Tag: Italy
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Various Artists, Something About Joy Division, 1990 on Vox Pop
Great compilation / tribute to Joy Division on Italian label Vox Pop. Tracklist: The second edition was not a gatefold (which makes sense since the inside of the gatefold is just blank white anyway). I especially enjoy the versions of “Colony,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (piano and vocals), “Shadowplay” (acoustic guitar driven), and Warsaw…
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The Getz/Gilberto Collection: 20 Golden Greats, 1985 on Deja Vu
Italian release of tunes recorded between 1958 and 1964 by Stan Getz with Joao and Astrud Gilberto – varying recording quality from track to track. Classic bargain bin find – the music is wonderful as you’d expect. My copy via Pleasant Village Records in Marblehead MA
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Various Artists, Newport Broadside: Topical Songs at the Newport Folk Festival, 1963; 1964 on Vanguard
The Newport Folk Festival for 2024 is coming up this week. This record collects performances from 61 years ago, by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Sam Hinton, Bob Davenport, The Freedom Singers, Jim Garland, Ed McCurdy, Phil Ochs, Peter La Farge, and Joan Baez. I love seeing the folks we now recognize as giants…
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13th Floor Elevators, Flivver, 1988 on World Productions of Compact Music
I first heard Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators on fourth or fifth generation tape copies from friends in the 80s, but didn’t really come to appreciate them fully until much later. This record, on a bootleg Italian label with releases in the late 80s and early 90s, gathers live performances from The Avalon…
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Friday, June 10th, 2022 – Sunset, Florence
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Thursday, June 9th, 2022 – Italy
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 – Florence
All the Single Ladies . . .
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Monday, June 6th, 2022 – Tuscany
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Sunday, June 5th, 2022 -Tuscany
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Saturday, June 4th, 2022 – Tuscany
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Friday, June 3rd, 2022
Bologna, Italy
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Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims, Paul West, and Jimmy Madison, Europa Jazz, 1981 on Europa Jazz.
Carmen McRae, Zoot Sims, Paul West, and Jimmy Madison, Europa Jazz, 1981 on Europa Jazz. Recorded in 1974, released in 1981 on an Italian label – there is a whole series of live recordings on this label. This one was also released in 1974 as “Ms. Jazz” by Carmen McRae on Groove Merchant Via Antiques…
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Madness, Complete Madness, 1982 on Stiff Records
Madness, Complete Madness, 1982 on Stiff Records Italian pressing of a greatest hits compilation. Total coincidence and not election commentary.
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Eurythmics, Revenge, 1986 on RCA
My copy is an italian pressing I got at Flashback London Always loved Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, apart or together