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Love and Rockets, Earth • Sun • Moon, 1987 on Beggars Banquet / Big Time

Released on Beggars Banquet in the UK and Big Time in the US, this was the third full length from Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins aka…

Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson in Russia, 1976 on Pablo

Peterson recorded November 17, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia (listed as Tallinn Russia) with Niels Pederson and Jake Hanna. I love finding these 70s era Pablo recordings. My copy—via…

Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks, 1975 on Columbia

One of the must-haves for any Dylan collector, Blood was Dylan’s return to Columbia after a couple albums on Asylum. “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Simple Twist of Fate,”…

Mose Allison, Western Man, 1971 on Atlantic

Mose Allison from 1971 with Chuck Rainey and Billy Cobham, recorded at Atlantic Studios and Regent, and produced by Joel Dorn. Great versions of “Do Nothing Till You…

Paul Desmond, Pure Desmond, 1975 on CTI Records

Desmond (who composed Take Five and was a critical part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet) playing here with Ron Carter, Ed Bickert, and Connie Kay – recorded at…

Neil Young, Time Fades Away, 1973 on Reprise

Live album recorded with the Stray Gators on the tour following the release of Harvest. The rear cover lists the venues at which each track was recorded as…

The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984 on Rough Trade

Another (like The World Won’t Listen) compilation album from The Smiths, including some BBC sessions plus other singles and B-sides. Came out in 1984 in the UK but…

Depeche Mode, Black Celebration, 1986 on Mute/Sire

Fifth studio LP from Depeche Mode, released by Mute in the UK and Sire in the US, and recorded in Berlin and London. One of my favorite Depeche…

Neil Young, Hawks & Doves, 1980 on Reprise

Eleventh studio album (following Rust Never Sleeps) from Neil Young, with one side collecting things recorded throughout the 70s and the second half from 1980 sessions specific to…

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps, 1979 on Reprise

Tenth Neil Young LP and third with Crazy Horse. Mixture of live performances with overdubs and recordings done live in studio. There was a tour also called “Rust…

Bob Dylan, Down in the Groove, 1988 on Columbia

Eighties Dylan – 25th studio LP featuring a mix or originals and covers, with guests including Randy Jackson (yes, from American Idol and Name That Tune, and Journey),…

Bill Evans, Live at the Village Vanguard, 1967 on Riverside

This is actually a reissue of what originally came out in 1961 (also on Riverside) as Sunday at the Village Vanguard, credited to the Bill Evans Trio “featuring…

Neil Young, Neil Young, 1969 on Reprise

Young’s debut solo album. It can be tricky to keep all the chronology straight here, as someone who came to Young much later in his career – but…

Peter Buck, Warzone Earth, 2015 on Mississippi Records

This is the third solo album from the former R.E.M. guitarist, all on Portland OR’s Mississippi Records. Frequent Buck collaborators present here include Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, and…

Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, 1962 on Columbia

Dylan’s debut album – what a wonderful record. I’ve had multiple different copies, trying to find the best balance of pressing and condition. My current one is a…

Gerry Mulligan, California Concerts, 1955 on Pacific Jazz

Collection of live recordings featuring the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on the A-Side and the Gerry Mulligan Sextet on the B-Side. The quartet here is with Jon Eardley, Red…

The Waterboys, Out of All This Blue, 2017 on BMG

Mike Scott, the creative force behind The Waterboys, has continued to make interesting music and evolve their sound – here incorporating more contemporary pop sounds. It’s a double…

Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, 1955 on Pacific Jazz

This was a compilation of tracks previously issued on three different 10″ records issued by Pacific Jazz in 1952 and 1953: PJ LP-1, PJ LP-2, and PJ LP-5….

Eels, Hombre Lobo (12 Songs of Desire), 2009 on E Works Records

Seventh full length from Mark Oliver Everett (aka “E”) and Eels. Hombre Lobo as you might guess is Spanish for Werewolf. The MySpace Transmissions EP of live tracks…

John Grant, Pale Green Ghosts, 2013 on Bella Union / Partisan Records

In the US on Partisan Records, elsewhere on Bella Union, this was John Grant’s second solo album, recorded in Reykjavik, with backing vocals from Sinéad O’Connor (credited as…