The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rollercoaster E.P., 1990 on Blanco Y Negro 2020 has been one hell of a rollercoaster Great cover of Leonaed Cohen’s Tower Of Song…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, 1980. Mine’s a 1986 UK pressing on Virgin sublabel Dindisc. Via Dyno Records in Newburyport (pre-covid). “Enola Gay, you should have stayed…
The Highwomen, self-titled, 2019 on Elektra. Supergroup bringing together the talents of Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby, & Amanda Shires One of the last shows I saw…
O Positive, Only Breathing, 1985 on Throbbing Lobster records. Boston based alternative band from the 80s – whose singer now teaches entertainment law at The Northeastern University College…
Ben Lee, Ripe, 2007 on New West Great album with guest spots by Sara Watkins, Mandy Moore, Rachel Yamagata, Benmont Tench Asks the eternal question “What would Jay-Z…
Blancmange, Don’t Tell Me, 1984 on London Records (uk pressing). 12″ single, b-side is “Get Out of That.” Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, my favourite electropop duo named…
Various Artists, Bonnie 2ropical, Paradise Palms 2017. Followup to Bonnie Tropical (2016) – on the house label of Paradise Palms – a bar/vegetarian cafe/record shop in Edinburgh. “A…
The Stooges, Self-Titled, 1969 on Elektra. My copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue of the John Cale Mix. I’ve really taken to these mixes and this…
Lomond Campbell, Black River Promise, 2016 on Triassic Tusk It has since been issued by Heavenly Recordings Lomond Campbell aka Ziggy Campbell was part of Edinburgh art collective…
Now This Is Music, 1984 on EMI out of the Netherlands. First in a series of Dutch copilations which appeared between 1984 and 1989 – basically the Dutch…
Bonnie Raitt, self-titled, 1971 on Warner Brothers. Raitt’s debut album, recorded at an old summer camp on Enchanted Island in Lake Minnetonka Mine’s a later repressing based on…