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Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia. “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” Great reissue as the initial record in Vinyl Me, Please track for country.
Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia. I’ll forgive Paul Simon the lack of an Oxford comma here. This is the one that closes…
The Blues Project, Projections, 1966 on Verve Folkways. The Blues Project was only active for a few years around 1966 in Greenwich Village, and included Al Kooper, Roy…
The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969 on Apple Records. I’ve got a 1969 pressing (this one), an early 80s Capitol reissue, and the 2019 fiftieth anniversary edition. In so…
Chet Baker Sextet, Chet Is Back!, 1962 on RCA Victor. As the barcode on the rear cover suggests, my copy is a reissue from 2012 by Org Music…
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967 on Capitol. Stereo LA pressing from 1967. One of the greatest records of all time – hard to find…
Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 on Columbia Recordings made in 1933 and 1949, originally put out on vinyl in 1968. The 1949 tracks here are from the…
Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia. Recorded May 19th, 1961 – on “nonbreakable” Columbia Records vinyl in mono Cover artwork by Joe Eula, with…
Johnny Cash, Everybody Loves A Nut, 1966 on Columbia A bit of a novelty record from Cash – including yodeling by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott on “cup of coffee”…
Grateful Dead, Live / Dead, 1969 on Warner. My copy is from the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please Anthology: The Story Of The Grateful Dead. Dark Star, Saint Stephen,…
Aretha Franklin, Soul ’69, 1969 on Atlantic. From the liner notes by Ritchie Yorke : “I find it impossible to select any especially effective cuts; each is constructed…
Dinah Washington, For Lonely Lovers, 1960 on Mercury. Labels suggest my copy is a later repress, circa 1964-68. Inner sleeves have other Mercury releases from 1964 plus ads…
Sam Cooke, My Kind of Blues, 1962 on RCA / Victor. German pressing by TeldecPress GmbH Great compilation of Sam Cooke on tunes less commonly associated with him,…
Oscar Peterson Trio, West Side Story, 1962 on Verve Bop version of the musical’s songs – Maria, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, etc. Via Anntiques in Ipswich, MA
Roberta Flack, First Take, 1969 on Atlantic. (SD 8230). Such a beautiful album – great version of “Compared to What” but also the inimitable “First Time Ever I…
Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1975 on Preservation Hall records. My copy is a 1976 reissue with lacquers cut at Trutone Mastering Labs. Recorded at…
The Monkees, The Monkees, 1966 on Colgems. This one has some bonus eyebrows drawn on the rear cover by a previous owner – the Underhills. The debut album,…
Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia. My copy is a 1981 reissue as part of the Jazz Odyssey Series….
Gabor Szabo, Dreams, 1968 on Skye Records. My copy is a 2020 reissue on Modern Harmonic through Vinyl Me, Please – fabulous pressing by QRP. Szabó was a…
Townes Van Zandt, In The Beginning . . . , 2003 on TV2 My copy is a 2010 vinyl issue on Fat Possum – the 2003 release was…