Category: music
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Prince and the Revolution, Around the World In a Day, 1985 on Paisely Park
Prince and the Revolution, Around the World In a Day, 1985 on Paisely Park The follow up to Purple Rain – recorded largely in the Flying Cloud Drive warehouse in Eden Prairie, before Paisely Park was built in Chanhassen
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a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner
a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner The original Hunting High And Low was 1985. Yes, this is the album kicked off by “Take On Me,” which has become an 80s cliche – but the band was (and is) way more talented than just that song – if…
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Paste Samplers: Spring 2017 and Summer 2017.
Paste Samplers: Spring 2017 and Summer 2017. Love Bonnie Bishop’s “Ain’t Who I Was” and Courtney Barnett’s “Depreston” on the first, and Rhett Miller ‘s”Jesus Love You” and Ani DiFranco’s”Subdivision” on the second I miss Paste Magazine samplers
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David Bowie, Scary Monsters, 1980 on RCA Victor.
David Bowie, Scary Monsters, 1980 on RCA Victor. Bowie working with Tony Visconti, guests include Robert Fripp, Pete Townshend, Carlos Alomar, Andy Clark Transitional album between the Berlin Trilogy and Let’s Dance. (I know some folks think of it as his last great album, and see LD as a falling off – I don’t, but…
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Earl Hines, My Tribute To Louis, 1971 on Audiophile.
Earl Hines, My Tribute To Louis, 1971 on Audiophile. This copy is the 2019 remastered reissue by Org Music which I got via VNYL curation back in May – probably my favorite month of curated offerings from them. Great record and wonderful pressing Hines played with Armstrong starting in the 20s as part of the…
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The Jam, Snap!, 1983 on Polydor.
The Jam, Snap!, 1983 on Polydor. Greatest hits collection released just after The Jam disbanded and Paul Weller went on to form The Style Council
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Parliament Live, P. Funk Earth Tour, 1977 on Casablanca records.
Parliament Live, P. Funk Earth Tour, 1977 on Casablanca records. Make my Funk the P. Funk, I wants my Funk uncut
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Erroll Garner, Magician, 1974 on MPS.
Erroll Garner, Magician, 1974 on MPS. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please classics reissue from May 2020 – maybe my favorite from VMP so far. clean pressing, excellent remaster. You can hear Garner vocalizing while he plays on some tracks – feels like you are in the studio with him.
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ZZ Top, Eliminator, 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.
ZZ Top, Eliminator, 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. My intro to ZZ Top, following which I went back and got all those that had been released before. Sharp Dressed Man, Gimme All Your Lovin, Legs, Got Me Under Pressure
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Paul Simon, Self-Titled, 1972 on Columbia.
Paul Simon, Self-Titled, 1972 on Columbia. Second solo album, released after the split with Garfunkel. (His first solo recording was The Paul Simon Songbook, which came out in the UK in 1965) Such a great album in a long career of great albums.
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Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope.
Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope. Love the songwriting here, even if she does sometimes overly rely on the f-bomb – I don’t mind it but it can feel a bit like a crutch here (thinking of Fuck It I Love You as an example). Love how the record is…
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ABC, The Lexicon of Love, 1982 on Mercury
ABC, The Lexicon of Love, 1982 on Mercury (in the UK it came out first on Neutron). Shoot That Poison Arrow, The Look of Love – debut album from Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer et al. Produced by Trevor Horn.
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Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John; Triumvirate; 1973 on Columbia.
Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John; Triumvirate; 1973 on Columbia. My copy is a UK pressing but it was out in the US at the same time. Great funky blues bayou combo – kind of an alternate universe supergroup in the model of Cream or Blind Faith. At their best on a standard like…
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Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia.
Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia. Third solo studio album from Alison Moyet Just no mistaking the voice (which you knew from Yazoo/Yaz). Guests include Kirsty MacColl, and Andy Cox & David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals. An underappreciated gem from the early nineties that actually got pressed on vinyl (at least in the UK).
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Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records.
Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records. This version came with a bonus 4 track EP I think I first heard Allen Stone on Live From Daryl’s House (episode 51) – there’s also a great Tiny Desk session release last April, recorded in February just before Covid shutdown
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Lianne La Havas, Self-Titled, 2020 on Warner Records.
Lianne La Havas, Self-Titled, 2020 on Warner Records. Third album from Lianne La Havas, working with Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) – may be her best yet. Perfect summer album – Bittersweet, plus a wonderful rendition of Radiohead ‘s Weird Fishes
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Crowded House, Temple Of Low Men, 1988 on Capitol.
Crowded House, Temple Of Low Men, 1988 on Capitol. Sophomore album with guitar from Richard Thompson on Sister Madly. Didn’t have the same breakout success as their self-titled debut (with Don’t Dream It’s Over) but did have “Better Be Home Soon”
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Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter.
Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter. We lost Justin Townes Earle just over a week ago, likely losing his battle with addiction. This joint LP with Dawes from is a wonderful momento and reminder of his remarkable music