Tag: Reissue
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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,…
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Cannonball Adderley and the Bossa Rio Sextet with Sergio Mendes, Cannonball’s Bossa Nova, 1963 on Riverside.
Cannonball Adderley and the Bossa Rio Sextet with Sergio Mendes, Cannonball’s Bossa Nova, 1963 on Riverside. My copy is a Capitol Records reissue from 1968 without the “Cannonball’s Bossa Nova” title from the original Riverside edition. Gets criticism for jumping on the Bossa Nova bandwagon but I think it’s a lovely LP Via Light of…
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Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington, 1956 on Riverside.
Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington, 1956 on Riverside. My copy is an 1982 pressing in the Original Jazz Classics series – jacket reproduced from the 1958 reissue.
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Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest, 2009 on Warp Records.
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest, 2009 on Warp Records. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue and sounds wonderful Named after an island in the Elizabeth Islands near Martha’s Vineyard Artwork by William J. O’Brien
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Merle Haggard and The Strangers, I’m A Lonesome Fugitive, 1967 on Capitol.
Merle Haggard and The Strangers, I’m A Lonesome Fugitive, 1967 on Capitol. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please Country reissue from 2021. Harmony vocals by Bonnie Owens and guitar by Glenn Campbell (and others). Great pressing
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Ray Brown, This is Ray Brown, 1958 on Verve
Ray Brown, This is Ray Brown, 1958 on Verve My copy is an 80s Japanese pressing by Polydor K.K., part of the Original Verve Jazz Classics series. Includes Oscar Peterson (playing organ rather than piano on some tracks), Herb Ellis, and Osie Johnson plus Jerome Richardson on flute My favorite bassist in any genre Via…
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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 some jazz standards (Duke Ellington, Nat Adderley & Oscar Brown) plus some Simone compositions My copy is a 2016 reissue pressed at Record Technology Inc. Via Record…
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Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South.
Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South. My copy is the 2021 reissue from @vinylmeplease Rollout, Area Code, Move B***h, Saturday (Oooh Oooh). One of the defining moments of dirty south hip hop
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Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner.
Gorillaz, Demon Days, 2005 on Parlophone/Warner. My copy is the 2021 @vinylmeplease reissue, put out as part of thr VMP 100 series. Feel Good Inc still sounds super fresh and new to me 16 years later – what a great creative project
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Willie Nelson, Shotgun Willie, 1973 on Atlantic.
Willie Nelson, Shotgun Willie, 1973 on Atlantic. The beginning of Willie’s golden era – including my favorite Leon Russell penned Donny Hathaway tune “A Song For You” My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please 2021 reissue
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Ida, Will You Find Me, 2000 on Tiger Style.
Ida, Will You Find Me, 2000 on Tiger Style. Re-released byPolyvinyl Records in 2015 on two 45rpm records. I trust the folks at VNYL didn’t know Hurricane Ida was coming in choosing this record for me in July. I always wanted Ida to stand for In Defense of Animals (like @ida_international) and I did see…