Tag: Lowell MAPage 4 of 5
I’m a bit late for World Goth Day here, but I definitely went through a hardcore Bauhaus phase – listening to the 1979-1983 compilation (volume one with white…
Pretty hard to ignore this LP if you were listening to the radio (or more accurately watching MTV which showed videos then) in the early 80s. I think…
Great combo of two talented musicians: Grappelli on Violin and Grisman on Mandolin. Recorded at the Berkelee Center for the Performing Arts in Boston. Misty, Sweet Georgia Brown,…
Redbones’s fifth LP, and his first (and only) on Accord. There’s not much detail on the source of the material – likely recorded in the early 70s, maybe…
This was the sophomore release, following Beauty and the Beat. Lead off single “Vacation” was an unavoidable hit that summer. Cowriting credit on “He’s So Strange” to Leonard…
More blues without drums from Mayall accompanied by Jerry McGee on dobro & guitar and Larry Taylor (from Canned Heat) on bass. Recorded in 1971 in LA. Via…
An album so great they named it three times. 😉 Originally released with the album title “David Bowie” by Philips in the UK, but by Mercury in the…
As many record collectors know, it’s increasingly rare to find a reasonably priced Led Zeppelin LP in original pressing – I found this one at Thread & Groove…
Harmony was Columbia’s “budget” label, first from 1925-1931, but then revived in 1957 into the mid-seventies. While some of the budget labels from that time created poor quality…
Second LP from San Francisco based Translator, most well known for the single “Everywhere That I’m Not” (which was on their debut album in ’82). “Un-Alone” is probably…
Classic with Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. My copy is a mid-seventies reissue based on the labels. Found at a record fair at Mill No. 5 in…
Third and final LP of their glorious 80s run, with Head Over Heels and Turn To You. Found my copy at a record fair at Mill No. 5…
McCann & Harris recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Donald Dean (drums), and Benny Bailey (trumpet). The single “Compared To What” became a…
Hancock with Ron Carter on Bass, Tony Williams on Drums, and Wynton Marsalis on Trumpet – recorded in 1981 at CBS Sony Studios in Tokyo. Great versions of…
Produced by Bob Johnston, liner notes by Johnny Cash – Dylan plays here with Nashville musicians including Bob Wilson, Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy, Kenny Buttrey, Norman Blake, and…
Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), 2021 on Warner Records. Standalone 2x LP of tracks that were previously in the 9 LP super deluxe Wildflowers & All the…
Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol The album originally came out in 1982, but was reissued a number of times – this is a…
Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell
Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve. Classic big band / swing and wonderful renditions – found via a vinyl bazaar at…
Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire. Fantastic album from end to end – great pick up at a Mill No. 5 record fair event