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This is a three sided LP, with an etching on the fourth side. Los Lobos, proud Angelenos, covering songs by other Los Angeles bands, including folks like Stephen…
I’m a sucker for a good cover/tribute album, perhaps especially with an Americana / Alt-Country / Folk twist. This volume 2 came out digitally in 2017 but on…
Hal Wilner produced tribute to Marc Bolan & T. Rex, featuring a wide variety of artists and styles. Wilner was also said to be working on a documentary…
I’m a sucker for a cover album, especially one dedicated to a specific artist. I’m also a huge fan of both Bob Dylan and Chrissie Hynde, so it…
This was a 3xLP box set issued to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the New Musical Express – which ran in print from 1952 to 2018 when it…
Second volume of tributes to John Prince via Oh Boy. Great collection of songs and versions, but standouts for me include Brandi Carlile’s “I Remember Everything,” Valerie June’s…
I’m a huge fan of cover albums, and especially tribute/compilations of covers devoted to specific artists. While they can be uneven, I like hearing an artists work reinterpreted…
Willie Neslon, Heroes, 2012 on Legacy / Yep Roc Records. My copy is part of the Story of Willie Nelson anthology from @vinylmeplease Another great set from Willie…
Various Artists, Join the Ritual, 2021 on Jagjaguwar. Covers record by Jagjaguwar artists, including Bruce Hornsby covering Dinosaur Jr, Jamilla Woods doing Fast Car, (Tracy Chapman), and Okay…
Various Artists, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four, 2021 on Gill Music. Great collection of covers with artwork by Damien Hirst.
Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity, 2021 on American Laundromat. Originly released on CD back In 2007, now available on vinyl in 2021. Great 2xLP…
Chewing, Pacific Ocean Blue, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen. Full album cover of Dennis Wilson’s 1977 solo LP of the same name, by Nik Ewing from Local Natives.
Quilt, Spirit of the Golden Juice, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen. Full album cover of F.J. McMahon’s 1969 Spirit of the Golden Juice, a lo-fi folk classic
Juliana Hatfield, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, 2019 on American Laundromat Records. American Laundromat puts on lots of interesting cover/tribute albums. Love Juliana Hatfield and the Police and…
Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia. Great tribute album that was part of my introduction to the progressive…
Gems, Imagine, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen Brilliant full LP cover of John Lennon’s Imagine album (1971) by Gems It’s all solid but I especially enjoy “Oh My Love”…
David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor. Bowie covering Them, The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Merseys, The Easybeats, The Pretty Things. One of my favorite early…
Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve. Great covers compilation with Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fontaines D.C.,…
Sarah Jarosz, Build Me Up From Bones, 2013 on Sugar Hill Records My copy is a 2021 reissue by Craft Recordings and it sounds beautiful. Wonderful cover of…