Tag: Reissue
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Donny Hathaway, Live, 1972 on ATCO.
Donny Hathaway, Live, 1972 on ATCO. I’m a huge Donny Hathaway fan and am constantly on the hunt for original pressings, but this 2021 reissue sounds pretty great. It is possible it may be a digital cut to vinyl but it is very well done. (I’ll keep looking for an original pressing to compare it…
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Doves, Some Cities, 2005 on Heavenly / EMI.
Doves, Some Cities, 2005 on Heavenly / EMI. My copy is a 2020 vinyl pressing. “In some cities there’s too much history coming down” Great LP co-produced by Doves and Ben Hiller.
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Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun, 1999 on Smekkleysa.
Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun, 1999 on Smekkleysa. Originally released in Iceland in 1999, in Europe in 2000, and in the US in 2001. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue 2022. Title translates to “A Good Beginning” – it was their breakthrough second album. Maybe my favorite “post rock” album
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Iris DeMent, Infamous Angel, 1992 on Philo.
Iris DeMent, Infamous Angel, 1992 on Philo. My copy is the 2022 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please on Yep Roc I’ve long known some of these songs – Our Town and Let The Mystery Be in particular, but didn’t have the LP. Unique voice, great songwriting – in that alt country, singer-songwriter, John Prine /…
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Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen, 1989 on Tommy Boy.
Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen, 1989 on Tommy Boy. My copy is a 2018 reissue via Vinyl Me, Please on splatter vinyl Powerful debut album from Dana Owens, who is still a force to be reckoned with. De La Soul and Prince Paul guest on “Mama Gave Birth To Soul Children”
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John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard.
John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard. Came out in 2000 but first issued on vinyl in 2020 by New West (green/orange translucent split). It was also part of the box set Only the Song Survive With multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück from Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, The Ophelias, etc.
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Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa ’70, Afrodisiac, 1973 on Regal Zonophone.
Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa ’70, Afrodisiac, 1973 on Regal Zonophone. My copy is a 2016 reissue by Knitting Factory
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Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy. Billed as “Featuring John Fogerty” and with the edited (shorter) version of Grapevine that would become a single. A must have certainly. Though i love original 70s pressings, my copy is 2021 vinyl pressing – a Craft Recordings reissue pressed by GZ Media –…
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Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless.
Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless. Originally released by Dutch label Timeless, my copy is a 2021 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Recorded Feb 1st and 2nd 1990 at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey
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Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records.
Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. His second solo LP after the Blue Notes – soul / disco, with 4 of 7 songs by Gamble & Huff
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Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, 1959 on Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, 1959 on Verve. This is a mid-seventies reissue of what was originally released in 1959 as “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers” in a UK Verve pressing (Did “swingers” have the wrong connotation by the mid seventies, or did they just want a less tongue twisting title?) Part of the “Polydor…
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Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo.
Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo. Originally released by Afrodisia (which was started by Decca West Africa) in Nigeria in 1980, reissued by Mr. Bongo in 2018. Great recording and pressing – afrofunk Disco
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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book, 1959 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book, 1959 on Verve. I love the “song book” albums from the fifties – [artist] plays the [composer] song book. I have some Ella, some Oscar Peterson, and others. My copy is a Japanese pressing from the early 80s – great quality.
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Experience Unlimited, Free Yourself, 1977 on Black Fire Records.
Experience Unlimited, Free Yourself, 1977 on Black Fire Records. My copy is the 2019 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on Now-Again Records with custom artwork by Allen Jackson and loner notes by Kevin Coombe E.U. were a Washington DC based funk/soul/jazz outfit, unfortunately) most well know for their song “Da Butt” that was in Spike Lee’s…
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Wu-Tang Clan, enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 on Loud Records / RCA.
Wu-Tang Clan, enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 on Loud Records / RCA. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on 2xLP “Gold Galaxy” vinyl
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Abbey Lincoln, It’s Magic, 1958 on Riverside.
Abbey Lincoln, It’s Magic, 1958 on Riverside. Lincoln’s third LP and second on Riverside. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue and is a fantastic pressing.
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King Curtis, Live at Fillmore West, 1971 on ATCO.
King Curtis, Live at Fillmore West, 1971 on ATCO. My copy is the 2021 reissue via Vinyl Me, Please King Curtis and the Kingpins (and the Memphis Horns) supported Aretha Franklin’s 1971 tour as an opener and also her backing band. This LP is drawn from their opening set – great early 70s soul/jazz in…
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The Doors, The Doors, 1967 on Elektra.
The Doors, The Doors, 1967 on Elektra. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on “green & gold galaxy” vinyl with a bonus 7″ single reproducing the French release of Light My Fire. Such a huge and impactful album and a beautiful reissue. Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger, Densmorr. Break on Through, Light My Fire,…