Tag: vinylfinds
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Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia.
Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia. ~24 yr old Wynton with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Charlotte Moffett (and Ron Carter on Aural Oasis).
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Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune.
Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune. French pressing of a compilation first released in the US in 1976 as “The Complete Fletcher Henderson, 1927-1936.” The Jazz Tribune series is great – there are nearly 100 in this format
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Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros.
Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell
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Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve. Classic Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson Trio – previously released on the Verve albums “In a Romantic Mood” and “Swinging Brass” – orchestration and arrangements by Russell Garcia
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Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, 1967 on Columbia. All Along the Watchtower, Dear Landlord, I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight – classic Robert Zimmerman – between Blonde on Blonde and Nashville Skyline My copy via Spinnaker Records in Hyannis
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The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists.
The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1964 on United Artists. The US release version which has both vocal and instrumental versions of Many tunes
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The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.
The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.
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Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol.
Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol. Dolny’s second full length, with Hyperactive, Dissidents, I Scare Myself.
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Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky.
Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky. Dedicated to Muddy Waters who joins on his own “Walking Thru The Park” – much of the band is the same as Muddy’s Hard Again album, also 1977, which Winter produced.
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Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest.
Jimmy Reed, Wailin’ The Blues, 1969 on Tradition Everest. Compilation
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Nina Simone, Starring Nina Simone (with George Wallington), 1964 on Spin-O-Rama.
Nina Simone, Starring Nina Simone (with George Wallington), 1964 on Spin-O-Rama. Simone sued Premier albums over this one, alleging it was an unauthorized release and settled out of court. The A-side has five Simone songs, recorded in the 50s in Atlantic City. The B-side is George Wallington – basically filler to make it an LP.
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Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner, 1953 on Columbia.
Erroll Garner, Erroll Garner, 1953 on Columbia. Mine’s a 1956 pressing, with the “six-eye” Columbia labels, with the registered trademark on “LP” Sleeve was really just two pieces of cardboard so some major surgery required, but the vinyl in pretty decent shape for 65+ years old.
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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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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, 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).