Tag: vinylcollection
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Tina Turner, Private Dancer, 1984 on Capitol.
Tina Turner, Private Dancer, 1984 on Capitol. Title track written by Mark Knopfler, 1984 by David Bowie. Hugely important album in her career reboot – technically her fifth solo album but this was thr big breakthrough. Definitely how I came to know her before digging into the backstory
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Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA.
Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. Another classic Loretta, this one with “The Pill” which feels timely: “There’s gonna be some changes made . . . ’cause now I’ve got the pill” Of course that was nearly 50 years ago . . .
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Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins
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Oscar Peterson, Travelin’ On, 1969 on MPS.
Oscar Peterson, Travelin’ On, 1969 on MPS. My copy is an early 80s reissue by Verve in the Verve MPS Series. One of the volumes (Vol 6) of the Exclusivley For My Friends series Peterson recorded at the home studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. I now have all but one of the six volumes
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Doc Watson, Doc Watson, 1964 on Vanguard.
Doc Watson, Doc Watson, 1964 on Vanguard. Great Omie Wise, Sitting on top of the World, Deep River blues – a legend in high form. Via Spinnaker Records in Hyannis
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Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner Plays For Dancing, 1956 on Columbia.
Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner Plays For Dancing, 1956 on Columbia. Originally a 10″ record in 1953. Garner’s approach makes many of his recordings hard to dance to – as the liner notes here say: “always his work has been characterized by a rubato of a distinctively characteristic kind. In these songs, however, Garner plays for…
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Various Artists, Join the Ritual, 2021 on Jagjaguwar.
Various Artists, Join the Ritual, 2021 on Jagjaguwar. Covers record by Jagjaguwar artists, including Bruce Hornsby covering Dinosaur Jr, Jamilla Woods doing Fast Car, (Tracy Chapman), and Okay Kaya covering R.E.M.’s Nightswimming. Part of Secretly Society subscription
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Cults, Motels LP, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Cults, Motels LP, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen Full album cover of the self-titled Motels album from 1979 Madeline Follin and Ryan Micheal Mattos (who are Cults) played Boston Calling this year on the green stage on Sunday
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Wilco, Wilco (The Album), 2009 on Nonesuch.
Wilco, Wilco (The Album), 2009 on Nonesuch. My copy is a late reissue pressed by Pallas Group. Feist guests on vocals on You and I
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Various Artists, One Pound Ninety-Nine: A Sampler of the State of Things, 1985 on Situation Two / Beggars Banquet.
Various Artists, One Pound Ninety-Nine: A Sampler of the State of Things, 1985 on Situation Two / Beggars Banquet. UK Sampler with three tracks of Bauhaus and offshoots (Peter Murphy, Love & Rockets).
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Various Artists, Street Beats, 1984 on Sugar Hill Records.
Various Artists, Street Beats, 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. There are many versions of this comp – some 1LP as Vol 1 or Vol 2, some called Street Beat, etc. Great compilation of early eighties hip-hop: Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Cash Crew, Kevin Kev. Get out your parachute pants and cardboard – time to…
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Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown.
Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown. Quincy Jones, with Diana Ross, Micheal Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Lena Horne – some songs by Ashford & Simpson. My copy is part of the 2022 Quincy Jones box set from Vinyl Me, Please
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King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol.
King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol. Early seventies Capitol Jazz Classics compilation of Nat King Cole recordings from 1944-1949
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Joe Cocker, Joe Cocker!, 1969 on A&M.
Joe Cocker, Joe Cocker!, 1969 on A&M. Cocker’s second album – great versions of Dear Landlord, Something, She Came In Through the Bathroom Window, and Darling Be Home Soon. With Leon Russell, Chris Stainton, Henry McCullough, Clarence White, Alan Spenner, Bruce Rowland, Paul Humphrey, Mitt Holland. Remixed and mastered by Glyn Johns, whose mix of…
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Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve. Classic big band / swing and wonderful renditions – found via a vinyl bazaar at Mill No. 5
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Barbara Lea, Lea in Love, 1957 on Prestige.
Barbara Lea, Lea in Love, 1957 on Prestige. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue - great underappreciated vocalist
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Pokey LaFarge, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, 2020 on New West.
Pokey LaFarge, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, 2020 on New West. American roots musician – love his versatility and musicality Even bums get lucky sometimes . . .
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Billie Eilish, Don’t Smile At Me, 2017 on Interscope/Darkroom
Billie Eilish, Don’t Smile At Me, 2017 on Interscope/Darkroom Red vinyl version of her debut EP with Ocean Eyes, idontwannabeyouanymore