Category: music
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Cedric Burnside, Benton County Relic, 2018, Single Lock Records.
Cedric Burnside, Benton County Relic, 2018, Single Lock Records. R.L. Burnside’s grandson and a great blues guitarist in his own right One of my favorites of the last decade Pressed at Memphis Vinyl, Lacquers cut by Jeff Powell
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Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia.
Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia. Their second album: It’s A Mistake, Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive, Overkill – they were not one hit wonders after Who Can It Be Now or a novelty act after Down Under, though Australia did seem rather far off and cool. Colin Hay, the late Greg Ham, Ron…
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Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records
Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records Lucinda Williams most recent solo record – love her writing and her voice 2xLP edition with demo cuts on the fourth side. Via Discogs
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Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M.
Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M. Hometown Minneapolis band The Suburbs first (and only?) Major label release. Recorded at Metro Studios Via the other Record Exchange (St. Louis, MO, not Salem MA where I shop more often).
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Buena Vista Social Club, 1997 on World Circuit.
Buena Vista Social Club, 1997 on World Circuit. This copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue 2 LP red brick vinyl edition Loved this back in the 90s – don’t think I realized then the involvement of Ry Cooder and Joachim Cooder along with all the great Cuban players. Another stellar reissue by VMP…
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Nina Simone, In Concert – Emergency Ward, 1982 on RCA Victor.
Nina Simone, In Concert – Emergency Ward, 1982 on RCA Victor. Seems the appropriate Nina Simone album for 2020. MY sweet Lord / Isn’t It a Pity My copy is a 2009 reissue from Sony Via Rough Trade online
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Smokey Brights, I Love You But Damn, 2020 on Freakout Records
Smokey Brights, I Love You But Damn, 2020 on Freakout Records Smokey Brights are a Seattle band fronted by Kim West and Ryan Devlin Great album – there’s also a release party video on YouTube at Tractor Tavern Via VNYL
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Midnight Oil, Red Sails In The Sunset, 1984 on Columbia
Midnight Oil, Red Sails In The Sunset, 1984 on Columbia Follow up to 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 – no big hit singles but a solid LP
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin’, 2020 on Blue Note
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin’, 2020 on Blue Note Never before released studio album,, based on a 1959 session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack NJ, with Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt Via Acoustic Sounds
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Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla
Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla My copy is a Back to Black 180g repressing from 2016 which is clean sounding but may be from a digital source. (I’m not an analogue purist but realize some are). Side A kicks off with Let”s Get It On and closes with “Keep Gettin’ It…
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Sarah Jarosz, World On The Ground, 2020 on Rounder
Sarah Jarosz, World On The Ground, 2020 on Rounder Jarosz’s most recent solo album produced by John Leventhal Love the I’m With Her record and the solo work from each of the members Beautiful cover artwork by Erin Murray
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UB40, Live, 1983 on DEP International.
UB40, Live, 1983 on DEP International. UK pressing, recorded on tour in Ireland in 1982. Love these early tunes: Burden of Shame, Tyler, One in Ten, Sardonicus. (Dont get me wrong, i also love Red Red Wine and later cover song UB40, but they were a killer political reggae band in the early 80s).
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Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020 on Epic / Clean Slate
Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020 on Epic / Clean Slate Fetch the Bolt cutters, I’ve been in here too long One of the best of 2020 to be sure Via Vinyl Me, Please
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Alter Boys, Soul Desire, 1987 on Big Time Records.
Alter Boys, Soul Desire, 1987 on Big Time Records. I always felt like they ought to be from Minneapolis but they were indie rockers out of NYC. Produced by Andy Shernoff of The Dictators right as the label folded so never got the promotion it deserved.
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The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA.
The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA. This is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please remastered, reissued club edition from February 2020. Beautiful package, sounds great – pressed at GZ Media in the Czech Republic
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Level 42, World Machine, 1985 on Polydor.
Level 42, World Machine, 1985 on Polydor. The sound of the mid-80s. There is something about you, baby, so right. Actually a really solid album not just that monster single.
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Walter “Wolfman” Washington, My Future Is My Past, 2018 on Anti-
Walter “Wolfman” Washington, My Future Is My Past, 2018 on Anti- New Orleans bluesman’s most recent solo album – Irma Thomas guests on “Even Now” Via VNYL
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Various Artists, Urgh! A Music War, 1981 on A&M
Various Artists, Urgh! A Music War, 1981 on A&M Great collection from the turn into the 80s – mine’s a 1987 or later reissue based on the barcode and labels. Live performances – there was a movie version too. The Police, Wall of Voodoo, OMD, Oingo Boingo, XTC, Go-Gos, Echo & the Bunnymen, Gang of…