Tag: vinylfinds
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Jayhawks, Hollywood Town Hall, 1991 on Def American.
Jayhawks, Hollywood Town Hall, 1991 on Def American. Mine is the 2014 remaster & reissue on American Recordings (same label, newer name), which sounds great. (That’s the town hall of Hollywood Township MN)
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Stevie Nicks, Bella Donna, 1981 on Modern Records.
Stevie Nicks, Bella Donna, 1981 on Modern Records. Nicks’ debut solo album, produced by Jimmy Iovine with Benmont Tench as musical director, Tom Petty on Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, Don Henley on Leather and Lace, and many other guests Recently reissued by Rhino and Vinyl Me, Please – but my copy is from ’81…
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Echo and The Bunnymen, self-titled EP, 1983 on Sire
Echo and The Bunnymen, self-titled EP, 1983 on Sire My favorite era of Echo and the Bunnymen Via In Your Ear in Allston
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Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch, 2007 on New West
Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch, 2007 on New West This is actually the 2018 2xLP reissue on clear vinyl. it was Isbell’s first solo outing and a great record made even better in the reissue Via Listen Up Music in Natick MA
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ghosteen, 2019 on Ghosteen Ltd.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ghosteen, 2019 on Ghosteen Ltd. Such a beautiful album in every way – expect to return to this one frequently Via Dyno Records
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The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rollercoaster E.P., 1990 on Blanco Y Negro
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rollercoaster E.P., 1990 on Blanco Y Negro 2020 has been one hell of a rollercoaster Great cover of Leonaed Cohen’s Tower Of Song Via Elvis Shakespeare in Edinburgh
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Mark Ronson, Uptown Special, 2015 on RCA.
Mark Ronson, Uptown Special, 2015 on RCA. The album with Uptown Funk and Leaving Los Feliz Via Barnes & Noble in NH
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, 1980.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, 1980. Mine’s a 1986 UK pressing on Virgin sublabel Dindisc. Via Dyno Records in Newburyport (pre-covid). “Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday . . . ”
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‘Til Tuesday, Voices Carry, 1985 on Epic.
‘Til Tuesday, Voices Carry, 1985 on Epic. My first exposure to Aimee Mann through MTV at the time. Via Planet Score Records in St. Louis MO
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O Positive, Only Breathing, 1985 on Throbbing Lobster records.
O Positive, Only Breathing, 1985 on Throbbing Lobster records. Boston based alternative band from the 80s – whose singer now teaches entertainment law at The Northeastern University College of Arts, Media, and Design Saw them open for Sinead O’Connor circa 1990 at Great Woods (I think) Via In Your Ear Allston
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Blancmange, Don’t Tell Me, 1984 on London Records.
Blancmange, Don’t Tell Me, 1984 on London Records (uk pressing). 12″ single, b-side is “Get Out of That.” Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, my favourite electropop duo named after a gelatinous milk dessert. They aren’t on Insta but see http://blancmange.co.uk/ for updates on new music and tour dates Via The Thing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (pre-covid)
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Bob Dylan, New Morning, 1970 on Columbia
Bob Dylan, New Morning, 1970 on Columbia Via Academy Records in NYC
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Various Artists, Bonnie 2ropical, Paradise Palms 2017.
Various Artists, Bonnie 2ropical, Paradise Palms 2017. Followup to Bonnie Tropical (2016) – on the house label of Paradise Palms – a bar/vegetarian cafe/record shop in Edinburgh. “A collection of tracks from acts near here”
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Lomond Campbell, Black River Promise, 2016 on Triassic Tusk
Lomond Campbell, Black River Promise, 2016 on Triassic Tusk It has since been issued by Heavenly Recordings Lomond Campbell aka Ziggy Campbell was part of Edinburgh art collective FOUND who created “a moody, egotistical robot musician called Cybraphon whose musical style changed according to how many people were talking about it online” and won a…
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Now This Is Music, 1984 on EMI out of the Netherlands.
Now This Is Music, 1984 on EMI out of the Netherlands. First in a series of Dutch copilations which appeared between 1984 and 1989 – basically the Dutch version of “Now That’s What I Call Music” Great time capsule, with U2, Duran Duran, Queen, UB 40, but also Malcolm McLaren, Flying Pickets, Blue Nile and…
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Bonnie Raitt, self-titled, 1971 on Warner Brothers.
Bonnie Raitt, self-titled, 1971 on Warner Brothers. Raitt’s debut album, recorded at an old summer camp on Enchanted Island in Lake Minnetonka Mine’s a later repressing based on the labels – 1973 to 1978 sometime. Fantastic beginning to a career still going strong Via Dyno Records in Newburyport, MA
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Snide Rhythms, self-titled, 2012 on The Bonjour Branch.
Snide Rhythms, self-titled, 2012 on The Bonjour Branch. Picked this up at Paradise Palms in Edinburgh late last year, mostly just because of the cover. What a great find – they get called art rock, post-rock, post-punk meets electro – I just dig it, whatever it is.
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Fleetwood Mac, self-titled, 1975 on Reprise.
Fleetwood Mac, self-titled, 1975 on Reprise. Mine’s a 1977 pressing – sound is great. This is their second self-titled, and the first with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks (making a strong debut with Rhiannon and Landslide). Via Listen Up Music in Natick, MA.