Tag: vinyl
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Shame, Drunk Tank Pink, 2021 on Dead Oceans
Shame, Drunk Tank Pink, 2021 on Dead Oceans Secretly Society release from Jan 2021 – blue/black split vinyl Shame’s second album – wonderful post-punk, reminds me a bit of Wire or Gang of Four, both great referents
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R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records Another favorite from the IRS heyday. One side label is Fables of the Reconstruction, the other Reconstruction of the Fables. Not a bad moment on this LP start to finish via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Art Tatum, The Genius, 1973 on Black Lion
Art Tatum, The Genius, 1973 on Black Lion Conpilation of recordings from 1944 and 1945 UK label founded in the late 60s that did a lot of reissues
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Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic.
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic. A wonderful underappreciated gem – glad to get a clean vinyl copy of this Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Marcus Machado, Aquarious Purple, 2020 on Soul Step Records (SSR-067).
Marcus Machado, Aquarious Purple, 2020 on Soul Step Records (SSR-067). Clear vinyl pressing via VNYL Great Prince-inspired electric funk guitar soul – some instrumentals that could be outtakes from purple rain plus some great guest vocals Not sure why it is spelled with an “o” on the album but everywhere else referred to as Aquarius…
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R.E.M., Chronic Town, 1982 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Chronic Town, 1982 on I.R.S. Records In honor of delayed tax day, a little REM from the early 80s heyday of I.R.S. Records R.E.M. remain one of my favorite bands of all time and this is the EP that started it all. (There was a single for Radio Free Europe in ’81). Via Residency…
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The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records.
The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag, 1967 on U.S.A. Records. The Buckinghams are a Chicago band but took on a name that would fare better during the British Invasion. (Also perhaps a reference to the Buckingham fountain in Chicago). Solid garage rock / blues – covering You Make Me Feel Good, I Call Your Name,…
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The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man
The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man Records Three LP Third Man Records Vault edition, with a bonus LP of b sides and magnetic poetry set
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Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on @jagjaguwar
Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on Jagjaguwar Foxygen bring the best of early Bowie, some Leon Russell, Captain Beefheart, psychedelic rock, prog, jazz- all a very interesting mish-mash: drama that you can dance to. Love it via VNYL
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Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve.
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve. Beautiful album with Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke, and guests Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tina Turner, Luciana Souza, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Part of the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Herbie Hancock
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Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity.
Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity. Robyn Hitchcock was my first real intro to a certain brand of psychedelic / surrealism in music – the man with the light bulb head and all This is a collection of extras from the early 80s – grooving on an inner plane, vegetable friend, give me a…
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Grateful Dead, Wake Of The Flood, 1973 on Grateful Dead Records.
Grateful Dead, Wake Of The Flood, 1973 on Grateful Dead Records. Still working my way through the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of the Grateful Dead. Eyes of the World, Row Jimmy, Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo
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Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia.
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison, 1968 on Columbia. “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” Great reissue as the initial record in Vinyl Me, Please track for country.
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Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, These 13, 2021 on Wegawam Music.
Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, These 13, 2021 on Wegawam Music. Mathus and Bird are both musical heroes of mine going back to Squirrel Nut Zippers (and so many other bands & solo projects each). I wasted no time jumping on this LP Backing vocals from Susanna Hoffs on Bell Witch Produced by Mike Viola…
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Tacocat, This Mess Is A Place, 2019 on Sub Pop
Tacocat, This Mess Is A Place, 2019 on Sub Pop Tacocat’s fourth LP and first full length on Sub Pop (I think). Optimism and resilience from way back before the pandemic in 2019 🙂



