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Leon Russell, Carney, 1972.

Find from Vintage Vinyl in STL during WordCamp US. Tight Rope, Masquerade, Manhattan Island Serenade – his third solo album, went gold in the US

Shriekback, Go Bang!, 1988 on Island Records

More 80s goodness I’ve had probably since it came out in 1988 – Shriekback’s fifth full-length Go Bang! Includes a wonderful cover of Get Down Tonight (yes, *that*…

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book, 1959 on Verve

Ella sings Gershwin – Verve MGV-4013 from 1959. Still sounds fantastic 60 years later.

The B-52s, Wild Planet, 1980 on Warner Brothers

B-52s Wild Planet. “Who is really to blame when parties get out of hand?  / Who’s to blame where they are poorly planned?” Questions just as relevant today…

Which is the lesser Babka? Chocolate or cinnamon?

Which is the lesser Babka? Chocolate or cinnamon?

Airport sunrise

Airport sunrise

The Ophelias, self-titled, 1987.

The Ophelias self-titled from 1987. Not @theophelias but The Ophelias The inclusion of dialogue from Hamlet won me over as a precocious high school Shakespeare scholar but the…

The Police, Synchronicity, 1983 on A&M

Still sounds great 35+ years later. 36 cover variations – this one I’ve had since the mid eighties. Known for the hits but also has the glorious weirdness…

Coil, Panic/Tainted Love (12″), 1985 on Wax Trax

Love this Coil’s Panic/Tainted Love 12″ from 1985 on Wax Trax (in the US). Believe this may have been the first benefit single for AIDS research – certainly…

Future album covers

Future album covers

David Byrne, American Utopia – can’t wait

Friday, November 8th, 2019

The Cars, Heartbeat City, 1984 and The Cars, Shake It Up, 1981.

RiP Ric Ocasek Both from record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

The National, Boxer, 2007 on Beggars Banquet

2011 reissue of The National’s Boxer on yellow vinyl – found this at Flashback London earlier this year Love this band and especially Matt Berninger’s vocals.

Airport sunrise

Airport sunrise

State of the word

State of the word

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 – Nashville

The room for me each morning before coffee

The room for me each morning before coffee