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UB40, The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie, 1980 on Graduate Records

May 29, 2026

UB40, The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie, 1980 on Graduate Records (12 GRAD 10) Wonderful early UB40 12″ single for earth day Via Academy Records

Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia

May 29, 2026

Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia Studio debut LP (after the Fishbone EP) “You act this way when problems arise” Via Academy Records, NYC

Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia.

May 29, 2026

Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia. A little ska party today, including U.G.L.Y. and of course “Party at Ground Zero” Via Academy Records NYC

Talking Heads, The CBS Demos, 1975

May 29, 2026

Talking Heads, The CBS Demos, from 1975. (Unofficial) This is a fantastic bootleg of the pre-Jerry Harrison Talking Heads showing just how great they were out of the gate – alongside “The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads” it is my favorite of theirs. Via Academy Records in NYC

View from Greenpoint (WNYC Transmitter Park)

May 29, 2026

View from Greenpoint (WNYC Transmitter Park)

A bit too cold for the outdoor lounge today

May 29, 2026

A bit too cold for the outdoor lounge today

Ike & Tina Turner , Workin’ Together, 1970 on Liberty.

May 29, 2026

Ike & @tinaturner , Workin’ Together, 1970 on Liberty. (Ironic title, given their relationship) Best known for “Proud Mary,” with the “we never, ever do nothin’ nice and easy” intro, the album also has “funkier than a mosquita’s tweeter,” “Get Back,” and “Let it Be” Music from the year of my birth via Academy Records…

The Fixx, Reach the Beach, 1983 on MCA Records

May 29, 2026

An 80s staple – Reach the Beach by the Fixx. 1983 on MCA Records Found my copy at A1 Records, NYC

Love Tractor, Around the Bend, 1983 on DB

May 29, 2026

Love Tractor, Around the Bend, 1983 on DB Recs. Second album from a key band in the Athens GA alternative rock scene of the early 80s. Found this copy at Academy Records