Tag: 2000s
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She & Him, Volume One, 2008 on Merge
Debut album for the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. Covers of “You Really Got a Hold on Me” and “I Should Have Known Better” plus a number of Deschanel originals. Produced by Ward, with performance and mixing by Mike Coykendall and Mike Mogis. My copy via Pitchfork Records in Concord NH
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Missy Elliott, Under Construction, 2002 on Elektra / The Goldmind, Inc.
Originally released in 2002 – my copy is a Vinyl Me, Please 20th anniversary reissue from 2023 on “orange crush” vinyl. What a fantastic release – working with Timbaland and Nisan as producers, guests from Ludacris, Method Man, Jay-Z, Ms. Jade, Beyonce, TLC, and, on the remix of Work It, 50-Cent.
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Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine, 2005 on Epic / Clean Slate
My copy is a 2022 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please. This was Apple’s third LP. The album was initially completed in 2003 with production by John Brion, but the label shelved it. Various tracks and versions started to leak online, but Apple went back into the studio and the record came out in 2005 with…
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The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers, 2005 on Heavenly / Capitol
The debut self-titled album from The Magic Numbers, which came out in 2005 on Capitol in the US, but on Heavenly in the UK and EMI in other parts of the world. My copy is a 2020 reissue by Heavenly / [PIAS] for Record Store Day, on clear vinyl with a bonus 7″ single. The…
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Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002 on Matador Records
Originally released in 2002, this was Interpol’s debut album (they had an EP out before this). My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on red vinyl. Includes original artwork by Nicholas Law. Recorded at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut.
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Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002 on Nonesuch.
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002 on Nonesuch. Spent the weekend deep into the 2022 box set reissue of YHF, complete with multiple LPs worth of demos and alternate versions plus a live gig from just before the release. Such a giant, sprawling, and beautiful album and story. It was really my intro (along with the…
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Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, 2005 on Saddle Creek.
Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, 2005 on Saddle Creek. My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on Dead Oceans, which looks and sounds fantastic.
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David Byrne, Live From Austin TX, 2007 on New West Records.
David Byrne, Live From Austin TX, 2007 on New West Records. Out on vinyl in 2017 but first released 2007 – recorded live (Austin City Limits) Nov. 28, 2001.
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Vic Chesnutt, Ghetto Bells, 2005 on New West.
Vic Chesnutt, Ghetto Bells, 2005 on New West. Vinyl edition from 2017 but first released in 2005. Guests include Bill Frisell, Liz Durrett, and Van Dyke Parks. Produced by John Chelew..
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Radiohead, Kid A Mnesia, 2021 on XL Recordings.
Radiohead, Kid A Mnesia, 2021 on XL Recordings. Kid A (2000), Amnesiac (2001), plus Amnesia (collected unreleased tracks).
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Wilco, Wilco (The Album), 2009 on Nonesuch.
Wilco, Wilco (The Album), 2009 on Nonesuch. My copy is a late reissue pressed by Pallas Group. Feist guests on vocals on You and I
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Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity, 2021 on American Laundromat.
Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity, 2021 on American Laundromat. Originly released on CD back In 2007, now available on vinyl in 2021. Great 2xLP cover collection
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The Mendoza Line, We’re All In This Alone, 2000 on Bar/None.
The Mendoza Line, We’re All In This Alone, 2000 on Bar/None. This edition issued in 2021, on translucent orange vinyl – was only available on CD back in 2000. Mendoza Line was a Brooklyn via Athens GA indie / jangle rock on Cooking Vinyl and Kindercore.
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Doves, Some Cities, 2005 on Heavenly / EMI.
Doves, Some Cities, 2005 on Heavenly / EMI. My copy is a 2020 vinyl pressing. “In some cities there’s too much history coming down” Great LP co-produced by Doves and Ben Hiller.
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John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard.
John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard. Came out in 2000 but first issued on vinyl in 2020 by New West (green/orange translucent split). It was also part of the box set Only the Song Survive With multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück from Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, The Ophelias, etc.
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Usher, Confessions, 2004 on Arista.
Usher, Confessions, 2004 on Arista. My copy is a Vinyl Me, Please reissue in 2021 – on “gold nugget” vinyl, fancy. Another quality pressing, filling some gaps in my collection with 90s and 00s releases. Guests here include Lil’ Jon, Ludacris, Alicia Keys. Production by Jermaine Dupree with some tracks by Jimmy Jam and Terry…
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John Prine, Fair & Square, 2005 on Oh Boy Records
John Prine, Fair & Square, 2005 on Oh Boy Records My copy is the “Irish” edition on green and orange vinyl (2xLP) put out this year via the Oh Boy store directly Amazing how great a songwriter Prine was all the way up to the end.
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Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest, 2009 on Warp Records.
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest, 2009 on Warp Records. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue and sounds wonderful Named after an island in the Elizabeth Islands near Martha’s Vineyard Artwork by William J. O’Brien