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Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Sings The Blues, [originally] 1961 on Crown.
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Sings The Blues, [originally] 1961 on Crown. My copy is a later reissue with different cover art on United / Superior. Not sure when the trend of cover art of random women on blues albums started but a great LP
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Billy Eckstine, Billy Eckstine’s Imagination, 1956 on EmArcy.
Billy Eckstine, Billy Eckstine’s Imagination, 1956 on EmArcy. EmArcy (MRC for Merury Record Company pronounced as initials) pressing from the mid fifties. Wonderful version of “That’s All,” which is (one of) my wife and my songs.
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Courtney Barnett; Things Take Time, Take Time, 2021 on Milk Records / Mom + Pop / Marathon Artists / Remote Control.
Courtney Barnett; Things Take Tiome, Take Time, 2021 on Milk Records / Mom + Pop / Marathon Artists / Remote Control. Not sure why this needed four labels – Australian artist / U.S. and U.K. release? Barnett’s third LP – Great follow up to Tell Me How You Really Feel I’ve been a fan since…
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The Secret Sisters, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, 2017 on New West.
The Secret Sisters, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, 2017 on New West. Great album with productiin and some guest spots from Brandi Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins and a beautiful cover of Kathy’s Song by Paul Simon. (“I hear the drizzle of the rain, like a memory it falls . . .”)
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Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, 2006 on Island.
Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, 2006 on Island. My copy is a later repress on Republic. (Republic and Island are both owned by Universal Music Group). Such a great album – happy to find it on vinyl – a newer pressing but high quality
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U2, With or Without You, 1987 on Island.
U2, With or Without You, 1987 on Island. 12″ single with Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) and Walk to the Water. I love U2 b-sides from this era – many later collected on other later releases
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Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson, “Two Of The Few,” 1983 on Pablo Records.
Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson, “Two Of The Few,” 1983 on Pablo Records. My copy comes from Columbia Record Club (CRC on the back cover). Produced by Norman Granz, engineered by Bob Simpson at RCA Studio A in NYC.
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George Benson, Breezin’, 1976 on Warner Bros.
George Benson, Breezin’, 1976 on Warner Bros. Includes “This Masquerade” by Leon Russell
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Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise.
Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on gold nugget vinyl (which I like more than I expected to – I’m more of a black vinyl guy). Covers of Dolly (Coat of Many Colors), Merle Haggard (Bottle Let Me Down), and the Beatles (…
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Lightnin’ Hopkins, Double Blues, 1972 on Fantasy.
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Double Blues, 1972 on Fantasy. Continuing on the blues compilation front, this reissued tracks from the Prestige LPs Down Home Blues and Soul Blues from the 60s. Fantasy was a label out of Berkely CA that first issued Dave Brubeck and Creedence Clearwater Revival and then purchased rights to the catalogs of Prestige,…
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Jimmy Reed, The Best of Jimmy Reed, 1968 on UpFront Records.
Jimmy Reed, The Best of Jimmy Reed, 1968 on UpFront Records. UpFront was one of the sublabels of Springboard International out of New Jersey (and later California) a discount label that often acquired catalogs of other labels Reed was a big influence on early rock’n’roll and recorded with Vee-Jay
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Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson, Very Tall, 1962 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson, Very Tall, 1962 on Verve. Recorded in 1961, on Verve labels after MGM acquisition.
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The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy.
The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy. Cover has white flocking where the old glossy cover delaminated, bit the record is in great shape. Mulligan on baritone sax, with Peck Morrison (bass), Dave Bailey (Drums), Zoot Simms (Tenor Sax), Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone), and Jon Eardley (Trumpet). This is just after…
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Various Artists, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four, 2021 on Gill Music.
Various Artists, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four, 2021 on Gill Music. Great collection of covers with artwork by Damien Hirst.
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Tuba Skinny, Some Kind-a-Shake, 2019 self-released.
Tuba Skinny, Some Kind-a-Shake, 2019 self-released. I’m a huge fan of Tuna Skinny but only have most their music digitally – glad to finally find some on vinyl
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Hooters, Nervous Night, 1985 on Columbia.
Hooters, Nervous Night, 1985 on Columbia. Platinum selling major label debut – “And We Danced,” “Day by Day,” and “Wher Do the Children Go”
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Blondie, Autoamerican, 1980 on Chrysalis.
Blondie, Autoamerican, 1980 on Chrysalis. Autocorrect wants to make Blondie into Oldie but I resist. Blondie”s fifth studio album, with The Tide Is High and Rapture Via Spinnaker Records in Hyannis
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Thelma Houston, Any Way You Like It, 1976 on Tamla.
Thelma Houston, Any Way You Like It, 1976 on Tamla. Mid-70s disco greatness with Don’t Leave Me This Way