Tag: 1970s
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Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA.
Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. Another classic Loretta, this one with “The Pill” which feels timely: “There’s gonna be some changes made . . . ’cause now I’ve got the pill” Of course that was nearly 50 years ago . . .
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Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins
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Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown.
Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown. Quincy Jones, with Diana Ross, Micheal Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Lena Horne – some songs by Ashford & Simpson. My copy is part of the 2022 Quincy Jones box set from Vinyl Me, Please
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King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol.
King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol. Early seventies Capitol Jazz Classics compilation of Nat King Cole recordings from 1944-1949
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Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979 on Epic.
Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979 on Epic. Classic MJ, the lead up to Thriller – Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough, Rock With You
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Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St, 1972 on Rolling Stones Records.
Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St, 1972 on Rolling Stones Records. My copy is a 2020 reissue, mastered at Abbey Road Studios half-speed and pressed at MPO. Sounds fantastic.
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Betty Carter, Finally, 1975 on Roulette.
Betty Carter, Finally, 1975 on Roulette. Recorded in l1969 in New York, but not released until 1975 as the master tape was stolen. Lysle Atkinson on bass, Norman Simmons on piano, and Al Harewood on drums.
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Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor.
Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor. Dolly’s 8th solo album, with 7 tracks written by her (including the title cut) and 3 by Porter Wagoner. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue
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Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire.
Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire. Fantastic album from end to end – great pick up at a Mill No. 5 record fair event
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Aretha Franklin with James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir, Amazing Grace, 1972 on Atlantic.
Aretha Franklin with James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir, Amazing Grace, 1972 on Atlantic. Great reissue from 2014 by Atlantic & Rhino. Recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in LA for a double LP and film. The film didn’t come out until 2018 as there was a sync issue in 1972…
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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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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
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B.B. King, The Best of B.B. King, 1973 on ABC.
B.B. King, The Best of B.B. King, 1973 on ABC. Early seventies compilation of “Blues Boy” King with an ABC logo. Two tracks from the Cook County Jail, most are studio cuts via @ebth
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Leon Redbone, On the Track, 1975 on Warner Bros.
Leon Redbone, On the Track, 1975 on Warner Bros. Love everything Leon Redbone released.
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James Taylor, Sweet Baby James, 1970 on Warner Bros.
James Taylor, Sweet Baby James, 1970 on Warner Bros. Early repress as it has the WB logo instead of W7 logo on label Steamroller, Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain. With Danny Kootch, Carole King, Russ Kunkel. All Taylor originals except for an Oh, Susannah.
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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