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Various Artists, Forever Words, 2018 on Legacy/Sony. Songs created based on Johnny Cash’s poetry, letters, and lyrics set to music by contemporary artists. Love this compilation and the…
Rush, Moving Pictures, 1981 on Mercury One of my early selections in the Columbia House Record Club. Still my favorite Rush album and one of my favorite prog…
The Bird and the Bee, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, 2018 on Slow Down Sounds. Came out in 2010 in…
Various Artists, The Big Time Syndrome, 1987 on Big Time. Label sampler with Love and Rockets, Alex Chilton, Dumptruck, Jazz Butcher Conspiracy, Dream Syndicate, Redd Kross, The Pastels,…
Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop, Love Letter For Fire, 2016 on Sub Pop Huge fan of both Sam Beam (and Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop – this…
Various Artists, Bad Influence (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1990 on Mango Records. Great soundtrack – Nina Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers, Lloyd Cole, Thomas Mapfumo, Toots Hibbert doing “Spiritual…
Thompson Twins, Side Kicks, 1983 on Arista. In the UK this was “Quick Step & Side Kick”, with a different track order but the same tunes. I always…
The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM My copy is a Verve reissue from the mid-eighties, remastered at Sterling and pressed at Hauppauge, with the Valentin mix…
Neil Young, Homegrown, 2020 on Reprise Neil Young’s 40th studio album. Recorded back in 1974 and 1975, considered for release around the time of Tonight’s the Night. Great…
Buke and Gass, Riposte, 2010 on Brassland Buke and Gase is a duo (Aron Sanchez and Arone Dyer) out of Brooklyn (they changed from Gass to Gase) Lovely…
The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash, 1985 on Stiff Records. Second album from the celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan. Produced by Elvis Costello
Peter Tosh, Legalize It, 1976 on Columbia It’s 4:20 somewhere, right? This is a later pressing, but hard to date – 80s maybe. I’ve had it at least…
The Byrds, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, 1969 on Columbia. The only Byrds album on which McGuinn sings all the lead vocals – post Hillman, Parsons, Crosby.
Norah Jones, Begin Again, 2019 on Blue Note Norah Jones with Jeff Tweedy, Thomas Bartlett and others Via Down in the Valley Records
The Suburbs, Si Sauvage, 2013. Self-released by on of my favorite Minneapolis bands Relased a short 27 years since their last 😉 Also check out 2017’s Hey Muse
Elvis Costello Featuring the Attractions and Confederates, King Of America, 1986 on Collumbia. Costello working with T-Bone Burnett (and of course many others) following a series of tours…
Albert King; King, Does The King’s Things: 1969 on Stax Mine’s the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please Classics reissue AKA “Blues for Elvis” on some 80s issues Extra comma…
Sarah Vaughan, Sassy Swings the Tivoli, 1963 on Mercury. Musical director Quincy Jones. Recorded live at The Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, with The Kirk Stuart Trio Original…
Thundercat, It Is What It Is, 2020 on Brainfeeder. Pink Vinyl limited edition. Saw Thundercat at Boston Calling in 2018 and now pick anything I find on vinyl…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Architecture & Morality, 1981 on Epic / Dindisc Third OMD album, with Sealand, Joan of Arc, and Souvenir This I’ve had since the…