Tag: 2002
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The Decemberists, Castaways and Cutouts, 2002 on Hush / Jealous Butcher
The last in a series of records I was happy to pick up from the merch table at the Decemberists show in Boston earlier this year. Originally released in 2002 on Hush Records, then reissued in 2003 by Kill Rock Stars, then released on vinyl in 2005 by Jealous Butcher. My copy is a later…
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Aqualung, Aqualung, 2002 on B-Unique Records
The first decade of the 2000 is not well represented in my vinyl collection. I was fresh out of grad school and not buying much vinyl, nor even really following much in the way of contemporary music. But Aqualung I could not miss – I loved this CD and Matt’s Hales’ appearances on shows like…
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Jeff Tweedy, Chelsea Walls (Soundtrack), 2002 on Rykodisc / 2022 on Omnivore
Wonderful soundtrack featuring Jeff Tweedy collaborating with Glenn Kotche, around the time of supergroup Loose Fur just before Kotche become Wilco’s drummer. There’s also two great covers: Jimmy Scott doing a somewhat unhinged but wonderful version of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” and Robert Sean Leonard doing Wilco’s “Promising” (a bonus track that was in the…
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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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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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Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.
Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day exclusive 2xLP on clear vinyl. That’s Liverpool Cathedral on the cover Great live recording – sounds like Echo at their peak!
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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

