Tag: vinyl
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The Police, Crooked Cops, 1981 on Washington Ave Sound
Bootleg of The Police 1981 live in Melbourne at Festival Hall. My copy says it is on “Washington Ave. Sound” label, but there are many versions out there, some called “The Police Tapes” – perhaps was a radio broadcast in 1981?
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Various Artists, Echo in the Canyon, 2019 on BMG
Jakob Dylan with guests including Norah Jones and Cat Power Soundtrack from Echo in the Canyon a documentary by Andrew Slater. Via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records.
Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records. Via Unknown Pleasures in Edinburgh Scotland (aka @vinylnet.co.uk )
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Self-Titled, 1977 on Rounder Records
The debut album by George Thorogood and the [Deleware] Destroyers. 1977 on Rounder Records. Great liner notes on the back of this one by John Forward, who introduced the band to the label, about seeing them live the first time at Joe’s Place in Cambridge (which burned down in 1975) My copy from Dyno Records…
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Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice, 2017 on Matador Records
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice, 2017 on Matador Records. Barnett may just be my favorite new artist of the decade, and Vile has been making consistently great music since the early aughts. Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Marvin Gaye, Anthology, 1973 on Motown Records
Marvin Gaye, Anthology, 1973 on Motown – 3 LP collection Via ListenUp Music in Natick MA
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Johnny Cash, Greatest!, 1959 on Sun Records.
Greatest! @johnnycash, 1959, on Sun Records. I Forgot to Rember to Forget, Katy Too, Get Rhythm . . .
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Sara Watkins, Young in all the Wrong Ways, 2016 on New West
Love this album from Sara Watkins – such a gifted singer and songwriter. She’s also now part of I’m With Her whose debut See You Around came out on Rounder Records in 2018 Via New West Records direct
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Donny Hathaway, In Performance, 1980 on Atlantic
There just aren’t enough Donny Hathaway albums in the world. In Performance, 1980 on Atlantic Records, SD 19278 Via Vintage Vinyl in St. Louls MO
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Billy Bragg, Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC, 2019 on Cooking Vinyl
So many great tunes and lyrics here “In the end it took me a dictionary / to find out the meaning of unrequited” “I saw two shooting stars last night / I wished on them but they were only satellites / it’s wrong to wish on space hardware / I wish, I wish, I wish…
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Townes Van Zandt, Our Mother the Mountain, 1969 on Poppy / Tomato records.
My copy is a 2007 Fat Possum pressing. Some folks don’t like the production here by Jack Clement, but I love this record. Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Fleetwood Mac: Before the Beginning, 2019, on Sony Music.
Fleetwood Mac: Before the Beginning, 2019, on Sony Music. Via Dyno Records, Newburyport MA
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The Devil Makes Three, Chains Are Broken, 2018 on New West
The Devil Makes Three, Chains Are Broken, 2018 on New West Signed copy I got before the holidays direct from the label Surprised these folks aren’t more well known (or maybe I’m just late to the party)
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The Cult, Sonic Temple, 1989 on Sire / Reprise / Beggars Banquet
The Cult, Sonic Temple, 1989 on Sire / Reprise / Beggars Banquet
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True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records
True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records 2 LP version expanding on 1986’s Sounds From True Stories. Via ListenUp Music, Natick MA
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The Wallets, Take It, 1986 on Twin Tone.
The Wallets, Take It, 1986 on Twin Tone. Found at Record Exchange in St. Louis When the Talking Heads’ Naked came out in ’88, the liner notes included an apology to The Wallets for the title “totally nude.” Made me proud to see the Mnpls scene represented.
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Odetta and the Blues, 1962 on Riverside
Odetta and the Blues, 1962 on Riverside
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Rank and File, Sundown, 1983 on Slash
Rank and File, Sundown, 1983 on Slash records. I had (on cassette) two Slash Records samplers in the eighties I played to death, which had “The Conductor Wore Black” and “Post Office” on it. I think it was Slash Cuts and The Early Sessions – both including Rank and File