Tag: 2018
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Marvin Gaye, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 1969 on Tamla.
Marvin Gaye, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 1969 on Tamla. Was first released on Tamla as In The Groove in 1968 (TS 285), but when the song became a hit they renamed and re-released it as I Heard It Through The Grapevine (still TS 285). My copy is a 2018 reissued by UMG /…
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Cedric Burnside, Benton County Relic, 2018, Single Lock Records.
Cedric Burnside, Benton County Relic, 2018, Single Lock Records. R.L. Burnside’s grandson and a great blues guitarist in his own right One of my favorites of the last decade Pressed at Memphis Vinyl, Lacquers cut by Jeff Powell
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Walter “Wolfman” Washington, My Future Is My Past, 2018 on Anti-
Walter “Wolfman” Washington, My Future Is My Past, 2018 on Anti- New Orleans bluesman’s most recent solo album – Irma Thomas guests on “Even Now” Via VNYL
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Various Artists, Forever Words, 2018 on Legacy/Sony.
Various Artists, Forever Words, 2018 on Legacy/Sony. Songs created based on Johnny Cash’s poetry, letters, and lyrics set to music by contemporary artists. Love this compilation and the pressing & packaging.
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The Bird and the Bee, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, 2018 on Slow Down Sounds.
The Bird and the Bee, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, 2018 on Slow Down Sounds. Came out in 2010 in Blue Note in CD format, but first vinyl pressing in 2018 as part of Record Store Day Inara George and Greg Kurstin as The Bird and the…
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Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music
Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music Recorded live in 1970 in Essen, [West] Germany. With Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and Coleman Hawkins (on side 2) Wonderful pressing
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Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music
Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music 3 LP collection of an excellent live set – I’ve yet to see Midnight Oil live but this release shows I must. Peter Garrett still rocking at the intersection of politics and ecology
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Look Now, 2018 on Concord Records
Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Look Now, 2018 on Concord Records Costello’s first with The Imposters since Momofuku in 2008. Three songs cowritten with Burt Bacharach, one with Carole King Great album with shades of Imperial Bedroom
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Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite, No Mercy In This Land, 2018 on Anti-
Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite, No Mercy In This Land, 2018 on Anti- Followup to their 2013 collaboration Get Up! “The righteous and the wretched, the holy and the damned. Is there no mercy in this land?”
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Universal Love: Wedding Songs Re-imagined, 2018 on Legacy
Universal Love: Wedding Songs Re-imagined, 2018 on Legacy Partnership between Sony Music and MGM Resorts for 2018 – Bob Dylan, Ben Gibbard, St. Vincent, and Valerie June (plus others) “These performances make clear, above all, that all are welcome to love”
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Los Lobos, How Will The Wolf Survive?, 1984 on Slash Records.
Los Lobos, How Will The Wolf Survive?, 1984 on Slash Records. The major label debut from East LA’s Los Lobos – this copy is the 180g remastered 2018 edition manufactured and marketed by Rhino, and it sounds great
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Old Crow Medicine Show, Volunteer, 2018 on Columbia Nashville.
Old Crow Medicine Show, Volunteer, 2018 on Columbia Nashville. Another find via a Barnes & Noble in Manchester, NH, back before social distancing.
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Marlon Williams, Make Way For Love, 2018 on Dead Oceans.
Marlon Williams, Make Way For Love, 2018 on Dead Oceans. Second studio album from New Zealand’s Marlon Williams – who was also recently featured on Courtney Barnett’s MTV Unplugged release. Via Daddy Kool Records in St.Pete FL.
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The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968 on Apple
The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968 on Apple This is the 50th anniversary remaster edition. I still have my 80s copy too, though the included photos have thumbnail holes from where I pinned the to the wall. Remaster sounds wonderful – and I think this album would still sound fresh if it came out today. One…
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The Devil Makes Three, Chains Are Broken, 2018 on New West
The Devil Makes Three, Chains Are Broken, 2018 on New West Signed copy I got before the holidays direct from the label Surprised these folks aren’t more well known (or maybe I’m just late to the party)
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True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records
True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records 2 LP version expanding on 1986’s Sounds From True Stories. Via ListenUp Music, Natick MA
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Friday, August 24th, 2018 – WordCamp MSP 2018