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King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol. Early seventies Capitol Jazz Classics compilation of Nat King Cole recordings from 1944-1949
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
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
George Benson, Breezin’, 1976 on Warner Bros. Includes “This Masquerade” by Leon Russell
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…
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…
Thelma Houston, Any Way You Like It, 1976 on Tamla. Mid-70s disco greatness with Don’t Leave Me This Way
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,…
Leon Redbone, On the Track, 1975 on Warner Bros. Love everything Leon Redbone released.
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…
Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading, 1976 on A&M. Part of a collection purchased through Everything But The House
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…
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…
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…
The Clash, London Calling, 1979 on CBS/Epic. 2015 reissue by Columbia/Sony Music, sounds great. Feels appropriate today.
Donny Hathaway, Live, 1972 on ATCO. I’m a huge Donny Hathaway fan and am constantly on the hunt for original pressings, but this 2021 reissue sounds pretty great….