Tag: Lowell MA
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Go-Gos, Talk Show, 1984 on I.R.S. Records
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 in Lowell.
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Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Swiss Movement, 1969 on Atlantic
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 big hit. My copy (from a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA) is a mid-70s repress as it has the 75 Rockefeller Plaza address…
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Herbie Hancock, Quartet, 1982 on Columbia
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 ‘Round Midnight, Parade. A “digital recording” then mastered back to vinyl – I don’t necessarily seek those out but have a few from the 80s Via a…
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Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline, 1969 on Columbia
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 Pete Drake. Via Mill No. 5 record fair
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Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), 2021 on Warner Records.
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 Rest. Via a Mill No. 5 record bazaar.
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Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol
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 1983 version with “She Blinded Me With Science” as the lead track Miscredit to T. Kerr for cowriting She Blinded Me With Science – should have been…
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Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.
Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell
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Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve.
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 Mill No. 5
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Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire.
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
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The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy.
The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy. Cover has white flocking where the old glossy cover delaminated, bit the record is in great shape. Mulligan on baritone sax, with Peck Morrison (bass), Dave Bailey (Drums), Zoot Simms (Tenor Sax), Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone), and Jon Eardley (Trumpet). This is just after…
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Various Artists, Comparative Blues, 1957 on Jazztone.
Various Artists, Comparative Blues, 1957 on Jazztone. Including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, but also some klnow lesser known folks like Buck Clayton, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Bert. Via a Threads & Grooves event at Mill No. 5 in Lowell
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The Cars, Heartbeat City, 1984 and The Cars, Shake It Up, 1981.
RiP Ric Ocasek Both from record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA