Tag: vinylcollection
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Let’s Active, Afoot, 1983 on I.R.S. Records.
Let’s Active, Afoot, 1983 on I.R.S. Records. Mitch Easter may be more famous for his production work with R.E.M. and others, but Let’s Active was also a great band. Their first gig was opening for R.E.M. at the 688 Club in Atlanta in 1981
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Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, 1977 on A&M.
Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion, 1977 on A&M. Her fourth full length LP and third on A&M. Produced by Glyn Johns
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Blood, Sweat and Tears; Blood, Sweat and Tears 3, 1970 on Columbia.
Blood, Sweat and Tears; Blood, Sweat and Tears 3, 1970 on Columbia. Lucretia McEvil, Sympathy for the Devil – second album of the David Clayton-Thomas era
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Oscar Petetron Trio & Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson Plus One, 1964 on Mercury.
Oscar Peterson Trio & Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson Plus One, 1964 on Mercury. I’m a huge fan of the Trio in the Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen configuration but the addition of Clark Terry on this LP is wonderful. I was less familiar with Terry, but he was in bands with both Count Basie and…
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Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia. Mono pressing on “six-eye” Columbia labels – Some time between 1956 and 1962. Recorded between 1949 and 1952. Beautiful version of “Black Coffee”
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Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian.
Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian. Great debut LP from Lauren Spear – “Who’s Going to Hold Me Next?” And “Dyan” are standouts. Produced by Chris Cohen
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Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen
Ava Luna, Histoire De Melody Nelson, 2018 on Turntable Kitchen A full album cover of Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 album with Jane Birkin Recorded at Gravesend in Brooklyn
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John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard.
John Hiatt, Crossing Muddy Waters, 2000 on Vanguard. Came out in 2000 but first issued on vinyl in 2020 by New West (green/orange translucent split). It was also part of the box set Only the Song Survive With multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück from Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, The Ophelias, etc.
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Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia.
Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia. Great tribute album that was part of my introduction to the progressive tradition in America. Folk/blues Where else do you get Little Richard and Fishbone covering Rock Island Line? The Springsteen “I Ain’t Got No Home” and Emmylou’s “Hobo’s…
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Yazoo, Upstairs At Eric’s, 1982 on Mute
Yazoo, Upstairs At Eric’s, 1982 on Mute My copy s a UK pressing, thus the Yazoo instead of Yaz, as the US Sire pressings had it. Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode cofounder) and Alison Moyet – such a fantastic album. “Only You” and “Don’t Go” on a debut LP?
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Steely Dan, Aja, 1977 on ABC Records.
Steely Dan, Aja, 1977 on ABC Records. Deacon Blue, Peg, Josie. Love the liner notes on this release: “In retrospect, I should have realized the assignment would not be all sweetness and light; in no way has Steely Dan made its reputation by catering to the rock press. In fact their contempt for pop music…
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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 –…