Various Artists, Life In The European Theatre, 1981 on WEA. Apparently a UK pressing – the US version opted for “theater” in the title, and subbed The Doors’…
Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, originally 1957 on Prestige. This copy, 2020 on Jazz Images, a reissue label out of Barcelona Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack NJ in…
Black Bra, self-titled, 2020 on YK Records. New project from Nashville’s Beth Cameron (of Forget Cassettes and other bands). Great songwriting and heavy – trauma, identity, death –…
Benjamin Gibbard, Bandwagonesque, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen Another from the Sounds Delicious series – I subscribed recently and got this as a bonus. Deathcab for Cutie front man…
Cedric Burnside, Benton County Relic, 2018, Single Lock Records. R.L. Burnside’s grandson and a great blues guitarist in his own right One of my favorites of the last…
Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records Lucinda Williams most recent solo record – love her writing and her voice 2xLP edition with demo…
Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M. Hometown Minneapolis band The Suburbs first (and only?) Major label release. Recorded at Metro Studios Via the other Record Exchange (St. Louis, MO,…
Smokey Brights, I Love You But Damn, 2020 on Freakout Records Smokey Brights are a Seattle band fronted by Kim West and Ryan Devlin Great album – there’s…
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin’, 2020 on Blue Note Never before released studio album,, based on a 1959 session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio…
Sarah Jarosz, World On The Ground, 2020 on Rounder Jarosz’s most recent solo album produced by John Leventhal Love the I’m With Her record and the solo work…
UB40, Live, 1983 on DEP International. UK pressing, recorded on tour in Ireland in 1982. Love these early tunes: Burden of Shame, Tyler, One in Ten, Sardonicus. (Dont…