Tag: 2000s
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Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South.
Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South. My copy is the 2021 reissue from @vinylmeplease Rollout, Area Code, Move B***h, Saturday (Oooh Oooh). One of the defining moments of dirty south hip hop
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Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner.
Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner. My copy is the 2021 @vinylmeplease reissue, put out as part of thr VMP 100 series. Feel Good Inc still sounds super fresh and new to me 16 years later – what a great creative project
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Ida, Will You Find Me, 2000 on Tiger Style.
Ida, Will You Find Me, 2000 on Tiger Style. Re-released byPolyvinyl Records in 2015 on two 45rpm records. I trust the folks at VNYL didn’t know Hurricane Ida was coming in choosing this record for me in July. I always wanted Ida to stand for In Defense of Animals (like @ida_international) and I did see…
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Nappy Roots, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, 2001 on Atlantic.
Nappy Roots, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, 2001 on Atlantic. Mine’s the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on “Kentucky Mud” vinyl. Love Po’ Folks, Country Boyz, Ho Down.
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Robert Plant | Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, 2007 on Rounder
Robert Plant | Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, 2007 on Rounder. Huge fan of both Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and an even bigger fan on this beautiful collaboration. I hear there is another album in the works but have seen no title or date yet. My copy is the second issue, “XO?E optimized” for vinyl…
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Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve.
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve. Beautiful album with Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke, and guests Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tina Turner, Luciana Souza, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Part of the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Herbie Hancock
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Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon: The End Of Day, 2009 on Universal Motown.
Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon: The End Of Day, 2009 on Universal Motown. Vinyl Me, Please reissue of Kid Cudi’s major label debut – still sounds super fresh in 2021. Much love for a hip hop artist sampling OMD, Tom Petty, Lady GaGa, and Jay-Z
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Nickel Creek, Why Should the Fire Die?, 2005 on Sugar Hill Records
Nickel Creek, Why Should the Fire Die?, 2005 on Sugar Hill Records Last in a series of three Craft Recordings reissues i got recently – thanks @10upteam for the work anniversary gift. What a wonderful sounding release and quality pressing
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Nickel Creek, This Side, 2002 on Sugar Hill Records.
Nickel Creek, This Side, 2002 on Sugar Hill Records. Produced by Alison Krauss Another wonderful reissue from Craft Recordings on two 45rpm records.
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Nickel Creek, self-titled, 2000 on Sugar Hill Records
Nickel Creek, self-titled, 2000 on Sugar Hill Records When I first started hearing about Nickel Creek I thought they were somehow related to Nickelback. I should have paid more attention, as it means I’m coming late to how great they were (and are!). I’m actually finding them via Sara Watkins’ work with I’m With Her…
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The Strokes, Room On Fire, 2003 on RCA.
The Strokes, Room On Fire, 2003 on RCA. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on tricolor vinyl with a print by Cynthia Alfonso I don’t have a lot of 90s and aughts vinyl that isn’t reissued – a down time in the production of quality vinyl and in my purchasing of it…
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Sting, Sacred Love, 2003 on A&M
Sting, Sacred Love, 2003 on A&M Came out on CD in 2003, but not on vinyl until 2016. Quality Optimal Media GmBH pressing Brilliant as always including a track featuring Mary J. Blige (Whenever I Say Your Name) and one with Vicente Amigo on flamenco guitar
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Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown.
Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown. Socially conscious hip hop from the turn into the new millennium. My copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue, which is just beautifully done.
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The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA.
The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA. This is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please remastered, reissued club edition from February 2020. Beautiful package, sounds great – pressed at GZ Media in the Czech Republic
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Mavis Staples, Have A Little Faith, 2019 on Alligator Records.
Mavis Staples, Have A Little Faith, 2019 on Alligator Records. Originally released on CD in 2004, this is a Vinyl Me, Please exclusive 2019 pressing Great album and wonderful pressing
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Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch, 2007 on New West
Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch, 2007 on New West This is actually the 2018 2xLP reissue on clear vinyl. it was Isbell’s first solo outing and a great record made even better in the reissue Via Listen Up Music in Natick MA
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Ben Lee, Ripe, 2007 on New West
Ben Lee, Ripe, 2007 on New West Great album with guest spots by Sara Watkins, Mandy Moore, Rachel Yamagata, Benmont Tench Asks the eternal question “What would Jay-Z Do?”
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Patterson Hood, Killers and Stars, 2004 on New West
Patterson Hood, Killers and Stars, 2004 on New West Originally recorded in 2001 and released in 2004; released on vinyl in 2014. Picked this up before the holidays last year direct from New West – so now the album including “Belinda Carlisle Diet” and “Cat Power” sits on the shelf with vinyl from Belinda Carlisle…