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Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

That’s a buck and a half

Jorge Ben, África Brasil, 1976 on Phillips.

Jorge Ben, África Brasil, 1976 on Phillips. My copy isnthe @vinylmeplease reissue via Universal Music Special Markets. Love this album – from the opening notes of Umbabarauma to…

Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros.

Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros. Second LP from the inimitable @bonnieraittofficial – an American treasure. Includes a cover of Jackson Browne’s Ubder the Falling…

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, 1965 on GNP Crescendo.

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, 1965 on GNP Crescendo. Recordings from 1938, 1939, and 1946 in London, originally released…

El Tee, Everything Is Fine, 2020 – self-released via @getvnyl

El Tee, Everything Is Fine, 2020 – self-released via @getvnyl @elteemusic is Lauren Tarver, a “californian-Melbournian” songwriter and performer – this is her debut full length

Dawes, We’re All Gonna Die, 2016 on HUB Records.

Dawes, We’re All Gonna Die, 2016 on HUB Records. @pallasgroup pressing, @bgmastering lacquers, great album. When the Tequila Runs Out, Picture of a Man, Roll With the Punches….

Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire.

Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire. On London Records in the UK, Sire in the US. Third @blancmange_music full length LP from Neil Arthur and Steven Luscombe….

Herbie Hancock, Future Shock, 1983 on Columbia.

Herbie Hancock, Future Shock, 1983 on Columbia. Platinum selling LP, with Rockit on constant MTV rotation back in the day. When I heard it back then I had…

Thursday, July 29th, 2021

I don’t think that’s what white rice looks like.

Wednesday, July 28th, 2021

What is the collective noun for herons? A siege of herons

Nat Adderley Septet, Don’t Look Back, 1976 on Steeplechase.

Nat Adderley Septet, Don’t Look Back, 1976 on Steeplechase. My copy is a later reissue 180 gram “audiophile” edition (not sure from when exactly) pressed somewhere in Germany….

Isaac Hayes, Tough Guys, 1974 on Enterprise.

Isaac Hayes, Tough Guys, 1974 on Enterprise. Soundtrack from the blaxploitation film Three Tough Guys, which Hayes made his acting debut in along with Lino Ventura and Fred…

Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK).

Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK). The debut album, titled Child Is Father To The Man, 1968 – was re-released in the UK…

Thelonious Monk, Pure Monk: Theloniois Monk Piano Solos, 1974 on Trip Jazz.

Thelonious Monk, Pure Monk: Theloniois Monk Piano Solos, 1974 on Trip Jazz. Trip Jazz was a sublabel of Trip, itself owned by Springboard, a discount New Jersey label…

Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension, 2020 on @asthmatickittyrecords

Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension, 2020 on @asthmatickittyrecords @sufjan meets @chvrches on a sometimes divisive double LP I love it. Mine is the @independentrecordpressing pressing and sounds great –…

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Long Awaited Album, 2017 on Rounder

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Long Awaited Album, 2017 on Rounder The third collaborative album (counting the live one) for Steve Martin and Steep Canyon…

Simply Red, A New Flame, 1989 on Elektra.

Simply Red, A New Flame, 1989 on Elektra. Their third LP, with “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” (originally recorded by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes…

General Public, . . . All The Rage, 1984 on I.R.S. Records

General Public, . . . All The Rage, 1984 on I.R.S. Records Debut LP for an offshoot of the English Beat (aka The Beat) plus members of Dexy’s…

Ry Cooder, Jazz, 1978 on Warner Bros.

Ry Cooder, Jazz, 1978 on Warner Bros. One of my all time favorite Ry Cooder records – swing / dixieland / blues / jazz. Earl Hines guests on…

Frederick Knight, I’ve Been Lonely For So Long, 1973 on Stax.

Frederick Knight, I’ve Been Lonely For So Long, 1973 on Stax. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue from Feb. 2021 – beautiful pressing remastered, with listening…