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Various Artists, Live! for Life, 1986 on I.R.S. Records. Benefit album for the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver- executive producer Miles Copeland (brother of Stewart and Ian,…
The Blasters, The Blasters, 1981 on Slash. Their second album but first on Slash records- Border Radio, American Music, Marie Marie. via Residency Records, Salem MA
Bob Dylan, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985, released 2021 on Columbia / Third Man Records edition. Great 4xLP boxset of outtakes, live versions,…
Talking Heads, Little Creatures, 1985 on Sire. I do not believe there is a weak record in the Talking Heads discography. This gem from ’85 included And She…
Jimmy Cliff, The Power and the Glory, 1983 on Columbia. Mid 80s reggae from the great James Chambers OM, aka Jimmy Cliff.
R.E.M., Life’s Rich Pageant, 1986 on I.R.S. Key soundtrack to my high school years – fourth full length from Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, and Mike Mills….
Mighty Sparrow, The Greatest, 1982 on Charlie’s Records. Marketed and distributed by Smokey Joe Productions, with BWIA Sunjet Reunion Club logos. Great calypso LP – Capitalism Gone Mad,…
The Del Fuegos, Boston Mass., 1985 on Slash Records. My copy is a Columbia Records Club edition, Slash labels with the WB logo in the background. Del Fuegos…
The Ohio Players, Tenderness, 1981 on The Boardwalk Entertainment. Later Ohio Players, after some of the founders departed – but still a solid disco era funk/soul LP Via…
Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Shadow Man. 1988 on Capitol. Got to know Johnny Clegg and Savuka through “Scatterlings of Africa” om the Rain Main soundtrack but he and…
The Scorpion, The Plain Truth, 1984 on Trex / West Indies Records. Love this 12″ soca style calypso single from Barbados that I acquired as part of an…
Simple Minds, Once Upon A time, 1985 on A&M. Great mid-80s album from Simple Minds: followup to Sparkle in the Rain. Alive and Kicking, Sanctify Yourself, All the…
The Psychedelic Furs, Mirror Moves, 1984 on Columbia/CBS. This was the fourth LP from the Butler brothers and company – The Ghost In You, Heaven, Heartbeat. They’re out…
The Blasters, Hard Line, 1985 on Slash / Warner Bros. Dave and Phil Alvin and Co – great album with “Dark Night” (“people sitting on porches / thinking…
Simple Minds, Sparkle in the Rain, 1984 on A&M. Produced by Steve Lillywhite – Up on the Catwalk, Waterfront, Speed Your Love To Me. They’re not just the…
Ray Brown, This is Ray Brown, 1958 on Verve My copy is an 80s Japanese pressing by Polydor K.K., part of the Original Verve Jazz Classics series. Includes…
Howard Jones, Dream Into Action, 1985 on Elektra/WEA. Second studio LP from Jones, with Afrodiziak, the TKO Horns, and brother Martin Jones on bass. Things Can Only Get…
Willie Nelson & Ray Price, San Antonio Rose, 1980 on Columbia. I knew Willie Nelson had done a 2016 tribute album for Ray Price, who died in 2013…
Terrence Trent D’Arby, Terrence Trent D’Arbys Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack Of Love, Faith, Hope, and Destruction, 1989 on Columbia. Most folks know TTD from “Wishing Well”…
The Call, Modern Romans, 1983 on Mercury Michael Been, Greg Freedman, Scott Musick, Tom Ferrier, Steve Huddleston, and Garth Hudson ( of The Band) – this was the…