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David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor.

David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor. Bowie covering Them, The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Merseys, The Easybeats, The Pretty Things. One of my favorite early…

Saturday, January 8th, 2022

Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol.

Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol. Arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmicheal – “an album of ballads as tender as a kiss” Did…

Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve. My copy is a slightly later (early 60s) pressing by MGM after they acquired Verve…

The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International.

The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International. Part of the 2021 Let It Be box set, this is the mix of Get…

The Waterboys, Puck’s Blues, 2015 via Kobalt Label Sevices.

The Waterboys, Puck’s Blues, 2015 via Kobalt Label Sevices. 10″ EP – home demos recorded leading up to Modern Blues. Limited release from in 2015. Die cut outer…

Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.

Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day…

Friday, December 31st, 2021

Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless.

Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless. Originally released by Dutch label Timeless, my copy is a 2021 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Recorded…

Ranking Roger, Radical Departure, 1988 on I.R.S. Records

Ranking Roger, Radical Departure, 1988 on I.R.S. Records First solo album from Roger Charley (1963-2019) aka Ranking Roger, who was part of the English Beat (or just The…

Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic.

Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic. As the liner notes explain, Ed Michel uncovered these tapes (from the same performances which made…

Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records.

Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. His second solo LP after the…

Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group.

Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group. Great Secretly Society release – collection of old school country songs for the season Best title is…

John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor.

John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor. With Steve Thompson, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark – follow up to Turning Point

The Oscar Peterson Trio, The Trio: Live From Chicago, 1961 on Verve.

The Oscar Peterson Trio, The Trio: Live From Chicago, 1961 on Verve. Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson – live at The London House in Chicago – multiple…

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, 1959 on Verve.

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella,  1959 on Verve. This is a mid-seventies reissue of what was originally released in 1959 as “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers” in a…

Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve.

Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve. Great covers compilation with Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fontaines D.C.,…

Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo.

Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo. Originally released by Afrodisia (which was started by Decca West Africa) in Nigeria in 1980, reissued by Mr. Bongo in…

Saturday, December 18th, 2021

Usher, Confessions, 2004 on Arista.

Usher, Confessions, 2004 on Arista. My copy is a Vinyl Me, Please reissue in 2021 – on “gold nugget” vinyl, fancy. Another quality pressing, filling some gaps in…