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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….
Raydio, Raydio, 1978 on Arista. Self-titled debut for the band fronted by Ray Parker Jr. of “Ghostbusters” fame (I ain’t afraid of no ghost!) You can find “Is…
Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records. Kottke’s first LP on Capitol, fourth full length
Leon Redbone, Champagne Charlie, 1978 on Warner Bros. Redbone’s third studio LP, with great takes on “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now),” “Please Don’t Talk About Me…
Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970 on Columbia. Such a beautiful album end to end, from the opening title track through Song For the Asking. Fifth…
Neil Young, Carnegie Hall 1970, released 2021 on Shakey Pictures Records. Show from December 4th, 1970 at Carbegie Hall. Neil Young Archives Official Bootleg Series 01. Great show,…
Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, 1977 on A&M. Her fourth full length LP and third on A&M. Produced by Glyn Johns
Blood, Sweat and Tears; Blood, Sweat and Tears 3, 1970 on Columbia. Lucretia McEvil, Sympathy for the Devil – second album of the David Clayton-Thomas era
Steely Dan, Aja, 1977 on ABC Records. Deacon Blue, Peg, Josie. Love the liner notes on this release: “In retrospect, I should have realized the assignment would not…
Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa ’70, Afrodisiac, 1973 on Regal Zonophone. My copy is a 2016 reissue by Knitting Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy. Billed as “Featuring John Fogerty” and with the edited (shorter) version of Grapevine that would become a…
David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor. Bowie covering Them, The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Merseys, The Easybeats, The Pretty Things. One of my favorite early…
Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. His second solo LP after the…
Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group. Great Secretly Society release – collection of old school country songs for the season Best title is…
John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor. With Steve Thompson, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark – follow up to Turning Point
Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records. Another excellent mid seventies jazz record on the label Norman Granz founded in 1973….
Nilsson, A Little Touch of Schmilsson In the Night, 1973 on RCA Victor. A collection of standards from Nilsson – done at a tome when collections of standards…