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Kristin Hersh, Crooked, 2019 on Fire Records

Crooked actually first came out in 2009 (digital/online) or 2010 (CD), but this Fire Records issue for Record Store Day 2019 was the first vinyl issue. Hersh wrote…

Various Artists, If You’re Going To The City: A Tribute to Mose Allison, 2019 on Fat Possum

Fantastic collection on Fat Possum of artists covering songs Mose Allison wrote. Three-sided vinyl, with an etching on the fourth side. Also includes a DVD of Mose Allison:…

The Who, The Kids Are Alright, 1979 on Polydor

The Soundtrack LP to the 1979 rock documentary The Kids Are Alright, with performances from 1965 to 1978. It was originally released on MCA Records in the US…

Buddy & Julie Miller, Breakdown on 20th Ave South, 2019 on New West

Buddy & Julie have been releasing great Americana/Roots music since the 90s (for Julie since the 80s), and as a duo since 2001. Buddy’s also been an active…

Billy Strings, Home, 2019 on Rounder Records

This was the 4th LP from Billy Strings (the first two with Don Julin) and his first on Rounder – it won Best Bluegrass Album for 2021. I…

Lilli Lewis Project, We Belong, 2019 on Louisiana Red Hot Records (LRHR1196)

Picked this up directly from Lewis at a show in Harvard MA at Fruitlands. Band here includes Jimbo Walsh, Wade Hymel, Smokey Brown, Ruan Murry, Ole Oddlokken and…

Justin Townes Earle, The Saint of Lost Causes, 2019 on New West.

Three sided LP (fourth side is an etching) of Justin Townes Earle’s last LP, released before his death in August 2020. Adam Bednarik co-produced with Earle and plays…

The National, I Am Easy To Find, 2019 on 4AD.

The National, I Am Easy To Find, 2019 on 4AD. An album and a film. The movie was directed by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and stars Alicia Vikander. Guest…

Merle Haggard, Live From Austin TX ’78, 2008 on New West Records.

Merle Haggard, Live From Austin TX ’78, 2008 on New West Records. Recorded in 1978, relased in 2008; my copy is. 2019 reissue. One of two Live at…

Black Pumas, Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), 2021 on ATO Records.

Black Pumas, Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), 2021 on ATO Records. Originally a 2019 album, this deluxe edition adds bonus tracks including a cover of Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car,…

Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records.

Meat Puppets, Dusty Notes, 2019 on Megaforce Records. Pitchfork’s review called them the channel between the Dead Kennedys and The Grateful Dead – this one leans more to…

Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.

Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also…

Tuba Skinny, Some Kind-a-Shake, 2019 self-released.

Tuba Skinny, Some Kind-a-Shake, 2019 self-released. I’m a huge fan of Tuna Skinny but only have most their music digitally – glad to finally find some on vinyl

Juliana Hatfield, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, 2019 on American Laundromat Records.

Juliana Hatfield, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, 2019 on American Laundromat Records. American Laundromat puts on lots of interesting cover/tribute albums. Love Juliana Hatfield and the Police and…

Steve Earle & The Dukes, Guy, 2019 on New West.

Steve Earle & The Dukes, Guy, 2019 on New West. Tribute album for Earle’s mentor Guy Clark, who died in 2016. Cover art (as for so many Steve…

Quitapenas, Tigrada, 2019 on Cosmica Records.

Quitapenas, Tigrada, 2019 on Cosmica Records. “This record is dedicated to the diasporic Afro indigenous communities of the America’s that have informed much of our music” Lovely surprise,…

Experience Unlimited, Free Yourself, 1977 on Black Fire Records.

Experience Unlimited, Free Yourself, 1977 on Black Fire Records. My copy is the 2019 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on Now-Again Records with custom artwork by Allen Jackson and…

Jessica Pratt, Quiet Signs, 2019 on Mexican Summer.

Jessica Pratt, Quiet Signs, 2019 on Mexican Summer. She has a really idiosyncratic voice – this was her first studio recording but it avoids becoming overly polished

Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won’t Hold, 2019 on Mom + Pop.

Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won’t Hold, 2019 on Mom + Pop. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please edition with original artwork by Charlie Engman Love this album –…

Vida Blue, Crossing Lines, 2019 self-released.

Vida Blue, Crossing Lines, 2019 self-released. Bit of a jam band supergroup with Page McConnell from Phish, Oteil Burbridge from Dead and Co , Adam Zimmon, and Russell…