Tag: 2020
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John Prine, Souvenirs, 2020 on Oh Boy Records
John Prine, Souvenirs, 2020 on Oh Boy Records – new recordings of classic songs 2xLP version with one side being a vinyl etching – came out in 2000 but this is the first vinyl pressing One of the greats we lost in 2020 Via Magnolia Record Club
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Sonny Rollins, Freedom Suite, 1958 on Riverside.
Sonny Rollins, Freedom Suite, 1958 on Riverside. Another excellent Vinyl Me, Please reissue from September 2020 via Craft Recordings Pressed at QRP from lacquers cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
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Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, 1997 on Dedicated / Arista.
Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, 1997 on Dedicated / Arista. This copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue – the packaging of this album feels just as fresh today as it did in 1997, including the pharmaceutical guidance insert with potential side effects
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Laura Marling, song For Our Daughter, 2020 on Chrysalis / Partisan Records.
Laura Marling, song For Our Daughter, 2020 on Chrysalis / Partisan Records. Such a beautiful record that came out this summer. Marling’s seventh studio release, co-produced by Marling and Ethan Johns I could just put all her albums on repeat for weeks on end Via Joes Albums in Worcester MA
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Black Bra, self-titled, 2020 on YK Records.
Black Bra, self-titled, 2020 on YK Records. New project from Nashville’s Beth Cameron (of Forget Cassettes and other bands). Great songwriting and heavy – trauma, identity, death – solid goth/grunge/post-punk vibe. Look forward to more
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Fruit Bats, Siamese Dream, 2020 on Turntable Kitchen
Fruit Bats, Siamese Dream, 2020 on Turntable Kitchen Wonderful full album cover by Fruit Bats of Smashing Pumpkins 1993 alt-rock classic
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Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records
Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records Lucinda Williams most recent solo record – love her writing and her voice 2xLP edition with demo cuts on the fourth side. Via Discogs
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Smokey Brights, I Love You But Damn, 2020 on Freakout Records
Smokey Brights, I Love You But Damn, 2020 on Freakout Records Smokey Brights are a Seattle band fronted by Kim West and Ryan Devlin Great album – there’s also a release party video on YouTube at Tractor Tavern Via VNYL
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin’, 2020 on Blue Note
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin’, 2020 on Blue Note Never before released studio album,, based on a 1959 session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack NJ, with Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt Via Acoustic Sounds
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Sarah Jarosz, World On The Ground, 2020 on Rounder
Sarah Jarosz, World On The Ground, 2020 on Rounder Jarosz’s most recent solo album produced by John Leventhal Love the I’m With Her record and the solo work from each of the members Beautiful cover artwork by Erin Murray
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Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020 on Epic / Clean Slate
Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020 on Epic / Clean Slate Fetch the Bolt cutters, I’ve been in here too long One of the best of 2020 to be sure Via Vinyl Me, Please
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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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Steve Earle & The Dukes, Ghosts of West Virginia, 2020 on New West
Steve Earle & The Dukes, Ghosts of West Virginia, 2020 on New West This album has really grown on me quietly. I liked it on first listen but find myself coming back to it more and more over the last few months.
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Joy Division, Closer, 1980 on Factory Records.
Joy Division, Closer, 1980 on Factory Records. This is the 40th anniversary reissue on clear vinyl pressed at Optimal GmBH
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McCoy Tyner, Sahara, 1972 on Milestone.
McCoy Tyner, Sahara, 1972 on Milestone. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please 2020 remaster & reissue which is a fantastic pressing (Quality Record Pressings).



