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Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues.

Jimmy Reed, Let The Bossman Speak!, 1971 on Blues on Blues. Blues on Blues was a label founded and run by Al Smith out of Chicago – this…

Eric Andersen, ‘Bout Changes & Things, 1966 on Vanguard.

Eric Andersen, ‘Bout Changes & Things, 1966 on Vanguard. I think this title would work well for an autobiography. Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene…

Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 on Columbia.

Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 on Columbia. My pressing in an early 70s reissue (based on the labels). Wonderful early folkie Dylan with Chimes of…

Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, & Wardelll Grey, Tenors Anyone?, 1958 on Dawn.

Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, & Wardelll Grey, Tenors Anyone?, 1958 on Dawn. My copy is a 1980 reissue on Biograph Great compilation

Maggie Rose, Have A Seat, 2021 on Starstruck / Soundly.

Maggie Rose, Have A Seat, 2021 on Starstruck / Soundly. Rose’s third album – with Marcus King guesting on one track Recorded at Fame in Muscle Shoals

Willie Neslon, Heroes, 2012 on Legacy / Yep Roc Records.

Willie Neslon, Heroes, 2012 on Legacy / Yep Roc Records. My copy is part of the Story of Willie Nelson anthology from @vinylmeplease Another great set from Willie…

The Woodentops, Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway, 1988 on Columbia / Rough Trade.

The Woodentops, Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway, 1988 on Columbia / Rough Trade. Second LP from UK band with Bernie Worrell joining on Clavinet

Pylon, Gyrate, 1980 on DB Records.

Pylon, Gyrate, 1980 on DB Records. 2020 reissue on New West. Debut album of hugely influential Athens GA post punk band – I came to them via R.E.M.

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Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes, 1975 on Columbia.

Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes, 1975 on Columbia. Mostly recorded in 1967 in the basement of the Big Pink house in Saugerties NY but not…

Nina Simone, The Best of Nina Simone, 1970 on RCA Victor.

Nina Simone, The Best of Nina Simone, 1970 on RCA Victor. Great versions of I Shall Be Released and Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne as well as I Wish I…

Sarah Vaughan, The New Scene, 1966 on Mercury.

Sarah Vaughan, The. New Scene, 1966 on Mercury. One of Vaughan’s later Mercury albums, a few years after the Tivoli live record. Includes the Lennon-McCartney Michelle

Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca.

Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca. My copy is a 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please I don’t think I knew her version of South of the Border…

Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, 1958 on Atlantic.

Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, 1958 on Atlantic. My copy is a 1977 reissue with the Rockefeller Plaza address. Classic collaboration

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raise the Roof, 2021 on Rounder Records.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raise the Roof, 2021 on Rounder Records. Long Awaited (by me at least) follow up to 2007’s Raising Sand. Got to see this…

The Cure, World War (Early Demos), Bootleg on Swingshift, 2017.

The Cure, World War (Early Demos), Bootleg on Swingshift, 2017. Great collection of early demos – wish it had better documentation on where and when each was recorded.

Camper Van Beethoven, Vampire Can Mating Oven, 1987 on Pitch-a-Tent Records.

Camper Van Beethoven, Vampire Can Mating Oven, 1987 on Pitch-a-Tent Records. Early EP including a cover of Photograph (the Ringo Starr solo song cowritten with George Harrison)

The Cure, Pornogrqphy, 1982 on Fiction.

The Cure, Pornogrqphy, 1982 on Fiction. This copy is a 2015 Rhino reissue on 180g vinyl. Fourth stydio album from The Cure – tail end of the gloomy…

Chic, Risqué, 1979 on Atlantic.

Chic, Risqué, 1979 on Atlantic. Side one track one: Good Times. That bass line! Classic Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards Via Island Music in Vineyard Haven.

Friday, October 21st, 2022 – Celebrating David Bowie