Tag: vinylfinds
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Blue Light, 1955 on Columbia.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Blue Light, 1955 on Columbia. Songs recorded in the 1930s, compiled in the 50s. In great shape for a 65+ year old LP – someone took good care of it before I found it.
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The Waterboys, Self-Titled LP, 1986 on Chrysalis.
The Waterboys, self-titled LP, 1986 on Chrysalis. In the UK, this came out in 1983 (on the Chicken Jazz label) , and was followed later by the 1984 self-titled EP (five songs). In the US, the EP came out first and this LP followed in 1986. Still sounds fresh to me – could come out…
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The Abyssinians, Forward, 1982 on Alligator Records.
The Abyssinians, Forward, 1982 on Alligator Records. With Sly and Robbie, Zoot Sims. Great roots/reggae record
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Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading, 1976 on A&M.
Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading, 1976 on A&M. Part of a collection purchased through Everything But The House
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The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve.
The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve. The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train Vol. 2, 1967 on Verve. These are with Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen (some with Buddy Rich), and some tracks with Herb Ellis. Two great 60s Trio Records
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Various Artists, Atomic Cafe: Radioactive Rock ‘n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel, 1982 on Rounder Records.
Various Artists, Atomic Cafe: Radioactive Rock ‘n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel, 1982 on Rounder Records. Soundtrack to a 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe – songs inspired by the Atomic age intercut with sound bites
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The Isley Brothers, The Heat Is On, 1975 on T-Neck Records.
The Isley Brothers, The Heat Is On, 1975 on T-Neck Records. T-Neck was a label the Isley Brothers founded, named after Teaneck, NJ – Distributed at this point (1975) by Columbia/CBS. Includes “Fight the Power” that would feature prominently in Public Enemy’s song for Do The Right Thing. Great soul/funk from mid-seventies New Jersey
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Santana, Santana’s Greatest Hits, 1974 on Columbia.
Santana, Santana’s Greatest Hits, 1974 on Columbia. Great collection – Evil Ways, Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va. Bit early for greatest hits considering Sanatana still makes music nearly 50 years later, but . . .
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Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve. Songs collected from the “Song Book” albums for Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh. Richard Rodgers – plus a couple others. “The Twenties have never really gone out of style . . ”
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Johnny Cash, Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous, 1958 on Sun Records.
Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous, 1958 on Sun Records. My copy is a 2015 reissue by Org Music – great pressing. Cash’s second LP for Sun records, a compilation of songs he recorded before going to Columbia Records.
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Billy Bragg, Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1986 on Elektra.
Billy Bragg, Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1986 on Elektra. Title comes from a Mayakovsky poem printed on the inner liner – I appreciate much more now than I did at 16. Subtitled “The difficult third album” I think it may be his most successful and approachable
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Simple Minds, Empires and Dance, 1980 on Zoom / Arista.
Simple Minds, Empires and Dance, 1980 on Zoom / Arista. My copy is a UK pressing on Zoom though I picked it up locally at Deep Thoughts in Jamaica Plain Faux Cyrillic does not imply support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Third album from Simple Minds, very European inspired album of kind of early synth…
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The Clash, London Calling, 1979 on CBS/Epic.
The Clash, London Calling, 1979 on CBS/Epic. 2015 reissue by Columbia/Sony Music, sounds great. Feels appropriate today.
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Oscar Peterson, Soul Español, 1968 on Limelight.
Oscar Peterson, Soul Español, 1968 on Limelight. Limelight was a Mercury subsidiary for well know Jazz artists – originally headed by Quincy Jones. Some folks see this as too trendy an LP, trying to jump on a samba / Latin bandwagon but I love it
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Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland: Showdown!, 1986 on Alligator Records.
Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland: Showdown!, 1986 on Alligator Records. One of Alligator Records’ most successful releases.
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Fiddle Fever, Fiddle Fever, 1981 on Flying Fish.
Fiddle Fever, Fiddle Fever, 1981 on Flying Fish. Is Fiddle Fever transmissable? That’s an awful lot of fiddles. They put out two LPs plus a Best Of CD
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Raydio, Raydio, 1978 on Arista.
Raydio, Raydio, 1978 on Arista. Self-titled debut for the band fronted by Ray Parker Jr. of “Ghostbusters” fame (I ain’t afraid of no ghost!) You can find “Is this a love thing” on YouTube- I’d have gone with the parenthetical subtitle “(or is this just a sex thing)” but maybe too risqué in 1978? Some…
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Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records.
Leo Kottke, Mudlark, 1971 on Capitol Records. Kottke’s first LP on Capitol, fourth full length