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Joan Armatrading, Consequences, 2021 on BMG.
Joan Armatrading, Consequences, 2021 on BMG. Still going strong into her seventies with album 12
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Grimes, Visions, 2012 on 4AD.
Grimes, Visions, 2012 on 4AD. My copy is a 2022 reissue from @vinylmeplease Claire Boucher’s first LP on 4AD – apparently recorded entirely in Garage Band
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Art of Noise, Re-Works of Art of Noise, 1987 on Chrysalis.
Art of Noise, Re-Works of Art of Noise, 1987 on Chrysalis. Three extended tracks and three live versions from Hammersmith Odeon.
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T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol.
T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol. Funk/disco band from the Bahamas via Miami
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Big Bill Broonzy, Superpak / Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1975 on Trip Records.
Big Bill Broonzy, Superpak / Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1975 on Trip Records. Superpak series from Trip Records- released in the UK as “All Them Blues”
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Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke’s Big 4, 1974 on Pablo.
Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke’s Big 4, 1974 on Pablo. Recorded in 1983 – my copy has a stamp from Everybody’s Records in Cincinnati. Love a well traveled LP.
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The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records.
The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records. An original 1969 pressing from Capitol record’s Jacksonville plant. Side 2 is the orchestral score composed and orchestrated by George Martin.
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Herb Eillis and Stuff Smith, Together!, 1963 on Epic.
Herb Eillis and Stuff Smith, Together!, 1963 on Epic. An original mono pressing – Herb Ellis on guitar and Stuff Smith on violin, with Al McKibbon, Lou Levy, Bob Envoldsen, and Shelly Manne. Love the Motherwell painting on the cover too via Light of Day Records in JP
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Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain.
Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain. Great combination that works really well together – one of my favorite albums and I’m a huge fan. Looking forward to seeing them at the Shalin Liu in Rockport in August.
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Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records.
Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records. Pitchfork’s review called them the channel between the Dead Kennedys and The Grateful Dead – this one leans more to the latter- folky/Americana. I really like it.
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Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia.
Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia. ~24 yr old Wynton with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Charlotte Moffett (and Ron Carter on Aural Oasis).
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Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune.
Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune. French pressing of a compilation first released in the US in 1976 as “The Complete Fletcher Henderson, 1927-1936.” The Jazz Tribune series is great – there are nearly 100 in this format
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Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.
Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell
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Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve. Classic Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson Trio – previously released on the Verve albums “In a Romantic Mood” and “Swinging Brass” – orchestration and arrangements by Russell Garcia
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Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia. All Along the Watchtower, Dear Landlord, I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – classic Robert Zimmerman – between Blonde on Blonde and Nashville Skyline My copy via Spinnaker Records in Hyannis
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The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists.
The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists. The US release version which has both vocal and instrumental versions of Many tunes
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Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile.
Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile. Followup to 2010’s Buddies adjusted for the pandemic era. via @newburycomicspeabody
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Richard Thompson, 13 Rivers, 2018 on New West.
Richard Thompson, 13 Rivers, 2018 on New West. 2xLP from the inimitable RT