Tag: Decca
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Django Reinhardt, Nuages, 2017 on Jazz Images
Nuages was first issued under that name in 2002, as a reissue of The Great Artistry of Django Reinhardt, a 1953 10″ record on Norman Granz’s Clef label, plus 4 bonus tracks that had been issued as singles by Decca (also in 1953). This vinyl issue was produced in 2017 by Jazz Images, presumably a…
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John Mayall, Blues from Laurel Canyon, 1968 on London Records
Released on Decca in the UK and London Records in the US, this was Mayall’s first LP after the breakup of the Bluesbreakers and his last on Decca before moving to Polydor. Mayall wasn’t yet living in the US when this was released – this was recorded at the Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London.…
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The Zombies, Begin Here, 1965 on Decca
My copy is a later reissue (2013) on Repertoire Records, half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios from HD 24 bit audio – the original was on Decca in the UK . Wonderful to hear their on Muddy Waters’ “I Got My Mojo Working” and Ellas McDaniel’s “Road Runner” – great quality pressing. My copy via…
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John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Bare Wires, 1968 on Decca
French pressing from 1968. This was the fourth Bluesbreaker’s LP, and the last of the peak 60s era (the name was used again for other releases in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s) with a lineup including Mick Taylor, Mayall, Tony Reeves, and Jon Hiseman – a bit more jazz influenced than some of the earlier…
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Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca.
Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca. My copy is a 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please I don’t think I knew her version of South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) but well known tracks here: Crazy (written by Willie Nelson), Walking After Midnight, I Fall To Pieces.
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Coleman Hawkins, The “Hawk” Talks, 1955 on Decca.
Coleman Hawkins, The “Hawk” Talks, 1955 on Decca. First released on two 45 rpm 12″ EPs in 1953, then as an LP in 1955. Conducted and arranged by Danny Mendelsohn with Candido on percussion on three tracks and Sam Makia on Hawaiin steel guitar on two. Via a Mill No. 5 record fair
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Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins
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Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo.
Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo. Originally released by Afrodisia (which was started by Decca West Africa) in Nigeria in 1980, reissued by Mr. Bongo in 2018. Great recording and pressing – afrofunk Disco
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The Who, Who’s Next, 1971 on Decca.
The Who, Who’s Next, 1971 on Decca. My copy is an early 80s pressing on MCA labels – probably part of the Super Savers series of repressing of popular titles One of my favorites from the Who – Baba O’Reilly, Behind Blue Eyes, Won’t Get Fooled Again. via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Billie Holiday, Music For Torching With Billie Holiday, 1955 on Clef, 1957 on Verve
Billie Holiday, Music For Torching With Billie Holiday, 1955 on Clef, 1957 on Verve. Originally on Clef, then released on Verve (which absorbed Clef in 1956 – both were founded by Norman Grantz). My copy is actually a 1979 reissue by the Book of the Month Club, which had an audio offshoot for a time.…
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Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca.
Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca. Birthday concert forJoni Mitchell with Los Lobos, Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, Glen Hansard, James Taylor, Seal, Graham Nash, Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and Emmylou Harris From the Performing Arts Center of LA County