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Great combo of two talented musicians: Grappelli on Violin and Grisman on Mandolin. Recorded at the Berkelee Center for the Performing Arts in Boston. Misty, Sweet Georgia Brown,…
Carly Simon, Torch, 1981 on Warner Bros. One of the earlier entries in the “contemporary singers do the American songbook” genre – very solid outing
Fiddle Fever, Fiddle Fever, 1981 on Flying Fish. Is Fiddle Fever transmissable? That’s an awful lot of fiddles. They put out two LPs plus a Best Of CD
Pretenders, Extended Play, 1981 on Sire. Label’s a bit off center on this one (see photos). Extended Play came out six months before Pretenders II, but had Message…
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
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…
Ultravox, Rage In Eden, 1981 on Chrysalis Fifth full length from Ultravox with Midge Ure , Billy Currie, Chris Cross, and Warren Cann. Cover bleeding by Peter Saville…
Japan, Assemblage, 1981 on Hansa. Collected tracks from their first three Hansa releases: Obscure Alternatives, Adolescent Sex, and Quiet Life, before the went to Virgin. Not necessarily the…
Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia Like many in the 80s I found the Psychedelic Furs via “Pretty in Pink” but there are so many great…
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia Produced by Nick Lowe other than Big Sister’s Clothes One of the underrated Elvis Costello LPs – lots of…
Go-Gos, Beauty and the Beat, 1981 on I.R.S. Records. The Go-Go’s debut – the sound of the early 80s. Our Lips Are Sealed, We Got the Beat ….
Grateful Dead, Reckoning, 1981 on Arista. My copy is from the @vinylmeplease anthology, The Story Of The Grateful Dead, on red and blue vinyl. One of my two…
Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims, Paul West, and Jimmy Madison, Europa Jazz, 1981 on Europa Jazz. Recorded in 1974, released in 1981 on an Italian label – there is…
The Suburbs, Credit In Heaven, 1981 on Twin/Tone. The Suburbs’ second studio LP, with Music For Boys, Girl Ache, Tape Your Wife To The Ceiling. Produced by Paul…
Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia. My copy is a 1981 reissue as part of the Jazz Odyssey Series….
ZZ Top, El Loco. 1981 on Warner Brothers. I think this was my first exposure to ZZ Top – love the grooves
Dr. John, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981 on Clean Cuts. Dr. John used “Mac Rebennack” for his writing credits (or Mac Rebennack used Dr. John for some…
Various Artists, Life In The European Theatre, 1981 on WEA. Apparently a UK pressing – the US version opted for “theater” in the title, and subbed The Doors’…
Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire. Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz splinter group within Talking Heads
Various Artists, Urgh! A Music War, 1981 on A&M Great collection from the turn into the 80s – mine’s a 1987 or later reissue based on the barcode…