Tag: Record Store Day 2021

  • The Replacements, The Pleasure’s All Yours: Pleased to Meet Me Outtakes & Alternates, 2021 on Sire

    The Replacements, The Pleasure’s All Yours: Pleased to Meet Me Outtakes & Alternates, 2021 on Sire

    Released as part of Record Store Day 2021, these are outtakes and alternate versions of songs from Pleased To Meet Me released on vinyl for the first time. Some (most?) of these tracks have been released elsewhere: the expanded CD edition of Pleased To Meet Me or the All for Nothing / Nothing for All…

  • Chet Baker, Albert’s House, 1969 on Beverly Hills

    Chet Baker, Albert’s House, 1969 on Beverly Hills

    One of Baker’s releases following getting his teeth (allegedly) knocked out (see Born to Be Blue) – eleven songs composed by Steve Allen. Gets some pretty negative reviews – I’d agree it isn’t Baker at his prime, but I’m closer to the Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide which gives is three out of five stars…

  • Conor Oberst, Ruminations, 2016 on Nonesuch

    Conor Oberst, Ruminations, 2016 on Nonesuch

    Oberst was hospitalized in 2015 in the middle of a tour for the punk band Desaparecidos, and this album was written and recorded in the recovery from that experience. It was recorded in Omaha in just two days, with Ben Brodin as Engineer, Mike Mogis doing the mixing, and Bob Ludwig mastering. My copy is…

  • Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973, 2021 on Philadelphia International Records

    Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973, 2021 on Philadelphia International Records

    There’s a complicated set of dates here – recorded in 1973 and released originally in 2012 on CD by Philadelphia International Records and Legacy (Sony’s label for reissues), but then released for the first time on vinyl for Record Store Day 2021. The performers are MFSB, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Three Degrees,…

  • Justin Townes Earle, Kids In the Street, 2017 on New West Records

    Justin Townes Earle, Kids In the Street, 2017 on New West Records

    Originally released in 2017, my copy is a 2021 reissue as part of Record Store Day (Black Friday). This was Earle’s penultimate album (the last was The Saint of Lost Causes) and his first on New West. Some great songwriting on Champagne Corolla, Faded Valentine, and really across the album.

  • Kristin Hersh, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, 2016.

    Kristin Hersh, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, 2016.

    Kristin Hersh, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, 2016. Originally published as a book plus 2xCD album, then a 2xLP vinyl issue by Happy Birthday To Me Records in 2017. My copy is the reissue from 2021 by Fire Records for Record Store Day 2021. Wyatt is Hersh’s son, who was exploring an abandoned apartment building…

  • Ray Charles, His Orchestra, and the Raelettes, Live in Stockholm 1972, 2021 on Tangerine Records.

    Ray Charles, His Orchestra, and the Raelettes, Live in Stockholm 1972, 2021 on Tangerine Records.

    Ray Charles, His Orchestra, and thr Raelettes, Live in Stockholm 1972, 2021 on Tangerine Records. Part of Tangerine Records 6 CD True Genius conp, on vinyl for Record Store Day 2021 Recorded in 1972 but only discovered and released in 2021 – unknown venue, exact date, and engineer

  • Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.

    Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.

    Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day exclusive 2xLP on clear vinyl. That’s Liverpool Cathedral on the cover Great live recording – sounds like Echo at their peak!

  • The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The Truth, 2021 on NPG Records.

    The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The Truth, 2021 on NPG Records.

    The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The Truth, 2021 on NPG Records. Originally released in 1998 as a bonus CD to the Crystal Ball album, now available on vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2021 Many tracks with Rhonda Smith, including veganish anthem Animal Kingdom