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George Benson, The Other Side of Abbey Road, 1970 on A&M Found this last week at Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain – fantastic reimagining of Abbey Road by…
Chuck Mangione, An Evening Of Magic: Live At The Hollywood Bowl, 1979 on A&M Smooth late 70s jazz at its best Great Sunday relaxing music. Via Music Connection…
Carpenters, Self-titled, 1971 on A&M My copy is a 1974 reissue. Don’t you remember you told me you loved me, baby?
Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M. Hometown Minneapolis band The Suburbs first (and only?) Major label release. Recorded at Metro Studios Via the other Record Exchange (St. Louis, MO,…
Various Artists, Urgh! A Music War, 1981 on A&M Great collection from the turn into the 80s – mine’s a 1987 or later reissue based on the barcode…
U.K. Squeeze, self-titled debut, 1978, A&M. U.K. Squeeze were known in the UK as Squeeze. My copy is on red translucent vinyl with promo labels. Yes, they made…
What’s New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986) A great trio of platinum albums by Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra on Asylum/Warner Bros….
Sting, Nothing Like The Sun, 1987 While Sting has fallen out of fashion in some hip circles (duet album with Shaggy for example) I love every second of…
No Wave, 1978 compilation on A&M. Translucent blue vinyl was a thing even in the seventies Squeeze, The Police, The Dickies, The Stranglers, Joe Jackson – great collection
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, If You Leave (extended version), 1986 on A&M. Another song that was on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack – clearly John Hughes films…
Suzanne Vega, self-titled, 1985 on A&M Her debut album – already such strong songwriting and performance style – Marlene on the Wall, The Queen and the Soldier, Undertow….
The Breakfast Club, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985 on A&M. One of the movies I’ve seen the most in my life (alongside Princess Bride and Stop Making Sense)….
The Police, Reggatta De Blanc, 1980 on A&M. Via Metro City Records in Manchester NH. Love this even more now than ~40 years ago
Still sounds great 35+ years later. 36 cover variations – this one I’ve had since the mid eighties. Known for the hits but also has the glorious weirdness…