester NH. Love this even more now than ~40 years ago
Rush, self-titled debut, 1974. (Mine’s a 1981 repressing on Mercury). With John Rutsey on drums, before Neil Peart joined.
David Bowie, “Heroes”, 1977 on RCA Victor, with the original fan club ad. Can’t go wrong with Bowie.
Bob “Slim” Dunlap replaced Bob Stinson as lead guitarist in The Replacements in 1987 – his 1993 (The Old New Me) and 1996 (Times Like This) albums released…