Tag: vinylfinds
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Oscar Peterson Trio, Put On A Happy Face, 1966 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson Trio, Put On A Happy Face, 1966 on Verve. My favorite incarnation with Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown – one of four LPs of music recorded at the London House in Chicago in 1961.
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Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me, 1958 on Capitol.
Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me, 1958 on Capitol. My copy is an early 70s reissue – Sinatra’s first collaboration with Billy May (arranger and conductor). A little 50s era product placement for TWA?
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Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun, 1999 on Smekkleysa.
Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun, 1999 on Smekkleysa. Originally released in Iceland in 1999, in Europe in 2000, and in the US in 2001. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue 2022. Title translates to “A Good Beginning” – it was their breakthrough second album. Maybe my favorite “post rock” album
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The Robert Cray Band, False Accusations, 1985 on Hightone Records.
The Robert Cray Band, False Accusations, 1985 on Hightone Records. Third studio LP and the second on Hightone (after Bad Influence) – before signing to Mercury.
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Hooters, Amore, 1983 on Antenna Records.
Hooters, Amore, 1983 on Antenna Records. If you know The Hooters, it’s likely from “All You Zombies,” or “And We Danced” which were on heavy MTV rotation in the early eighties. This was their debut LP on an independent Philadelphia label – with original bassist Rob Miller, who died before their major label debut Nervous…
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Leon Redbone, Champagne Charlie, 1978 on Warner Bros.
Leon Redbone, Champagne Charlie, 1978 on Warner Bros. Redbone’s third studio LP, with great takes on “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now),” “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone,” and “If Soneone Would Only Love Me”
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Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970 on Columbia.
Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970 on Columbia. Such a beautiful album end to end, from the opening title track through Song For the Asking. Fifth & final original Simon & Garfunkel studio LP
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Duke Ellington, In My Solitude, 1969 on Harmony.
Duke Ellington, In My Solitude, 1969 on Harmony. Compilation on Columbia’s “budget” label from the late 60s
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Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve. Live at Carnegie Hall in 1952 and 1953 – most of this was previously issued on other JATP releases
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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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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