Tag: 2023
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De La Soul, Stakes Is High, 1996 on Tommy Boy
So happy to see De La Soul’s catalog get reissued with quality new pressings. Three Feet High and Rising was one of my favorite hip hop albums of the 80s and their work continued to be strong well into and beyond this album. My copy of this (Stakes is High) is a 2023 reissue on…
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Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park, 2013 on Mercury
My copy is the 2023 Vinyl Me Please reissue (in the VMP Essentials, not VMP Country track) on “green galaxy” vinyl. Love Musgraves’ songwriting – this was her fourth LP but is the one that got her lots of attention, and deservedly so. Mama’s hooked on Mary KayBrother’s hooked on Mary JaneAnd Daddy’s hooked on…
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Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969, 2023 on Blue Note.
This was first released as In Paris on Laserdisc in 1991 (Japan) / 1992 (US), then as Paris 1969 on Blue Note in 2013 (with a CD/DVD as well as vinyl release). My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue from 2023, which sounds pretty decent – it’s a somewhat lofi recording to begin with…
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Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism, 2003 on Barsuk
Death Cab’s monumental breakout album. My copy is a 20th anniversary 2023 reissue by Vinyl Me Please on red marble vinyl, with listening notes by Sean Nelson (from Harvey Danger). Featuring Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla (who also produced), Nick Harmer, and Jason McGerr.
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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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AIR, Moon Safari, 1998 on Caroline/Source.
The debut album from AIR (labelled as “AIR French Band” on the cover – originally released on Source in France and Caroline in the US. My copy is a 2023 reissue on Parlophone via Vinyl Me, Please. (25th anniversary edition, with listening notes by Sophie Frances Kemp). Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are the core…