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Billy Bragg, Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy, 30th Anniversary Edition, 2022 on Cooking Vinyl

Record Store Day 2022 release on Cooking Vinyl, combining the original Spy Vs. Spy EP from 1983 with a live set at Union Chapel London June 5th 2013….

Steve Cropper, Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales, 2011 on 439 Records.

Steve Cropper, Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales, 2011 on 439 Records. Great random find via the Record Exchange in Salem – guests include Steve Winwood, Betty…

The Who, Who’s Next, 1971 on Decca.

The Who, Who’s Next, 1971 on Decca. My copy is an early 80s pressing on MCA labels – probably part of the Super Savers series of repressing of…

David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World, 1970 on Mercury.

David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World, 1970 on Mercury. My copy is on RCA/Victor, who reissued in 1972 with this black and white photo of Ziggy…

The Psychedelic Furs, Mirror Moves, 1984 on Columbia/CBS.

The Psychedelic Furs, Mirror Moves, 1984 on Columbia/CBS. This was the fourth LP from the Butler brothers and company – The Ghost In You, Heaven, Heartbeat. They’re out…

Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul, 1967 on Philips.

Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul, 1967 on Philips. From the Queen of Jazz (Ella, yesterday) to the High Priestess of Soul. This is a killer collection of…

Carmen McRae, Bittersweet, 1964 on Focus (FM 334).

Carmen McRae, Bittersweet, 1964 on Focus (FM 334). Focus was a label created by NY DJ Mort Fega (who also produced the LP). May be my favorite McRae…

Al Kooper, Al’s Big Deal / Unclaimed Freight: An Al Kooper Anthology, 1975 on Columbia.

Al Kooper, Al’s Big Deal / Unclaimed Freight: An Al Kooper Anthology, 1975 on Columbia. Al Kooper was a co-founder Blood Sweat & Tears, played with the Blues…

Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros.

Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros. Second LP from the inimitable @bonnieraittofficial – an American treasure. Includes a cover of Jackson Browne’s Ubder the Falling…

Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK).

Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK). The debut album, titled Child Is Father To The Man, 1968 – was re-released in the UK…

John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor.

John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor. I’m a huge fan ofJohn Mayall across many decades – this is his “new band” (after the breakup of the…

Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia.

Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia. Buck Clayton and a team of long standing swing players including portions of…

Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash

Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash Not as coveted as Hallowed Ground or the Self-titled album, but lovely vintage VF anyway Via Record Exchange,…

John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum.

John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum. My copy is. 2021 reissue by Rhino Records – I think it’s the same pressing as in the “Asylum Albums” box…

Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise.

Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise. Last album with Peter Green – the revised US edition with “Oh Well” on it Via Record Exchange, Salem MA

Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity.

Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity. Robyn Hitchcock was my first real intro to a certain brand of psychedelic / surrealism in music – the man with…

INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic

INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic The massively popular (6x platinum) sixth studio album from INXS with Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, and New Sensation….

The Woodentops, Hypnobeat Live, 1987 on Upside Records.

The Woodentops, Hypnobeat Live, 1987 on Upside Records. Upside Records licensed from Rough Trade for US distribution. (Came out on Rough Trade in 1986). Recorded at the Palace…

Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Music From the Film), 1985 on Geffen.

Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Music From the Film), 1985 on Geffen. Gabriel used some instrumental themes and sections from existing work as well as wholly new music Daniel Lanois…

Son Volt, Live at the Orange Peel, 2020 on Transmit Sound.

Son Volt, Live at the Orange Peel, 2020 on Transmit Sound. 2020 release on orange vinyl Via the Record Exchange in Salem MA