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Squeeze, Cool for Cats, 1979 on A&M

Second album from the late 70s power-pop version of Squeeze (aka UK Squeeze) with Jools Holland joining Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook. The “UK Squeeze” name was ropped…

Valerie June, Under Cover, 2022 on Fantasy

Valerie June’s a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Memphis and part of the Broken Strings Collective. She’s known broadly for her unique voice and range across Americana / Blues…

The Communards, Red, 1987 on London / MCA

The Communards were a duo of Jimmy Somerville (formerly of Bronski Beat) and Richard Coles, a classically trained musician. They put out only two albums: a self-titled debut…

The South Side Movement, The South Side Movement, 1973 on Wand.

Debut album from The South Side Movement (sometimes written as The Southside Movement) from Chicago. They put out only three albums, one on Wand records and two on…

She & Him, Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, 2022 on Fantasy

I love tribute albums and cover albums, and also both Brian Wilson and She & Him (the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward), so this was right…

Talking Heads, Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy (Remixes), 1983 on Sire

Great 12″ single with remixes by David Byrne and John “Jellybean” Benetiz of two songs from the Speaking in Tongues album. May be technically a double-A-sided single (labeled…

Otis Redding / The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Festival, 1970 on Reprise

Perhaps the most unusual split record in my collection, pairing Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding. Both are live performances captured at Monterey Pop in 1967, and both have…

Various Artists, Tommy Boy’s Baddest Beats, 2022 on Tommy Boy

I don’t normally chase special releases put out for Record Store Day, but this was an “RSD First” release in 2022, limited to 3500 copies. Great collection of…

Timbuk 3, Eden Alley, 1988 on I.R.S. Records

Timbuk 3 was the stage name for the duo of Pat MacDonald and Barbara K. MacDonald (nee Barbara Kooyman, aka Barbara K), as it evolved out of Pat…

David Bromberg, Wanted Dead or Alive, 1974 on Columbia

I’m a huge David Bromberg fan – he’s an under-appreciated player in the universe of bluegrass/blues/folk/jazz. This was his third LP. One side was recorded with Jerry Garcia,…

Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker, Timeless, 1968 on World Pacific Jazz

Originally released on Pacific Jazz in 1963, and then reissued as part of the Jazz Milestones Series by World Pacific Jazz in 1968, these are all recordings from…

Willie Nelson, I Don’t Know A Thing About Love, 2023 on Legacy

The missing subtitle here is “the songs of Harlan Howard” – the primary songwriter on all these tracks. It’s a great collection, released on the 23rd anniversary of…

OMD, Universal, 1996 on Virgin / EMI

I always loved Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – the name, with it’s British spelling – and the music. This was their tenth full length album, released in…

The Clash, Sandanista!, 1980 on CBS Records

The Clash’s fourth album, released in 1980 on CBS Records, distributed by Epic in the US. Sprawling, six-sided 3xLP collection that truly is all over the map, including…

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, San Antonio Ballbuster, 1974 on Red Lightnin’

Although it was originally released in 1974 on Red Lightnin’, my copy is a reissue from 1979 on Charly Records. Red Lightnin‘ is a blues label started in…

Thelonious Monk, The Complete Genius, 1976 on Blue Note

Though this compilation was released in 1976 – part of The Blue Note Re-Issue Series – it actually collects sides he recorded for Blue Note in 1947, 1948,…

Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Toast, 2022 on Reprise

Back in the early part of the new millennium, Neil Young and Crazy Horse recorded a bunch of songs at Toast, a recording studio at 1340 Mission St….

The Decemberists, Castaways and Cutouts, 2002 on Hush / Jealous Butcher

The last in a series of records I was happy to pick up from the merch table at the Decemberists show in Boston earlier this year. Originally released…

Midnight Oil; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; 1982 on Columbia

The fourth full-length from Midnight Oil, released in 1982 on Columbia in the US and CBS in the UK and Australia. The album reached #3 on the Australian…

Neil Young, Decade, 1977 on Reprise

It’s amazing to me that all of this music was before 1977. I came to Neil Young’s music well into the 1980s and while I knew some of…