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Curtis Mayfield, Roots, 1971 on Curtom.

Curtis Mayfield, Roots, 1971 on Curtom. Curtom was a label created by Mayfield with Eddie Thomas (Cur + Tom). My copy is a 2010 reissue by Rhino /…

U2, Wide Awake in America, 1985 on Island Records.

U2, Wide Awake in America, 1985 on Island Records. My copy is the 2018 remaster & reissue by UMC I always thought of this as sort of a…

Sonny Rollins, Freedom Suite, 1958 on Riverside.

Sonny Rollins, Freedom Suite, 1958 on Riverside. Another excellent Vinyl Me, Please reissue from September 2020 via Craft Recordings Pressed at QRP from lacquers cut by Ryan Smith…

John Grant, Queen of Denmark, 2010 on Bella Union.

John Grant, Queen of Denmark, 2010 on Bella Union. Honestly I’ve yet to find anything John Grant  has done that I haven’t loved, so was very happy to…

Townes Van Zandt, In The Beginning . . . , 2003 on TV2

Townes Van Zandt, In The Beginning . . . , 2003 on TV2 My copy is a 2010 vinyl issue on Fat Possum – the 2003 release was…

Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Reunion with Chet Baker, 1958 on World Pacific.

Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Reunion with Chet Baker, 1958 on World Pacific. Mine’s a late 60s reissue on Pacific Jazz Records with liner notes from 1962

Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, 1997 on Dedicated / Arista.

Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, 1997 on Dedicated / Arista. This copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue – the packaging of this…

Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve.

Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve. My copy is a later “Polygram Classics” reissue – runout etchings and Polygram Classics markings suggest 1983 or…

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia.

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia. Mine’s a 2016 reissue (30th anniversary) 180g on Def Jam / UMG Reissue sounds great – No…

Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, originally 1957 on Prestige.

Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, originally 1957 on Prestige. This copy, 2020 on Jazz Images, a reissue label out of Barcelona Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ in…

Marvin Gaye, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 1969 on Tamla.

Marvin Gaye, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 1969 on Tamla. Was first released on Tamla as In The Groove in 1968 (TS 285), but when the song…

Buena Vista Social Club, 1997 on World Circuit.

Buena Vista Social Club, 1997 on World Circuit. This copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue 2 LP red brick vinyl edition Loved this back in the…

Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla

Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla My copy is a Back to Black 180g repressing from 2016 which is clean sounding but may be from…

The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA.

The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA. This is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please remastered, reissued club edition from February 2020. Beautiful package, sounds great – pressed at GZ…

Joy Division, Closer, 1980 on Factory Records.

Joy Division, Closer, 1980 on Factory Records. This is the 40th anniversary reissue on clear vinyl pressed at Optimal GmBH

McCoy Tyner, Sahara, 1972 on Milestone.

McCoy Tyner, Sahara, 1972 on Milestone. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please 2020 remaster & reissue which is a fantastic pressing (Quality Record Pressings).

Albert King; King, Does The King’s Things: 1969 on Stax

Albert King; King, Does The King’s Things: 1969 on Stax Mine’s the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please Classics reissue AKA “Blues for Elvis” on some 80s issues Extra comma…

Mavis Staples, Have A Little Faith, 2019 on Alligator Records.

Mavis Staples, Have A Little Faith, 2019 on Alligator Records. Originally released on CD in 2004, this is a Vinyl Me, Please exclusive 2019 pressing Great album and…

Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music

Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music Recorded live in 1970 in Essen, [West] Germany. With Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and…

Earl Hines, My Tribute To Louis, 1971 on Audiophile.

Earl Hines, My Tribute To Louis, 1971 on Audiophile. This copy is the 2019 remastered reissue by Org Music which I got via VNYL curation back in May…