Tag: vinyl
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Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa ’70, Afrodisiac, 1973 on Regal Zonophone.
Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa ’70, Afrodisiac, 1973 on Regal Zonophone. My copy is a 2016 reissue by Knitting Factory
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Duke Ellington, The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, 1961 on Capitol.
Duke Ellington, The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, 1961 on Capitol. Release from The Star Line, a series on Capitol that started in the early 60s. Via an Everything But The House lot
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Oscar Peterson Quartet, Oscar Peterson Quartet , 1956 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson Quartet, Oscar Peterson Quartet , 1956 on Verve. Originally reased in 1952 as a 10″ LP, this is a 1956 issue on 12″ LP – recorded Feb 26, 1952. Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, and Oscar Peterson
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Gems, Imagine, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Gems, Imagine, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen Brilliant full LP cover of John Lennon’s Imagine album (1971) by Gems It’s all solid but I especially enjoy “Oh My Love” which can get overlooked on the original
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Paul Simon, Graceland, 1986 on Warner Bros.
Paul Simon, Graceland, 1986 on Warner Bros. Gotta be in my top 20 albums of all time. The tremendously talented Paul Simon and an equally talented group of South Africa. musicians and singers, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Youssou N’Dour Still know every word and every note – rare to find this LP in good…
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Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Raw Magic, 1982 on Alligator Records.
Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Raw Magic, 1982 on Alligator Records. These days my rule is if I find an Alligator Records LP from them 70s or 80s that I don’t have I should just buy it Morris Holt aka Magic Slim passed in 2013 and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in…
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Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy. Billed as “Featuring John Fogerty” and with the edited (shorter) version of Grapevine that would become a single. A must have certainly. Though i love original 70s pressings, my copy is 2021 vinyl pressing – a Craft Recordings reissue pressed by GZ Media –…
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David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor.
David Bowie, Pinups, 1973 on RCA Victor. Bowie covering Them, The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Merseys, The Easybeats, The Pretty Things. One of my favorite early Bowie LPs and one of the first all-cover albums I had
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Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol.
Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol. Arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmicheal – “an album of ballads as tender as a kiss” Did they just grab stock photography (“man kisses woman on cheek”) for albums in the 50s and 60s?
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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve. My copy is a slightly later (early 60s) pressing by MGM after they acquired Verve in 1960. Rodgers is maybe less well known than Cole Parter or Gershwin (other “song book” releases) but some great songs here: My Funny Valentine, The Lady…
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The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International.
The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International. Part of the 2021 Let It Be box set, this is the mix of Get Back done by Glyn Johns in 1969 but not previously released. (The Phil Spector produced version came out as Let It Be). Includes more of the spontaneity…
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The Waterboys, Puck’s Blues, 2015 via Kobalt Label Sevices.
The Waterboys, Puck’s Blues, 2015 via Kobalt Label Sevices. 10″ EP – home demos recorded leading up to Modern Blues. Limited release from in 2015. Die cut outer sleeve revealing the photo on the inner sleeve I don’t normally buy many 10″ records but couldn’t pass this one by at Dyno Records in Newburyport
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Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.
Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day exclusive 2xLP on clear vinyl. That’s Liverpool Cathedral on the cover Great live recording – sounds like Echo at their peak!
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Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless.
Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Chippin’ In, 1990 on Timeless. Originally released by Dutch label Timeless, my copy is a 2021 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Recorded Feb 1st and 2nd 1990 at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey
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Ranking Roger, Radical Departure, 1988 on I.R.S. Records
Ranking Roger, Radical Departure, 1988 on I.R.S. Records First solo album from Roger Charley (1963-2019) aka Ranking Roger, who was part of the English Beat (or just The Beat, as they are known in the UK) and General Public. via Light of Day Records in Jamaica Plain
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Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic.
Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic. As the liner notes explain, Ed Michel uncovered these tapes (from the same performances which made up “Otis Redding – Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go”) in the Fantasy Records archives in Berkely – Otis and band live in 1966
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Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records.
Teddy Pendergrass, Life is a Song Worth Singing, 1978 on Philadelphia International Records. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. His second solo LP after the Blue Notes – soul / disco, with 4 of 7 songs by Gamble & Huff
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Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group.
Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group. Great Secretly Society release – collection of old school country songs for the season Best title is “Santa Claus Ain’t a Hippie”