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Formerly a record store in Lowell MA, located inside Mill No. 5. Now closed.

  • Various Artists, Newbury Comics 30th Anniversary, 2008 on Rhino.

    Various Artists, Newbury Comics 30th Anniversary, 2008 on Rhino.

    Promotional record originally handed out at Newbury Comics on Record Store Day in 2008. I found a copy at Vinyl Destination in Lowell, MA. Not sure what the theme is – reissues, box sets, and new albums coming on Rhino and ATCO that year? I love picking up random compilations with unexpected pairings on them,…

  • Stephane Grappelli / David Grisman, Live, 1981 on Warner Brothers.

    Stephane Grappelli / David Grisman, Live, 1981 on Warner Brothers.

    Great combo of two talented musicians: Grappelli on Violin and Grisman on Mandolin. Recorded at the Berkelee Center for the Performing Arts in Boston. Misty, Sweet Georgia Brown, and Satin Doll. My copy found at Vinyl Destination in Lowell MA

  • Leon Redbone, Mystery Man, 1982 on Accord

    Leon Redbone, Mystery Man, 1982 on Accord

    Redbones’s fifth LP, and his first (and only) on Accord. There’s not much detail on the source of the material – likely recorded in the early 70s, maybe as a bootleg direct from the PA or for radio broadcast? My copy is the 1982 pressing, but this was reissued in 2021 on white vinyl by…

  • Go Go’s, Vacation, 1982 on I.R.S. Records

    Go Go’s, Vacation, 1982 on I.R.S. Records

    This was the sophomore release, following Beauty and the Beat. Lead off single “Vacation” was an unavoidable hit that summer. Cowriting credit on “He’s So Strange” to Leonard Phillips from The Dickies and Catie Curtis – otherwise Carlisle, Caffey, Schock, Wiedlin, Valentine. Found my copy at Vinyl Destination in Lowell MA.

  • Translator, No Time Like Now, 1983 on Columbia / 415 Records

    Translator, No Time Like Now, 1983 on Columbia / 415 Records

    Second LP from San Francisco based Translator, most well known for the single “Everywhere That I’m Not” (which was on their debut album in ’82). “Un-Alone” is probably the best known from this LP. Many of the members of Translator (Larry Dekker, Steve Baron, Dave Scheff, Robert Darlington) are still active as solo artists or…

  • Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.

    Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.

    Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell