Joe Cocker, Joe Cocker!, 1969 on A&M. Cocker’s second album – great versions of Dear Landlord, Something, She Came In Through the Bathroom Window, and Darling Be Home…
Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends, 1969 on A&M. Debut album from Joe Cocker, with arguably the definitive renditions of the title track, Feelin’ Alright,…
Paul Desmond, Summertime, 1969 on A&M / CTI. Desmond wrote “Take Five” and played with the Dave Brubeck Quartet as well as Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker. CtI…
Charles Musselwhite Blues Band, Tennessee Woman, 1969 on Vanguard. Another Vinyl Me, Please reissue, the classics record for April Listening notes by Andrew Winistorfer and pressing by QRP…
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic. A wonderful underappreciated gem – glad to get a clean vinyl copy of this Via Deep Thoughts,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Stooges, Self-Titled, 1969 on Elektra. My copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue of the John Cale Mix. I’ve really taken to these mixes and this…
Beatles, Abbey Road, 2019 anniversary edition 3 LP box set on Apple/UMG Includes 2 extra LPs of session recordings and the new mix by Giles Martin and Sam…