Tag: 1978
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Legendary Black Jazz Stars in their First Films, 1978 on Biograph.
Legendary Black Jazz Stars in their First Films, 1978 on Biograph. Compilation featuring Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway. Only one Bessie Smith tune sadly but it is St. Louis blues with Fletcher Henderson. Rohauer Films (I assume) is Raymond Rohauer, an Infamous collector of silent films often accused of taking ownership of things that…
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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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Raydio, Raydio, 1978 on Arista.
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 this a love thing” on YouTube- I’d have gone with the parenthetical subtitle “(or is this just a sex thing)” but maybe too risqué in 1978? Some…
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Leon Redbone, Champagne Charlie, 1978 on Warner Bros.
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 When I’m Gone,” and “If Soneone Would Only Love Me”
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Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records.
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 Blue Notes – soul / disco, with 4 of 7 songs by Gamble & Huff
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B.B. King, Midnight Believer, 1978 on ABC Records.
B.B. King, Midnight Believer, 1978 on ABC Records. The inimitable B.B. from the later seventies – songs by Will Jennings, Joe Sample and (one track) Stix Hooper. Robert Powell, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Roland Bautista, James Gadson, and Wilton Felder in the band.
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Neil Young, Comes a Time, 1978 on Reprise
Neil Young, Comes a Time, 1978 on Reprise My copy is a later 80s repress (see the RE-3 on the labels under the side indicator). J.J. Cale guests on guitar. Nicolette Larson provides harmony vocals Comes a Time, Look Out For My Love, Lotta Love – great sequence on side one. Via Residency Records, Salem…
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Ry Cooder, Jazz, 1978 on Warner Bros.
Ry Cooder, Jazz, 1978 on Warner Bros. One of my all time favorite Ry Cooder records – swing / dixieland / blues / jazz. Earl Hines guests on piano on “The Dream” via Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain
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John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum.
John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum. My copy is. 2021 reissue by Rhino Records – I think it’s the same pressing as in the “Asylum Albums” box set but not sure Lots of great tunes including “Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone,” “Fish and Whistle,” and the title track via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Dire Straits, Dire Straits, 1978 on Warner Bros.
Dire Straits, Dire Straits, 1978 on Warner Bros. Debut album from Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers. Produced by Muff Winwood. Classic LP with Down to the Waterline, Sultans of Swing Via Antiques on Elm, Manchester NH
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Japan, Obscure Alternatives, 1978 on Ariola/ Hansa.
Japan, Obscure Alternatives, 1978 on Ariola/ Hansa. Japan’s second album, concluding with the 7 minute plus piano instrumental This is the US version which had a different track order than the UK and the band name in red on the cover as opposed to blue
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Hot Tuna, Double Dose, 1978 on Grunt
Hot Tuna, Double Dose, 1978 on Grunt Picked this live album up at Joe’s Albums last week – Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Bob Steeler, and Nick Buck Wonderful find
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U.K. Squeeze, self-titled debut, 1978, A&M.
U.K. Squeeze, self-titled debut, 1978, A&M. U.K. Squeeze were known in the UK as Squeeze. My copy is on red translucent vinyl with promo labels. Yes, they made colored vinyl back in the 70s as well, it is not just a new hipster thing. Take Me I’m Yours and Strong In Reason are my favorites…
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Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978 on Chrysalis.
Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978 on Chrysalis. Their third full length, with: Hanging On the Telephone, One Way Or Another, Heart of Glass. Via Academy Records
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No Wave, 1978 compilation on A&M.
No Wave, 1978 compilation on A&M. Translucent blue vinyl was a thing even in the seventies Squeeze, The Police, The Dickies, The Stranglers, Joe Jackson – great collection
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Eddy Grant, Walking On Sunshine, 1978.
Eddy Grant, Walking On Sunshine, 1978. Yes, that Eddy Grany (Electric Avenue); no, not that Walking on Sunshine (that was Katrina and the Waves).
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Talking Heads; Live at Werchter Festival July 4, 1982; Chicago, August 28, 1978.
Couple of “unofficial” Talking Heads live shows I picked up at Sister Ray in Soho (London) earlier this year. DOL is somewhat controversial as a “grey market” label and many of their reissues have been reported to have poor sound quality – taking advantage of new vinyl buyers focused more on 180g than on the…