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The Abyssinians, Forward, 1982 on Alligator Records.
The Abyssinians, Forward, 1982 on Alligator Records. With Sly and Robbie, Zoot Sims. Great roots/reggae record
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Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading, 1976 on A&M.
Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading, 1976 on A&M. Part of a collection purchased through Everything But The House
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Leo Kottke, Greenhouse, 1972 on Capitol.
Leo Kottke, Greenhouse, 1972 on Capitol. Kottke’s second LP on Capitol. Includes a cover of John Fahey’s “In Christ There Is No East or West” Recorded in Minneapolis at Sound 80
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The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve.
The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve. The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train Vol. 2, 1967 on Verve. These are with Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen (some with Buddy Rich), and some tracks with Herb Ellis. Two great 60s Trio Records
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Tiny Grimes / J.C. Higginbotham, Callin’ The Blues, 1958 on Prestige.
Tiny Grimes / J.C. Higginbotham, Callin’ The Blues, 1958 on Prestige. With Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Ray Bryant, Wendell Mardhall, and Osie Johnson. 80s reissue as part of the Original Jazz Classics series – recorded by Rudy Van Gelder Quite an all star band
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Hana Vu, Public Storage, 2021 on Ghostly
Hana Vu, Public Storage, 2021 on Ghostly International. November 2021 Secretly Society issue on yellow marble vinyl. Great songwriting
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Juliana Hatfield, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, 2019 on American Laundromat Records.
Juliana Hatfield, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, 2019 on American Laundromat Records. American Laundromat puts on lots of interesting cover/tribute albums. Love Juliana Hatfield and the Police and the concept works well here
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Peter Case, Peter Case, 1986 on Geffen.
Peter Case, Peter Case, 1986 on Geffen. Self-titled debut album – great version if Pair of Brown Eyes as well as strong originals Produced by T Bone Burnett and Mitchell Froom
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Various Artists, Atomic Cafe: Radioactive Rock ‘n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel, 1982 on Rounder Records.
Various Artists, Atomic Cafe: Radioactive Rock ‘n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel, 1982 on Rounder Records. Soundtrack to a 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe – songs inspired by the Atomic age intercut with sound bites
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The Isley Brothers, The Heat Is On, 1975 on T-Neck Records.
The Isley Brothers, The Heat Is On, 1975 on T-Neck Records. T-Neck was a label the Isley Brothers founded, named after Teaneck, NJ – Distributed at this point (1975) by Columbia/CBS. Includes “Fight the Power” that would feature prominently in Public Enemy’s song for Do The Right Thing. Great soul/funk from mid-seventies New Jersey
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Santana, Santana’s Greatest Hits, 1974 on Columbia.
Santana, Santana’s Greatest Hits, 1974 on Columbia. Great collection – Evil Ways, Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va. Bit early for greatest hits considering Sanatana still makes music nearly 50 years later, but . . .
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Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve. Songs collected from the “Song Book” albums for Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh. Richard Rodgers – plus a couple others. “The Twenties have never really gone out of style . . ”
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Johnny Cash, Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous, 1958 on Sun Records.
Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous, 1958 on Sun Records. My copy is a 2015 reissue by Org Music – great pressing. Cash’s second LP for Sun records, a compilation of songs he recorded before going to Columbia Records.
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Bob Schneider, In A Roomful Of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger, 2021 on Shockorama.
Bob Schneider, In A Roomful Of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger, 2021 on Shockorama. Another great Austin, TX musician / songwriter and singer. VNYL sent this to me and I immediately added many of his other albums to my wishlist
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Steve Earle & The Dukes, Guy, 2019 on New West.
Steve Earle & The Dukes, Guy, 2019 on New West. Tribute album for Earle’s mentor Guy Clark, who died in 2016. Cover art (as for so many Steve Earle records) by Tony Fitzpatrick
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James Cotton, Mighty Long Time, 1991 on Antone’s.
James Cotton, Mighty Long Time, 1991 on Antone’s. My copy is a 2015 New West reissue as a double LP with four bonus tracks. Great blues album, with a 6:47 Stormy Monday on side 3
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Billy Bragg, Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1986 on Elektra.
Billy Bragg, Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1986 on Elektra. Title comes from a Mayakovsky poem printed on the inner liner – I appreciate much more now than I did at 16. Subtitled “The difficult third album” I think it may be his most successful and approachable
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Simple Minds, Empires and Dance, 1980 on Zoom / Arista.
Simple Minds, Empires and Dance, 1980 on Zoom / Arista. My copy is a UK pressing on Zoom though I picked it up locally at Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain Faux Cyrillic does not imply support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Third album from Simple Minds, very European inspired album of kind of early synth…