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Johnny Hodges and Earl “Fatha” Hines, Stride Right, 1966 on Verve.

Produced by Creed Taylor, and recorded January 14th, 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder’s in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Hodges (alto sax) and Hines (piano & organ) are joined…

Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Paris Concert, 1955 on World Pacific Records

Great find via Mel’s Record Shop in Amesbury MA. Recorded live at the Pleyel Hall June 1st, 1954, with the valve trombone of Bob Brookmeyer replacing Chet Baker’s trumpet,…

Various Artists, AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, 2020 on BMG.

Hal Wilner produced tribute to Marc Bolan & T. Rex, featuring a wide variety of artists and styles. Wilner was also said to be working on a documentary…

Ball and Pivot, Ball and Pivot EP, 1984 on Z Club Records

Ball and Pivot were a self-described “glam-rock” band in the early 80s in Boston, featuring Tom Hauck, B Wilkinson, and Paul Caruso (all of whom had also played…

Chrissie Hynde, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, 2021 on BMG

I’m a sucker for a cover album, especially one dedicated to a specific artist. I’m also a huge fan of both Bob Dylan and Chrissie Hynde, so it…

Michael Jackson, Thriller, 1982 on Epic

I remember listening to this right when it came out. I was young enough to not yet know I was supposed to reject Michael as too popular or…

The Isley Brothers, 3+3 featuring: That Lady, 1973 on T-Neck

The Isley Brothers is one of those bands i didn’t know well but have started to appreciate more as I collect vinyl – whenever i find a record…

Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend, 2008 on XL Recordings.

Debut album from Vampire Weekend, including Oxford Comma and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. How could I not love a band with grooves like this and references to punctuation?…

Various Artists, Ruby Trax: The NME’s Roaring Forty, 1992 on New Musical Express.

This was a 3xLP box set issued to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the New Musical Express – which ran in print from 1952 to 2018 when it…

Null and Void, Happiness and Contempt, 1980 on M.A.O. Records.

Null and Void were a self-described “early 80s SoCal synth wave band.” This was their debut EP, recorded at Devon Sound – it’s been reissued by Medical Records…

Muddy Waters, McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters, 1971 on Chess Records.

2xLP collection of songs from 1948 to 1964 – hugely influential post-war era Chicago blues. Liner notes by Pete Welding. There are a ton of Muddy Waters compilations…

Lucinda Williams, Happy Woman Blues, 1980 on Folkways (FTS 31067)

My copy is a 2019 reissue on what is now called Smithsonian Folkways (the Smithsonian acquired Folkways in 1987 from the estate of Moses Asch). This was Williams’…

Les McCann, Talk to the People, 1972 on Atlantic

This comes a few years after Swiss Movement (with Eddie Harris) and the success of “Compared to What” and opens with a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going…

Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, and Steve Stills; Super Session, 1968 on Columbia

Really one of the opening salvos in the “supergroup” trend of the late sixties and early seventies, after Al Kooper left Blood, Sweat & Tears and Stills was…

Tears for Fears, The Tipping Point, 2022 on Concord

I was such a huge fan of The Hurting, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s 1983 debut album – I think it was the first CD I ever had…

Dawes, Nothing is Wrong, 2011 on ATO Records

My copy is a 2021 reissue on two 45rpm 12″ records plus a bonus 7″ single (Strangers Getting Stranger / Rest Easy) and a die-cut jacket that shows…

Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home, 1965 on Columbia

This was actually one of the first Dylan albums I heard end to end, so I was glad to find a good copy at Looney Tunes II in…

The Alarm, Standards, 1990 on IRS

Compilation from IRS records in 1990 – most of the songs you’d expect from their earlier LPs, plus A New South Wales and Happy Christmas (War is Over)….

Eurythmics, In the Garden, 1981 on RCA

Many folks know Eurythmics only through a small set of hits – Sweet Dreams most notably, maybe a few others – but their output is really outstanding across…

Sly and the Family Stone, Stand!, 1969 on Epic

If you find a Sly and the Family Stone record in good shape and don’t already have it, just buy it. This is their fourth album, and has…