Tag: Reissue
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Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown.
Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown. Socially conscious hip hop from the turn into the new millennium. My copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue, which is just beautifully done.
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Gerry Mulligan, Mulligan Plays Mulligan, 1956 on Prestige, reissued 1982 in the Original Jazz Classics series.
Gerry Mulligan, Mulligan Plays Mulligan, 1956 on Prestige, reissued 1982 in the Original Jazz Classics series. Gerry Mulligan, A Profile of Gerry Mulligan, 1958 on Mercury, original pressing. Two daily albums today – cool bop jazz from Blbaritone sax genius Gerry Mulligan.
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They Might Be Giants, Flood, 1990 on Elektra.
They Might Be Giants, Flood, 1990 on Elektra. Mine’s the 2014 reissue on 180g vinyl by Music on Vinyl pressed by Record Industry. I’ve found Music on Vinyl pressings to be very good quality reissues. One of my all time favorites – Birdhouse in Your Soul, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), Particle Man, Road Movie To Berlin.,…
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Gábor Szabó, Dreams, 1968 on Skye Records.
Gabor Szabo, Dreams, 1968 on Skye Records. My copy is a 2020 reissue on Modern Harmonic through Vinyl Me, Please – fabulous pressing by QRP. Szabó was a Hungarian guitarist and attended Berklee College
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Nina Simone, Here Comes The Sun, 1971 on RCA Victor.
Nina Simone, Here Comes The Sun, 1971 on RCA Victor. My copy is a 1982 reissue with the “modern black” labels Great versions of the title track, Just Like A Woman, Angel of the Morning, and My Way, which she does, well, her way.
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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 / Scorpio – not the greatest pressing but a nice chance to have this on clean vinyl without breaking the bank.
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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 transitional EP between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree. Repressing sounds fantastic.
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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 at Sterling Sound
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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 find this at Joes Albums in Worcester. This is the 2xLP plus bonus 7″ single reissue on Partisan Records which came out in 2016
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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 only on CD The recordings are demos made in 1966 before Townes’ first album
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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
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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 album feels just as fresh today as it did in 1997, including the pharmaceutical guidance insert with potential side effects
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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 later. The material itself goes back to “The Genius of Powell” and “Bud Powell’s Moods,” both 1957 Verve releases, of sessions from 1950, 1951, and 1956. Via…
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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 Sleep Till Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Fight For Your Right Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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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 1956, with Max Roach, Doug Watkins / George Morrow, and Ray Bryant / Tommy Flanagan I do typically prefer an older original pressing but I think Jazz…
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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 became a hit they renamed and re-released it as I Heard It Through The Grapevine (still TS 285). My copy is a 2018 reissued by UMG /…
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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 90s – don’t think I realized then the involvement of Ry Cooder and Joachim Cooder along with all the great Cuban players. Another stellar reissue by VMP…
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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 a digital source. (I’m not an analogue purist but realize some are). Side A kicks off with Let”s Get It On and closes with “Keep Gettin’ It…