Tag: Iceland

Gram Parsons, GP, 1973 on Reprise

It’s hard to overstate the importance of Gram Parsons’ two solo albums: GP and (posthumously) Grievous Angel. This was his solo debut though he is joined by Emmylou…

Nico, Chelsea Girl, 1967 on Verve

This album originally came out in ’67 as Nico’s solo debut, in the same year as the release of The Velvet Underground and Nico on which she sang…

Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend, 2008 on XL Recordings.

Debut album from Vampire Weekend, including Oxford Comma and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. How could I not love a band with grooves like this and references to punctuation?…

Various Artists, Ruby Trax: The NME’s Roaring Forty, 1992 on New Musical Express.

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…

Reykjavík, Iceland

In Iceland this week with the 10up team – sharing some random photos. Also found time to hit up a few record stores (all in Reykjavik): These were…

Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun, 1999 on Smekkleysa.

Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun,  1999 on Smekkleysa. Originally released in Iceland in 1999, in Europe in 2000, and in the US in 2001. My copy is the Vinyl…