Tag: Mystic CT
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The Oscar Peterson Trio, In a Mellow Mood, 1973 on MPS-BASF
This 2xLP set is actually a reissue of The Way I Really Play and Mellow Mood, which were volumes III and V of the Exclusively For My Friends series. Makes it very confusing when I’m in a record store and trying to determine whether I’ve completed the series or not. (I have not – still…
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Tears for Fears, The Tipping Point, 2022 on Concord
I was such a huge fan of The Hurting, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s 1983 debut album – I think it was the first CD I ever had (and it was recorded at such low volume I had to crank the CD player to hear it). After Seeds of Love, Orzabal and Smith split, and…
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Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971, 2020 on Reprise
Dating this one is a bit tricky – recorded in 1971, released on CD unofficially in 2005 and officially in 2007, but on vinyl for the first time in 2020. Massey Hall on Victoria Street in Toronto was home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and seats under 3000. This release is the Volume 3 in…
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Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire.
Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire. Second LP (following Talking Heads ’77). Such a great record – Stay Hungry, For Artists Only (“I don’t have to prove that I am creative”), that cover of Take Me To The River – part of peak era TH Via Mystic Disc in CT
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Bob Dylan, In Concert – Brandeis University 1963, released in 2010 on Columbia / Legacy.
Bob Dylan, In Concert – Brandeis University 1963, released in 2010 on Columbia / Legacy. This limited edition vinyl pressing was part of in 2011. Great early Dylan just down the road in Waltham MA Via Mystic Disc in CT
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Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire.
Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire. Via Mystic Disc in Mystic, CT Third LP from Tom Tom Club. This is the US/Canada version which has a different tracklist and cover than the 1988 one from the UK / rotw Highlight is a cover of Femme Fatale with Lou…