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  • Willie Nelson, Across The Borderline, 1993 on Columbia.

    Willie Nelson, Across The Borderline, 1993 on Columbia.

    Willie Nelson, Across The Borderline, 1993 on Columbia. Recently issued on vinyl for the first time as part of Vinyl Me, Please’s 2022 anthology The Story of Willie Nelson. Love this LP – duets with Sinéad O’Connor on Peter Gabriel’s “Don’t Give Up” and Bonnie Raitt on “Getting Over You,” great cover of Dylan’s “What…

  • The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die, 1994 on Bad Boy.

    The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die, 1994 on Bad Boy.

    The Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die, 1994 on Bad Boy. My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue, with notes by Tyler Barstow and artwork by Bráulio Amado. Great Friday LP

  • Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Strikes, 1962 on Vee Jay Records.

    Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Strikes, 1962 on Vee Jay Records.

    Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Strikes, 1962 on Vee Jay Records. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue One of two 60s Lightnin’ Hopkins albums by this title – the other is a 1966 Verve Folkways release that was later reissued as Nothin’ But the Blues.

  • A Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory, 1991 on Jive.

    A Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory, 1991 on Jive.

    A Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory, 1991 on Jive. Tribe were part of the Native Tongues collective, with De La Soul, Queen Latifah, and Jungle Brothers. Busta Rhymes features on “Scenario” and Ron Carter provides bass on “Verses from the Abstract.” Although I had this on CD back then, this copy is a reissue…

  • Phineas Newborn Jr., Here Is Phineas (The Piano Artistry of Phineas Newborn Jr.), 1956 on Atlantic.

    Phineas Newborn Jr., Here Is Phineas (The Piano Artistry of Phineas Newborn Jr.), 1956 on Atlantic.

    Phineas Newborn Jr., Here Is Phineas (The Piano Artistry of Phuneas Newborn Jr.), 1956 on Atlantic. 2022 repress via Vinyl Me, Please Great version of “All the Things You Are” With Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and brother Calvin Newborn. Liner notes George Wein (original) and listening notes (reissue) Andrew Winistorfer.

  • Grimes, Visions, 2012 on 4AD.

    Grimes, Visions, 2012 on 4AD.

    Grimes, Visions, 2012 on 4AD. My copy is a 2022 reissue from @vinylmeplease Claire Boucher’s first LP on 4AD – apparently recorded entirely in Garage Band

  • The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records.

    The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records.

    The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records. My copy is a @vinylmeplease reissue from 2018. Great early 70s reggae produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry

  • Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges Ruth, 1992 on Curb/MCA.

    Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges Ruth, 1992 on Curb/MCA.

    Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges Ruth, 1992 on Curb/MCA. My copy is a Vinyl Me, Please reissue – had this on CD in 92 and in constant rotation, so was very happy to get a reissue. Not a misstep on this whole album and the reissue (on 2 45rpm records) sounds fantastic

  • Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest.

    Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest.

    Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Quincy Jones. Late 80s QJ with a ton of guests from hip hop, jazz, soul: Take 6, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, and many others Eclectic but very rooted…

  • Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA.

    Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA.

    Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. Another classic Loretta, this one with “The Pill” which feels timely: “There’s gonna be some changes made . . . ’cause now I’ve got the pill” Of course that was nearly 50 years ago . . .

  • Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.

    Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.

    Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins

  • Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown.

    Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown.

    Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown. Quincy Jones, with Diana Ross, Micheal Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Lena Horne – some songs by Ashford & Simpson. My copy is part of the 2022 Quincy Jones box set from Vinyl Me, Please

  • Barbara Lea, Lea in Love, 1957 on Prestige.

    Barbara Lea, Lea in Love, 1957 on Prestige.

    Barbara Lea, Lea in Love, 1957 on Prestige. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue - great underappreciated vocalist

  • Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland.

    Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland.

    Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland. My copy js a 2021 Craft Record reissue through Vinyl Me, Please classics. Bob Crenshaw, Louis Hayes, Barry Harris, Cliff Jordan, and Lee Morgan Morgan played with Coltrane, Art Blakey, Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter.

  • Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor.

    Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor.

    Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971 on RCA Victor. Dolly’s 8th solo album, with 7 tracks written by her (including the title cut) and 3 by Porter Wagoner. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue

  • Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise.

    Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise.

    Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on gold nugget vinyl (which I like more than I expected to – I’m more of a black vinyl guy). Covers of Dolly (Coat of Many Colors), Merle Haggard (Bottle Let Me Down), and the Beatles (…

  • Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, 1997 on Up Records.

    Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, 1997 on Up Records.

    Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, 1997 on Up Records. My copy is the 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue with Glacial Pace Records. Beautiful pressing, great album – didn’t really follow them at the time even though I was in Seattle in the 90s

  • Young M.C., Stone Cold Rhymin’, 1989 on Delicious Vinyl / Island.

    Young M.C., Stone Cold Rhymin’, 1989 on Delicious Vinyl / Island.

    Young M.C., Stone Cold Rhymin’, 1989 on Delicious Vinyl / Island. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please edition via Craft Recordings from 2022. Don’t just stand there, bust a move . . . Listening notes by Peter Relic