Tag: 1979
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Eagles, The Long Run, 1979 on Asylum
Fun fact: even though virtually everyone calls them The Eagles, it’s really just Eagles. (There was already some soul band called The Eagles). This was their sixth (and penultimate) studio album, their final one for Asylum records, and the first with Timothy Schmidt on bass (replacing Randy Meisner). They wouldn’t release another studio album until…
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Squeeze, Cool for Cats, 1979 on A&M
Second album from the late 70s power-pop version of Squeeze (aka UK Squeeze) with Jools Holland joining Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook. The “UK Squeeze” name was ropped for later releases in the US, but was still used in Australia up through Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. This album includes the title track as well as…
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Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle, 1979 on ATCO/Beggars Banquet
The cover and title echo back to Magritte’s 1937 painting Le Principe du Plaisir. Most people know this album for the track “Cars” but it’s really a more important album than that would suggest. It’s Numan moving away from Tubeway Army, recording as their single “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” was released. Early synth, new wave, electronic…
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Talking Heads, Live on Tour, 1979 on Warner Bros
The Warner Bros. Music Show was a series of releases sent to radio stations for broadcast between 1979 and 1988 – they weren’t ever really intended to be released to consumers, but because they were distributed on vinyl they show up in vintage stores from time to time. I was not hip enough (as a…
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The Who, The Kids Are Alright, 1979 on Polydor
The Soundtrack LP to the 1979 rock documentary The Kids Are Alright, with performances from 1965 to 1978. It was originally released on MCA Records in the US and Polydor in the UK – my copy is a reissue from 2019 on Polydor based on a 2017 remastering by Jon Astley. Note the record labels…
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Herb Ellis, At Montreux, 1980 on Concord Jazz (CJ-116)
Recorded live by Mountain Studios at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland July 1979. With: Produced by Carl Jefferson, who founded Concord Records (as well as the Concord Summer Festival in Concord CA) and sold it in 1994. My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewel.
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Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop, 1979 on Warner Bros.
Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop, 1979 on Warner Bros. Said to have been the first digitally recorded major label album in popular music – 3M 33 track digital machine.
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Chic, Risqué, 1979 on Atlantic.
Chic, Risqué, 1979 on Atlantic. Side one track one: Good Times. That bass line! Classic Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards Via Island Music in Vineyard Haven.
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Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979 on Columbia.
Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979 on Columbia. 2018 remaster reissue on 180g vinyl – sounds fantastic. Came to me via Amazon’s “The Golden Era” subscription club which I tried out for a bit. Normally I prefer finding original issues, but this one is very well done, and is a must have
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The Selecter, Live In Coventry ’79, 2021 on 2 Tone.
The Selecter, Live In Coventry ’79, 2021 on 2 Tone. Ska group that formed in Coventry in 79 and broke up in 1981 (later reformed with various different configs) This was a 2021 release – limited edition of 1500
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Cults, Motels LP, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Cults, Motels LP, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen Full album cover of the self-titled Motels album from 1979 Madeline Follin and Ryan Micheal Mattos (who are Cults) played Boston Calling this year on the green stage on Sunday
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The Clash, London Calling, 1979 on CBS/Epic.
The Clash, London Calling, 1979 on CBS/Epic. 2015 reissue by Columbia/Sony Music, sounds great. Feels appropriate today.
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Crystal Gayle, Classic Crystal, 1979 on United Artists.
Crystal Gayle, Classic Crystal, 1979 on United Artists. Classic LP from Loretta Lynn’s sister – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For. Only way this would be better is if it also had “Half the Way” on it (or as my mother used to sing…
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The Roches, Self-Titled, 1979 on Warner Bros.
The Roches, Self-Titled, 1979 on Warner Bros. Debut album from Maggie, Terre, and Suzy Roche. Produced “in audio verité” by Robert Fripp. Part of a lot I got via Everything But The House
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The Knack, Get the Knack, 1979 on Capitol
The Knack, Get the Knack, 1979 on Capitol Debut album – great late seventies rock/pop, trending into New Wave – My Sharona, of course, but also Good Girls Don’t Lyrics don’t necessarily hold up as well as the music via Light of Day Records in Jamaica Plain
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Herbie Hancock, The Piano, 1979 on CBS/Sony.
Herbie Hancock, The Piano, 1979 on CBS/Sony. Only released in Japan in 1979, and then on CD in the US in 2004. My copy is from the @vinylmeplease anthology The Story of Herbie Hancock – a wonderful pressing.
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V.S.O.P. The Quintet, Live Under the Sky, 1979 on CBs/Sony.
V.S.O.P. The Quintet, Live Under the Sky, 1979 on CBs/Sony. Released in Japan in 1979 but recorded digitally (Sony’s “Master Source Digital Recording” process). Anthony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, @herbiehancock , @wayne.shorter and Ron Carter recorded live at Denen Colosseum in Tokyo My copy is from the @vinylmeplease Anthology: The Story of Herbie Hancock.
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Various Artists, No Nukes, 1979 on Asylum.
Various Artists, No Nukes, 1979 on Asylum. 3LP set from the Muse concerts for a non-nuclear future, Madison Square Garden Sept 19-23, 1979. Who’s who of late 70s popular rock: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Doobie Brothers, Crosby Stills and Nash, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne. Love the Gil Scott-Heron “We Almost Lost Detroit” and…