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  • Lou Rawls, Come On In, Mister Blues, 1969 on Pickwick/33

    Lou Rawls, Come On In, Mister Blues, 1969 on Pickwick/33

    One has to be careful about some of these discount releases on Pickwick/33 – they were a discount label for a reason, offering cheap compilations of previously released material – but this one is really fantastic. Lou Rawls passed in 2006 and he put out over 70 albums, so there’s a lot to collect, especially…

  • The Decemberists, I’ll Be Your Girl, 2018 on Capitol

    The Decemberists, I’ll Be Your Girl, 2018 on Capitol

    The Decemberists is one of my top twenty bands of all time – I could leave their discography on repeat all week and never tire of them. That said, I mostly discovered the Decemberists in the era of digital: CDs, downloads, and streaming – I’ve had very little on vinyl. So I was excited to…

  • Leo Kottke, Ice Water, 1974 on Capitol

    Leo Kottke, Ice Water, 1974 on Capitol

    Although he was born in Georgia, I think of Kottke as another Minneapolis folkie. He’s one of the folks who, when I find an album I don’t have, I just buy it without question. He’s also still out touring and well worth seeing if you get a chance. This was his fifth full length on…

  • Ella Fitzgerald, Misty Blue, 1968 on Capitol

    Ella Fitzgerald, Misty Blue, 1968 on Capitol

    My copy is a pressing on Pickwick/33, “by arrangement with Capitol Records” – not sure what year. (45 Worlds says 1971). These reissues only have 9 tracks where the original Capitol release had 11 – omitted are “I Taught Him Everything He Knows” and “Turn The World Around (The Other Way).” As the liner notes…

  • Session at Riverside, 1957 on Capitol

    Session at Riverside, 1957 on Capitol

    Follow up (of sorts) to 1956’s “Session at Midnight” recorded in Hollywood – this one recorded at the Riverside Plaza ballroom in New York. A dozen top jazzmen join forces in a free-and-easy session that swings solidly all the way Bill Coss (liner notes) Players include Coleman Hawkins, Jerry Jerome, Earl Warren, Charlie Shavers, Dave…

  • Beastie Boys, Check Your Head, 1992 on Capitol / Grand Royal

    Beastie Boys, Check Your Head, 1992 on Capitol / Grand Royal

    My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue 30th Anniversary Edition on Red Vinyl. Amazing to me that this is 30 years old but still sounds very fresh

  • Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol

    Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol

    Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol The album originally came out in 1982, but was reissued a number of times – this is a 1983 version with “She Blinded Me With Science” as the lead track Miscredit to T. Kerr for cowriting She Blinded Me With Science – should have been…

  • Lou Rawls and Les McCann Ltd., Stormy Monday, 1962 on Capitol.

    Lou Rawls and Les McCann Ltd., Stormy Monday, 1962 on Capitol.

    Lou Rawls and Les McCann Ltd., Stormy Monday, 1962 on Capitol. Maybe ought to be “Lou Rawls Sings and Les McCann Ltd Plays Stormy Monday, with Leroy Vinnegar and Ron Jefferson.” Gem of a find – via Mystery Train in Gloucester. Soul / Jazz / R&B.

  • The Beatles, Rubber Soul, 1965 on Capitol.

    The Beatles, Rubber Soul, 1965 on Capitol.

    The Beatles, Rubber Soul, 1965 on Capitol. One of my favorites – Norwegian Wood, Michelle, In My Life. Found this copy at a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell last year – very good shape for a decent price.

  • The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967 on Capitol.

    The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967 on Capitol.

    The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967 on Capitol. Original 1967 pressing – has the “No You’re Not” under I Am The Walrus in block print vs cursive. Love this album start to finish – remember listening to it in the Hennepin County library as a teen

  • T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol.

    T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol.

    T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol. Funk/disco band from the Bahamas via Miami

  • The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records.

    The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records.

    The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, 1969 on Apple Records. An original 1969 pressing from Capitol record’s Jacksonville plant. Side 2 is the orchestral score composed and orchestrated by George Martin.

  • Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol.

    Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol.

    Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol. Dolny’s second full length, with Hyperactive, Dissidents, I Scare Myself.

  • Tina Turner, Private Dancer, 1984 on Capitol.

    Tina Turner, Private Dancer, 1984 on Capitol.

    Tina Turner, Private Dancer, 1984 on Capitol. Title track written by Mark Knopfler, 1984 by David Bowie. Hugely important album in her career reboot – technically her fifth solo album but this was thr big breakthrough. Definitely how I came to know her before digging into the backstory

  • Ella Fitzgerald, 30 By Ella, 1968 on Capitol.

    Ella Fitzgerald, 30 By Ella, 1968 on Capitol.

    Ella Fitzgerald, 30 By Ella, 1968 on Capitol. Thirty songs in ~53 minutes, across six medleys. Music by Benny Carter’s “Magnificent Seven” – Capitol reissue from the 70s or early 80s

  • Leo Kottke, Greenhouse, 1972 on Capitol.

    Leo Kottke, Greenhouse, 1972 on Capitol.

    Leo Kottke, Greenhouse, 1972 on Capitol. Kottke’s second LP on Capitol. Includes a cover of John Fahey’s “In Christ There Is No East or West” Recorded in Minneapolis at Sound 80

  • Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records.

    Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records.

    Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records. Kottke’s first LP on Capitol, fourth full length

  • Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me, 1958 on Capitol.

    Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me, 1958 on Capitol.

    Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me, 1958 on Capitol. My copy is an early 70s reissue – Sinatra’s first collaboration with Billy May (arranger and conductor). A little 50s era product placement for TWA?