Tag: vinyl
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Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope.
Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope. Love the songwriting here, even if she does sometimes overly rely on the f-bomb – I don’t mind it but it can feel a bit like a crutch here (thinking of Fuck It I Love You as an example). Love how the record is…
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ABC, The Lexicon of Love, 1982 on Mercury
ABC, The Lexicon of Love, 1982 on Mercury (in the UK it came out first on Neutron). Shoot That Poison Arrow, The Look of Love – debut album from Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer et al. Produced by Trevor Horn.
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Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John; Triumvirate; 1973 on Columbia.
Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John; Triumvirate; 1973 on Columbia. My copy is a UK pressing but it was out in the US at the same time. Great funky blues bayou combo – kind of an alternate universe supergroup in the model of Cream or Blind Faith. At their best on a standard like…
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Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia.
Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia. Third solo studio album from Alison Moyet Just no mistaking the voice (which you knew from Yazoo/Yaz). Guests include Kirsty MacColl, and Andy Cox & David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals. An underappreciated gem from the early nineties that actually got pressed on vinyl (at least in the UK).
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Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records.
Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records. This version came with a bonus 4 track EP I think I first heard Allen Stone on Live From Daryl’s House (episode 51) – there’s also a great Tiny Desk session release last April, recorded in February just before Covid shutdown
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Lianne La Havas, Self-Titled, 2020 on Warner Records.
Lianne La Havas, Self-Titled, 2020 on Warner Records. Third album from Lianne La Havas, working with Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) – may be her best yet. Perfect summer album – Bittersweet, plus a wonderful rendition of Radiohead ‘s Weird Fishes
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Crowded House, Temple Of Low Men, 1988 on Capitol.
Crowded House, Temple Of Low Men, 1988 on Capitol. Sophomore album with guitar from Richard Thompson on Sister Madly. Didn’t have the same breakout success as their self-titled debut (with Don’t Dream It’s Over) but did have “Better Be Home Soon”
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Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter.
Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter. We lost Justin Townes Earle just over a week ago, likely losing his battle with addiction. This joint LP with Dawes from is a wonderful momento and reminder of his remarkable music
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Waxahatchee, St. Cloud, 2020 on Merge
Waxahatchee, St. Cloud, 2020 on Merge Katie Crutchfield’s most recent LP and one of my favorites in a year full of great new music
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New Music Seminar Sampler, 1982 on Columbia.
New Music Seminar Sampler, 1982 on Columbia. Great collection connected to an annual NYC event (1980-1995, relaunched in 2009). Dave Edmunds, Men At Work, Nina Hagen, Translator, Romeo Void – solid early eighties stuff. (Looks like newmusicseminar.com is now a dead url though)
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H.E.R., Self-Titled, 2017 on MBK / RCA
H.E.R., Self-Titled, 2017 on MBK / RCA Collects her two EPs (Vol 1 and Vol 2) on 2xLP vinyl issue. Absolute must have collection. Also check out H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe”:
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Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy, 1985 on Reprise / Blanco y Negro
Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy, 1985 on Reprise / Blanco y Negro William Reid and Jim Reid What a profoundly impactful and cool album this was – sweet music with heavy distortion – loved it all then and still do
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The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD.
The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD. (2xLP white vinyl). Cover photo of the Hudson Valley NY barn that Aaron Dessner rebuilt and they recorded the album in. Wonderful record lyrically and musically. Via Academy Records Brooklyn annex
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Robbie Robertson, Self-titled, 1987 on Geffen.
Robbie Robertson, Self-titled, 1987 on Geffen. Great solo debut from Robbie Robertson of The Band, with appearances by The BoDeans, U2, and Peter Gabriel Co-produced by Robertson and Daniel Lanois You may remember “Somewhere Down The Crazy River”
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Eels, Royal Albert Hall, 2015 on E Works Records.
Eels, Royal Albert Hall, 2015 on E Works Records. Mine’s missing the DVD but the vinyl is pristine. Great live set Back when last.fm and scribbling were a thing, Eels was my most listened artist, and the shirt I got from seeing them (at the Somerville Theatre in 2008) is still one of my favorites.
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Editors, In Dream, 2015 on Play It Again Sam.
Editors, In Dream, 2015 (Gold Vinyl) on Play It Again Sam. Love Tom Smith’s voice and this direction for the band Also a beautiful pressing & package. Via Record Exhange, Salem MA
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Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia
Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia. One of my desert island disks / top 10 albums ever. I just wish there was more. Every note is perfect My copy is the 2014 reissue, because I only had it digitally when it came out. Via In Your Ear in Allston/Brighton…
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Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music
Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music 3 LP collection of an excellent live set – I’ve yet to see Midnight Oil live but this release shows I must. Peter Garrett still rocking at the intersection of politics and ecology