Tag: Salem MA
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Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros.
Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, 1972 on Warner Bros. Second LP from the inimitable @bonnieraittofficial – an American treasure. Includes a cover of Jackson Browne’s Ubder the Falling Sky. Recorded at Bearsville in Woodstock NY via The Record Exchange in Salem MA.
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Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK).
Blood, Sweat and Tears, The First Album, 1973 on Embassy (UK). The debut album, titled Child Is Father To The Man, 1968 – was re-released in the UK and Europe 5 years later with this title and packaging, but the same recording. Al Kooper, Steve Katz, Bobby Colomby, Jim Fielder, Dick Halligan, Fred Lipsius, Jerry…
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John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor.
John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor. I’m a huge fan ofJohn Mayall across many decades – this is his “new band” (after the breakup of the Bluesbreakers) recorded live at the Fillmore East in 1969 with Jon Mark, Steve Thompson, and Johnny Almond. It’s what he called “low volume music” – no drums,…
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Erroll Garner, Soliloquy, 1957 on Columbia.
Erroll Garner, Soliloquy, 1957 on Columbia. Mono pressing with the six-eye Columbia label “Records always sound best on Columbia phonographs” Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia.
Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia. Buck Clayton and a team of long standing swing players including portions of Count Basie’s touring band. Recorded December 14th, 1953 at Columbia Studios at 207 East 30th St. , produced by George Avakian via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, Come Black Magic, 2016 self-released.
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, Come Black Magic, 2016 self-released. Boston area cabaret/goth/dada ensemble (SteamCrunk?) Army of Toys – beautiful labels and a killer cover of Bjork ‘s Enemy of Me Each side ends in a locked groove via Residency Records
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Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash
Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash Not as coveted as Hallowed Ground or the Self-titled album, but lovely vintage VF anyway Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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U2, War, 1983 on Island.
U2, War, 1983 on Island. This is where I originally got on board with U2, then went back to Boy and October. Love this album from beginning to end via Residency Records, Salem MA
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John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum.
John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum. My copy is. 2021 reissue by Rhino Records – I think it’s the same pressing as in the “Asylum Albums” box set but not sure Lots of great tunes including “Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone,” “Fish and Whistle,” and the title track via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America
Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America Third studio album from Lee Rocker, Jim Phantom, and Brian Setzer, produced by Dave Edmunds Stray Cats also have a new live album out now via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise.
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise. Last album with Peter Green – the revised US edition with “Oh Well” on it Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia
Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia Like many in the 80s I found the Psychedelic Furs via “Pretty in Pink” but there are so many great songs in their catalog. Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America.
David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America. Produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers with guitar work by Stevie Ray Vaughan Cowrites with Iggy Pop (China Girl) and Giorgio Moroder (Cat People) Think this was my first Bowie album, which lead me back to all the earlier gems – I know some hard-core Bowie fans…
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia Produced by Nick Lowe other than Big Sister’s Clothes One of the underrated Elvis Costello LPs – lots of different early 80s sounds/styles here Via Residency Records in Salem MA
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R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records Another favorite from the IRS heyday. One side label is Fables of the Reconstruction, the other Reconstruction of the Fables. Not a bad moment on this LP start to finish via Residency Records, Salem MA
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R.E.M., Chronic Town, 1982 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Chronic Town, 1982 on I.R.S. Records In honor of delayed tax day, a little REM from the early 80s heyday of I.R.S. Records R.E.M. remain one of my favorite bands of all time and this is the EP that started it all. (There was a single for Radio Free Europe in ’81). Via Residency…
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Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity.
Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity. Robyn Hitchcock was my first real intro to a certain brand of psychedelic / surrealism in music – the man with the light bulb head and all This is a collection of extras from the early 80s – grooving on an inner plane, vegetable friend, give me a…
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INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic
INXS, Kick, 1987 on Atlantic The massively popular (6x platinum) sixth studio album from INXS with Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, and New Sensation. This was the follow up to Listen Like Thieves, which had What You Need on it. Via Record Exchange, Salem MA