Tag: vinyl
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Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970 on Columbia.
Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970 on Columbia. Such a beautiful album end to end, from the opening title track through Song For the Asking. Fifth & final original Simon & Garfunkel studio LP
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Duke Ellington, In My Solitude, 1969 on Harmony.
Duke Ellington, In My Solitude, 1969 on Harmony. Compilation on Columbia’s “budget” label from the late 60s
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Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve. Live at Carnegie Hall in 1952 and 1953 – most of this was previously issued on other JATP releases
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Neil Young, Carnegie Hall 1970, released 2021 on Shakey Pictures Records.
Neil Young, Carnegie Hall 1970, released 2021 on Shakey Pictures Records. Show from December 4th, 1970 at Carbegie Hall. Neil Young Archives Official Bootleg Series 01. Great show, wonderful recording and pressing, not on Spotify
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JD McPherson, Undivided Heart & Soul, 2017 on New West.
JD McPherson, Undivided Heart & Soul, 2017 on New West. McPherson and Co. opened for Robert Plant & Alison Krauss on their tour after Raise the Roof
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Iris DeMent, Infamous Angel, 1992 on Philo.
Iris DeMent, Infamous Angel, 1992 on Philo. My copy is the 2022 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please on Yep Roc I’ve long known some of these songs – Our Town and Let The Mystery Be in particular, but didn’t have the LP. Unique voice, great songwriting – in that alt country, singer-songwriter, John Prine /…
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Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen, 1989 on Tommy Boy.
Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen, 1989 on Tommy Boy. My copy is a 2018 reissue via Vinyl Me, Please on splatter vinyl Powerful debut album from Dana Owens, who is still a force to be reckoned with. De La Soul and Prince Paul guest on “Mama Gave Birth To Soul Children”
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Let’s Active, Afoot, 1983 on I.R.S. Records.
Let’s Active, Afoot, 1983 on I.R.S. Records. Mitch Easter may be more famous for his production work with R.E.M. and others, but Let’s Active was also a great band. Their first gig was opening for R.E.M. at the 688 Club in Atlanta in 1981
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Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, 1977 on A&M.
Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, 1977 on A&M. Her fourth full length LP and third on A&M. Produced by Glyn Johns
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Blood, Sweat and Tears; Blood, Sweat and Tears 3, 1970 on Columbia.
Blood, Sweat and Tears; Blood, Sweat and Tears 3, 1970 on Columbia. Lucretia McEvil, Sympathy for the Devil – second album of the David Clayton-Thomas era
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Oscar Petetron Trio & Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson Plus One, 1964 on Mercury.
Oscar Peterson Trio & Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson Plus One, 1964 on Mercury. I’m a huge fan of the Trio in the Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen configuration but the addition of Clark Terry on this LP is wonderful. I was less familiar with Terry, but he was in bands with both Count Basie and…
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Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia. Mono pressing on “six-eye” Columbia labels – Some time between 1956 and 1962. Recorded between 1949 and 1952. Beautiful version of “Black Coffee”
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Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian.
Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian. Great debut LP from Lauren Spear – “Who’s Going to Hold Me Next?” And “Dyan” are standouts. Produced by Chris Cohen
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Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen A full album cover of Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 album with Jane Birkin Recorded at Gravesend in Brooklyn
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John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard.
John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard. Came out in 2000 but first issued on vinyl in 2020 by New West (green/orange translucent split). It was also part of the box set Only the Song Survive With multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück from Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, The Ophelias, etc.
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Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia.
Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia. Great tribute album that was part of my introduction to the progressive tradition in America. Folk/blues Where else do you get Little Richard and Fishbone covering Rock Island Line? The Springsteen “I Ain’t Got No Home” and Emmylou’s “Hobo’s…
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Yazoo, Upstairs At Eric’s, 1982 on Mute
Yazoo, Upstairs At Eric’s, 1982 on Mute My copy s a UK pressing, thus the Yazoo instead of Yaz, as the US Sire pressings had it. Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode cofounder) and Alison Moyet – such a fantastic album. “Only You” and “Don’t Go” on a debut LP?
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Steely Dan, Aja, 1977 on ABC Records.
Steely Dan, Aja, 1977 on ABC Records. Deacon Blue, Peg, Josie. Love the liner notes on this release: “In retrospect, I should have realized the assignment would not be all sweetness and light; in no way has Steely Dan made its reputation by catering to the rock press. In fact their contempt for pop music…