Tag: 2004
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Jens Lekman, When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog, 2004 on Secretly Canadian
I’m a big fan of Jens Lekman – this was his debut album, though some of the tracks had been released independently. Can you imagine in 2003 seeing Jens Lekman and José González together at Goteborg Concert Hall? Banner year for Swedish indie music. My copy—via Bull Moose Records in Plaistow NH—is the Secretly Canadian…
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Killers, Hot Fuss, 2004 on Island / UMe
Originally released on Lizard King Records / The Control Group in 2004 – my copy is a more recent (2023) reissue on Island / UMe, but the music remains the same. Hot Fuss was Killers’ debut album and included the massive hits “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” as well as the bonus track “Glamorous…
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The Decemberists, The Tain / 5 Songs, 2004 on Jealous Butcher Records & Hush Records
Two EPs released in 2004 as a single LP – 5 Songs was originally self-released (not on a label) in 2001 and The Tain on Acuarela Discos (an independent Spanish label) in 2003 . Although The Tain is broken up into five parts, it’s really one single 18 minute song, named after an Irish epic…
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The Magnetic Fields, i, 2004 on Nonesuch
All the songs on the album start with the letter i, a very Stephin Merritt thing to do. (Is this also related to the “i” in his first name?). The front page of the insert lyrics and credits sheet, which shows through the die cut “i” in the cover, is Fred Tomaselli’s Gravity in Four…
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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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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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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…