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  • Neneh Cherry, Raw Like Sushi, 1989 on Virgin

    Neneh Cherry, Raw Like Sushi, 1989 on Virgin

    I don’t think I knew it at the time, but Neneh Cherry is Swedish-born (Neneh Mariann Karlsson), and related to both Don Cherry the jazz trumpeter (step-daughter) and Eagle-Eye Cherry (shared mother, different fathers). This was her debut studio album and “Buffalo Stance” was huge in the late 80s.

    It’s really a great album well worth digging into if you only know the singles. She should have been way more successful at the time

    My copy—via uDiscover—is a 2020 “30th Anniversary” reissue on “heavyweight” gold vinyl.

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  • Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson, Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters, 1967 on Verve Forecast

    Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson, Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters, 1967 on Verve Forecast

    The Hudson Dusters were Dave Woods, Ed Gregory, and Rick Henderson – Phillip Namanworth also appears here as “Pot” on the rear cover. They took their name from an early 20th century NY gang.

    Picked this up on a lark because I enjoy Dave Van Ronk – no idea how rare or common it is. Includes covers of “Chelsea Morning” and “Both Sides Now” from Joni Mitchell. Very 1967 – almost a Monkees vibe – but I dig it.

    My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is an MGM Records pressing .

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  • Amanda Shires, Take It Like a Man, 2022 on ATO Records

    Amanda Shires, Take It Like a Man, 2022 on ATO Records

    Eighth solo LP from Amanda Shires, recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville. I’m cautious not to read any songwriter too literally or autobiographically, but it is hard not to (now) read this as foreshadowing her divorce from Jason Isbell, making it part of a group of records about the dissolution of their marriage.

    Guests include fellow Highwomen Natalie Hemby and Maren Morris, Isbell, producer Lawrence Rothman, Jimbo Hart (of the 400 Unit), and Fred Eltringham.

    My copy—from a Barnes & Noble—is the “B&N Exclusive” on seaglass vinyl, with a fold-out lyrics sheet/poster.

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  • B.B. King, Live at the Regal, 1965 on ABC Paramount

    B.B. King, Live at the Regal, 1965 on ABC Paramount

    Recorded live at the Regal Theater in Chicago in 1964, and released by ABC Paramount (in the US) in 1965. Fantastic live blues album and a must have.

    It was a cold, raw day in traditionally windy Chicago on November 21, 1964, but hundreds of people found a quick way to warm up! There were the lucky ones who crowded into the Regal Theatre where an old favorite—B.B. King—generated his own brand of heat via his guitar, his band, and his great blues songs.

    — Rick Ward

    My copy—via uDiscover online—is a 2015 reissue on Geffen labels, pressed at United Record Pressing. I’d love to have an original pressing but this sounds pretty good.

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  • Bob Marley and The Wailers, Live!, 1975 on Island / Tuff Gong

    Bob Marley and The Wailers, Live!, 1975 on Island / Tuff Gong

    Recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London, July 1975, and released by Island Records. Fantastic live album.

    The only thing wrong with this album is that isn’t a 2xLP or longer.

    My copy—not sure where I picked this up—is a post 2015 reissue by UMe on Tuff Gong labels, including a fold-out poster.

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  • Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Barn, 2021 on Reprise

    Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Barn, 2021 on Reprise

    Young’s first post-covid album, recorded in an old (1870s?) barn in Colorado with Nils Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina. I like the way it is credited and titled – just three nouns: Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Barn.

    I love Neil Young and really enjoyed new music from him with Crazy Horse, even if this is a bit quieter than their usual outings.

    My copy—via a private sale—is the “special edition” that came with six postcard photos of the Barn sessions.

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  • Keb’ Mo’, Good to Be . . . , 2022 on Rounder

    Keb’ Mo’, Good to Be . . . , 2022 on Rounder

    Fifteenth studio album from Keb’ Mo’ whose career I’ve followed for a long time, since his self-titled debut (as Keb’ Mo’) in 1994. He’s joined by Darius Rucker, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Kristin Chenoweth (yes, that Kristin Chenoweth) on specific tracks.

    Nominated for a Grammy for best Americana album in 2023.

    I was super excited to learn once that Keb’ Mo’s site was using a plugin I’d developed (now defunct – though he is still on WordPress) – though I think his webmaster reached out to me, not Keb’ Mo’ himself.

    My copy—via Rounder Records’ store—is a black vinyl 2xLP version with the fourth side etched (three sides of music).

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  • Dr. John, Things Happen That Way, 2022 on Rounder

    Dr. John, Things Happen That Way, 2022 on Rounder

    Dr. John’s final studio LP, posthumously released by Rounder after he passed in 2019. Guest appearances by Aaron Neville (“End of the Line”), Willie Nelson (“Gimme That Old Time Religion”), and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (“I Walk on Guilded Splinters”).

    Great covers here: Willie Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away,” Hank Williams Sr.’s “Ramblin’ Man” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” and the Traveling Wilburys’ “End of the Line.” Sad to lose such a great talent.

    My copy—direct from Rounder Records’ store—is the “coke bottle clear” vinyl pressing in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics sheet.

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  • Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers, 2024 on Rounder Records

    Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers, 2024 on Rounder Records

    Seventh studio album from Jarosz (who is also part of I’m With Her), produced by Daniel Tashian and recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville TN. Tashian, Natalie Hemby, Ruston Kelly and others share co-writing credits on different tracks.

    My copy—direct from Rounder Records’ Store—is a Memphis Record Pressing issue on “purple translucent marble” vinyl.

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  • Indigo Girls, Look Long, 2020 on Rounder Records

    Indigo Girls, Look Long, 2020 on Rounder Records

    15th album from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, with guests including Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lucy Jules, and producer John Reynolds. Recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath and Reynolds’ own New Aer Studios in Kilburn.

    Loved seeing the Lilith Fair documentary Building a Mystery and the role Indigo Girls seemed to play in bringing the musicians on the tour together as a community.

    My copy—direct from Rounder Records store—is the standard black vinyl 2xLP pressing with a gatefold and lyrics sheet.

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  • Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Blood & Chocolate, 1986 on Columbia

    Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Blood & Chocolate, 1986 on Columbia

    Costello’s 11th studio LP and 9th with The Attractions, as a follow up to King of America, and produced by Nick Lowe.

    Didn’t do so well commercially at the time, but now called one of his best. Costello is credited on the rear sleeve as “Napoleon Dynamite” – which is also the name of the cover painting (also by Costello, but attributed to Eamonn Singer – though the director of the same-named film claims it is not referring to Costello.

    My copy – from the merch table at an Elvis Costello / Steve Nieve show at The Cabot – is a more recent (post 2015) reissue by UMe.

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  • Billy Strings, Me and Dad, 2022 on Rounder

    Billy Strings, Me and Dad, 2022 on Rounder

    Love this album which features Billy Strings and his dad, Terry Barber. It includes a print of artwork Billy did as a child “When I grow up, I want to be a bluegrass player.” Mission accomplished, I’d say.

    There’s also a great long concert on YouTube live from Traverse City Michigan:

    My copy, direct from Rounder, is a Memphis Record Pressing issue in standard black vinyl.

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  • Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Imperial Bedroom, 1982 on Columbia

    Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Imperial Bedroom, 1982 on Columbia

    Seventh studio LP from Costello and the sixth with The Attractions, out of F-Beat in the UK and Columbia in the US. A must have for collectors of Costello or indeed the whole new wave / alternative era of the late seventies to mid eighties.

    My copy – direct from the artist at a show at the Cabot Theatre in Beverly MA with Steve Nieve — is a recent reissue by UMe, who now handle Costello’s catalog.

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  • Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond, 2023 on ATO

    Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond, 2023 on ATO

    Sophomore album from Black Pumas – following up the giant success of their self-titled debut in 2019 with “Colors” which was a bit inescapable (and brilliant).

    Doesn’t get as much attention as the debut – the dreaded sophomore slump – but I think it is every bit as good an album.

    My copy, via Barnes & Noble, is a limited edition pressing on red & gold split vinyl, with an included postcard. (It can be surprising what you can find in Barnes & Noble, which I don’t normally think of as a record store but gets some good pressings).

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  • Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, 2021 on High Top Mountain Records

    Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, 2021 on High Top Mountain Records

    The seventh studio album from Sturgill Simpson with guest Willie Nelson on “Juanita.” A concept album set in Kentucky during the Civil War, this may be the last album under his own name.

    I just love Simpson’s approach to music and composition as well as the whole band here, which includes: Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Scott Vestal, Tim O’Brien, Mike Bub, Mark Howard, Sam Bacco, Jelly Roll Johnson, Russ Pahl, and Miles Miller. (Bob Clement gets credited for “tacos, soup beans, brownies”).

    My copy, via a private sale, is the 2022 “indie exclusive” on “natural” vinyl.

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  • The Cars, The Cars (Self-Titled), 1978 on Elektra

    The Cars, The Cars (Self-Titled), 1978 on Elektra

    Debut album from Boston’s own The Cars, out in 1978 on Elektra, and produced by Thomas Baker. Killer debut, with “Just What I Needed,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Good Times Roll,” and “Moving In Stereo.” Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes in the original lineup.

    My copy, via a private sale, is an RCA Club edition pressed at RCA’s Indianapolis plant, with the original inner.

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  • U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky, ” 1983 on Island

    U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky, ” 1983 on Island

    I always thought of this as recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado, but with additional tracks from the Orpheum in Boston (“11 O’Clock Tick Tock”) and Rockpalast in Germany (all of Side B, “I Will Follow”).

    There was a live video – Live at Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky, which was the full Red Rocks gig – may be why I’ve always confused the two.

    This is one of the records I keep multiple copies of. Early pressings included a 5:18 version of “The Electric Co.” that includes Bono interpolating some lyrics from “Send in the Clowns” – these were removed from later pressings due to rights issues, resulting in a 4:51 version of the song. (CDs and reissues also use this shorter version).

    This copy, via the Record Exchange in Salem MA, is a Specialty Records Pressing with the longer “The Electric Co.”. (My other copy with the shorter “The Electric Co.” is also a Specialty Records Pressing but with metal work from Allied).

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  • Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornado Live, 2023 on Liberation Hall

    Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornado Live, 2023 on Liberation Hall

    Recorded Sept 1971 at the Troubadour in LA, but released in 2023 as part of Record Store Day. The Sir Douglas Quintet, led by Doug Sahm, out of San Antonio TX via San Francisco CA.

    Great collection including probably their best known song “She’s About a Mover” and “Dynamite Woman.”

    My copy via a private sale – from Precision Record Pressing (I assume there was only one pressing of this version).

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  • The Pretenders, Get Close, 1986 on Sire

    The Pretenders, Get Close, 1986 on Sire

    Fourth Pretenders LP, with “Don’t Get Me Wrong” and “My Baby,” both of which were hits in the US. This is after the deaths of Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott, and would be the last LP with Martin Chambers for nearly a decade. Lots of session players here across multiple sessions, but overall a great album.

    My copy (via a private sale) is a 1986 Specialty pressing via Direct Metal Mastering, with the original inner liner.

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  • Drop Nineteens, 1991, 2025 on Wharf Cat Records

    Drop Nineteens, 1991, 2025 on Wharf Cat Records

    While this was written and recorded by Drop Nineteens back in 1991, it was remixed by the band and Max Rose and released in 2024 on tour and 2025 on vinyl.

    My copy direct from the band.

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