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Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia. ~24 yr old Wynton with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Charlotte Moffett (and Ron Carter on Aural…
The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.
Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol. Dolny’s second full length, with Hyperactive, Dissidents, I Scare Myself.
Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Quincy Jones. Late 80s QJ with a ton…
Various Artists, One Pound Ninety-Nine: A Sampler of the State of Things, 1985 on Situation Two / Beggars Banquet. UK Sampler with three tracks of Bauhaus and offshoots…
Various Artists, Street Beats, 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. There are many versions of this comp – some 1LP as Vol 1 or Vol 2, some called Street…
Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrik, Live at the Apollo, 1985 on RCA. Live LP with two of the Temptations joining Hall &…
Marvin Gaye, Midnight Love, 1982 on Columbia. Early 80s Marvin, with “Sexual Healing” as the single
Everything But The Girl; Baby, The Stars Shine Bright; 1986 on Blanco Y Negro / Sire. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s third LP as EBTG – great album
Love and Rockets, Motorcycle 12″ single, 1989 on Beggar’s Banquet. I’ve always been a huge fan of Bauhaus and their descendant bands. This is a great 4 song…
Michael Franks, One Bad Habit, 1980 on Warner Bros. Picked this up as part of an Everything But the House lot and had never heard it – but…
U2, With or Without You, 1987 on Island. 12″ single with Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) and Walk to the Water. I love U2 b-sides from this…
Hooters, Nervous Night, 1985 on Columbia. Platinum selling major label debut – “And We Danced,” “Day by Day,” and “Wher Do the Children Go”
Blondie, Autoamerican, 1980 on Chrysalis. Autocorrect wants to make Blondie into Oldie but I resist. Blondie”s fifth studio album, with The Tide Is High and Rapture Via Spinnaker…
Young M.C., Stone Cold Rhymin’, 1989 on Delicious Vinyl / Island. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please edition via Craft Recordings from 2022. Don’t just stand there,…
Professor Longhair, Crawfish Fiesta, 1980 on Alligator Records. At one point in my life, when I had hair, I could have been called Professor Longhair (or Dr. John,…
The Waterboys, self-titled LP, 1986 on Chrysalis. In the UK, this came out in 1983 (on the Chicken Jazz label) , and was followed later by the 1984…
The Abyssinians, Forward, 1982 on Alligator Records. With Sly and Robbie, Zoot Sims. Great roots/reggae record
Peter Case, Peter Case, 1986 on Geffen. Self-titled debut album – great version if Pair of Brown Eyes as well as strong originals Produced by T Bone Burnett…
Various Artists, Atomic Cafe: Radioactive Rock ‘n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel, 1982 on Rounder Records. Soundtrack to a 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe – songs inspired by…