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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve. My copy is a slightly later (early 60s) pressing by MGM after they acquired Verve…
The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International. Part of the 2021 Let It Be box set, this is the mix of Get…
The Waterboys, Puck’s Blues, 2015 via Kobalt Label Sevices. 10″ EP – home demos recorded leading up to Modern Blues. Limited release from in 2015. Die cut outer…
Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day…
Ranking Roger, Radical Departure, 1988 on I.R.S. Records First solo album from Roger Charley (1963-2019) aka Ranking Roger, who was part of the English Beat (or just The…
Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic. As the liner notes explain, Ed Michel uncovered these tapes (from the same performances which made…
John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor. With Steve Thompson, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark – follow up to Turning Point
The Oscar Peterson Trio, The Trio: Live From Chicago, 1961 on Verve. Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson – live at The London House in Chicago – multiple…
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, 1959 on Verve. This is a mid-seventies reissue of what was originally released in 1959 as “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers” in a…
Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve. Great covers compilation with Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fontaines D.C.,…
Tunde Mabadu, Viva Disco, 2018 on Mr. Bongo. Originally released by Afrodisia (which was started by Decca West Africa) in Nigeria in 1980, reissued by Mr. Bongo in…
Various Artists, Stay Awake (Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films), 1988 on A&M. Loved this when it came out in 1988, and I think it’s even…
Pretenders, Extended Play, 1981 on Sire. Label’s a bit off center on this one (see photos). Extended Play came out six months before Pretenders II, but had Message…
Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records. Another excellent mid seventies jazz record on the label Norman Granz founded in 1973….
Nilsson, A Little Touch of Schmilsson In the Night, 1973 on RCA Victor. A collection of standards from Nilsson – done at a tome when collections of standards…
Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends, 1969 on A&M. Debut album from Joe Cocker, with arguably the definitive renditions of the title track, Feelin’ Alright,…
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book, 1959 on Verve. I love the “song book” albums from the fifties – [artist] plays the [composer] song…
Quitapenas, Tigrada, 2019 on Cosmica Records. “This record is dedicated to the diasporic Afro indigenous communities of the America’s that have informed much of our music” Lovely surprise,…
Various Artists, Live! for Life, 1986 on I.R.S. Records. Benefit album for the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver- executive producer Miles Copeland (brother of Stewart and Ian,…
The Original Blues Project, Reunion in Central Park, 1973 on MCA / Sounds of the South. Concert recorded June 1973 with Al Kooper, Steve Katz, Danny Kalb, Roy…