Tag: Columbia
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Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia.
Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia. Buck Clayton and a team of long standing swing players including portions of Count Basie’s touring band. Recorded December 14th, 1953 at Columbia Studios at 207 East 30th St. , produced by George Avakian via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia
Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia Like many in the 80s I found the Psychedelic Furs via “Pretty in Pink” but there are so many great songs in their catalog. Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Edith Piaf, Recital 1961, 1961 on Pathé
Edith Piaf, Recital 1961, 1961 on Pathé Pathé was a Columbia label then – you can see the Columbia “musical notes” logo on the cover and rear – looks like at one point (before I got it) these were covered, perhaps with a Pathé logo? Sounds wonderful for something recorded in 1960 and pressed maybe…
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia Produced by Nick Lowe other than Big Sister’s Clothes One of the underrated Elvis Costello LPs – lots of different early 80s sounds/styles here Via Residency Records in Salem MA
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Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia.
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia. “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” Great reissue as the initial record in Vinyl Me, Please track for country.
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Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia.
Simon and Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; 1966 on Columbia. I’ll forgive Paul Simon the lack of an Oxford comma here. This is the one that closes with “7 O’Clock News / Silent Night” which still gives Goose bumps 50+ years later. The fact the label does not say “NONBREAKABLE” makes this a 1967…
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Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 on Columbia
Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 on Columbia Recordings made in 1933 and 1949, originally put out on vinyl in 1968. The 1949 tracks here are from the Gene Norman Presents an Art Tatum Concert that came out in 1952
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Paul McCartney, Tug of War, 1982 on Columbia / MPL
Paul McCartney, Tug of War, 1982 onColumbia / MPL Sticking with Paul McCartney from yesterday’s post. Tug Of War is early 80s Macca, with guest Stevie Wonder on Whats That You’re Doing? and Ebony & Ivory I know some people find this too earnest (a one star reviewer on discogs calls it “stylish polished romantic…
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Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia.
Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia. Recorded May 19th, 1961 – on “nonbreakable” Columbia Records vinyl in mono Cover artwork by Joe Eula, with Gil Evans, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly Via Anntiques in Ipswich, MA
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Johnny Cash, Everybody Loves A Nut, 1966 on Columbia
Johnny Cash, Everybody Loves A Nut, 1966 on Columbia A bit of a novelty record from Cash – including yodeling by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott on “cup of coffee” – cover illustration by Jack Davis of Mad Magazine fame Via Antiques on Elm, Manchester NH
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Paul McCartney, McCartney II, 1980 on Columbia/MPL
Paul McCartney, McCartney II, 1980 on Columbia/MPL Paul McCartney‘s second solo album, with broad range of styles as he played with synths and recorded at home. “Dont go jumping waterfalls, please keep to the lake . .” via @anntiques1
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1954, 1954 on Columbia
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1954, 1954 on Columbia Storyville was a Boston jazz institution in the 1940s, run by George Wein (the same that started the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival ). It started in the Copley Square Hotel but in 1950 moved to the first floor of…
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Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia.
Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia. My copy is a 1981 reissue as part of the Jazz Odyssey Series. McRae recorded these two years after Holiday’s death in 1959 – her greatest influence
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Paul Simon with Urubamba and The Jesse Dixon Singers – Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin’, 1974 on Columbia.
Paul Simon with Urubamba and The Jesse Dixon Singers – Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin’, 1974 on Columbia. An underappreciated gem in the Paul Simon catalogue – these are my favorite live versions of American Tune, Homeward Bound, America – with support from an Andean folk band and a gospel choir
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet, What Is There To Say?, 1959 on Columbia
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, What Is There To Say?, 1959 on Columbia Mulligan is one of my favorites from the cool jazz era – he played with Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Gene Krupa, but also as a sideman to a whos who of 50s and 60s jazz singers, pianists, and trumpeters On this album its Art…
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Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia.
Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia. Mine’s a 2016 reissue (30th anniversary) 180g on Def Jam / UMG Reissue sounds great – No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Fight For Your Right Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Erroll Garner, Gone Garner Gonest, 1955 on Columbia.
Erroll Garner, Gone Garner Gonest, 1955 on Columbia. My copy is a 1958 pressing with the six-eye red Columbia deep-groove label. Great rendition of Bewitched Via Mystery Train in Gloucester MA
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Midnight Oil, Red Sails In The Sunset, 1984 on Columbia
Midnight Oil, Red Sails In The Sunset, 1984 on Columbia Follow up to 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 – no big hit singles but a solid LP