Tag: vinylfinds
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The Pretenders, Learning to Crawl, 1984 on Sire.
The Pretenders, Learning to Crawl, 1984 on Sire. Third Pretenders studio album, recorded after the deaths of James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon. Middle of the Road, Chain Gang, My City Was Hone, 2000 miles. Via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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Slash: The Early Sessions, 1983 on Slash Records.
Slash: The Early Sessions, 1983 on Slash Records. The Blasters, X, Rank and File, Violent Femmes, Fear, The Germs. Great cover art directed by Lou Beach. Via Planet Records in Cambridge
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Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978 on Chrysalis.
Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978 on Chrysalis. Their third full length, with: Hanging On the Telephone, One Way Or Another, Heart of Glass. Via Academy Records
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Hootenanny, 1990 on Cooking Vinyl (UK)
Hootenanny, 1990 on Cooking Vinyl (UK). Label sampler with Bruce Cockburn, Boiled in Lead, Weddings Parties Anything, and the Colorblind James Experience and others. Cooking Vinyl is still an indie UK label Via Elvis Shakespeare in Edinburgh On my 50th birthday, an album from the year I turned 20.
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Art Tatum, The Essential Art Tatum, 1962 on Verve
Art Tatum, The Essential Art Tatum, 1962 on Verve Tatum died in 1956, these recordings are from sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1956 Via Listen Up Music in Natick MA
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The Young Snakes, Bark Along With The Young Snakes, 1982 on Ambiguous Records.
The Young Snakes, Bark Along With The Young Snakes, 1982 on Ambiguous Records. Aimee Mann , Douglas Vargas, and Michael Evans. Extra credit for a pre-internet cat meme cover. Via Planet Records in Cambridge
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Small Faces, self-titled, compilation, 1972 on New World.
Small Faces, self-titled, compilation, 1972 on New World. No self-respecting Mod would be without at least one Small Faces record. Track A6, which is supposed to be “What’s the Matter Baby?” Is actually not even Small Faces, but Adam, Mike and Tim’s “Little Pictures,” a Decca single from 1965. Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones,…
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Koerner, Ray & Glover; Blues, Rags and Hollees, 1963 on Elektra.
Koerner, Ray & Glover; Blues, Rags and Hollees, 1963 on Elektra. My copy is a 1969/1970 repressing, and the outer sleeve has seen better days but the record’s in good shape. Three Minneapolis boys made good as part of the blues/folk revival of the early 60s. Ray died in 2002, and Glover in 2019, but…
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John Vanderslice, Life And Death of an American Fourtracker, 2002 on Barsuk
John Vanderslice, Life And Death of an American Fourtracker, 2002 on Barsuk My copy is from the 2009 repressing by Afternoon Records Kyoto Pond is only on the vinyl release
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Thunderbitch, self-titled, 2015.
Thunderbitch, self-titled, 2015. Self-released debut by a Brittany Howard side project – solid 30 minutes or garage rock Via In Your Ear in Allston
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Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, Temptation, 1989 on Situation Two
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry,, Temptation, 1989 on Situation Two.( SIT 60T) Another Leeds UK export Situation Two was one of the sub labels of Beggars Banquet in the UK in the 80s Via The Thing, Greenpoint
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Forever Young, Alphaville, 1984 on WEA.
Forever Young, Alphaville, 1984 on WEA. Venezuelan pressing I found atDaddy Kool Records in St. Petersburg Debut album rushed out based on the success of “Big In Japan”
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Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere, 2012 on Nettwerk/Weewerk.
Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere, 2012 on Nettwerk/Weewerk. Limited edition of 3000 Being born in Duluth, MN, how could I not love a band called Great Lake Swimmers? Via Planet Records in Cambridge
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The March Violets, Electric Shades, 1985 on Relativity
The March Violets, Electric Shades, 1985 on Relativity Tom Ashton, Cleo Murray, Loz Elliott, Simon Denbigh – great 80s goth out of Leeds UK Via Academy Records
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UB40, The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie, 1980 on Graduate Records
UB40, The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie, 1980 on Graduate Records (12 GRAD 10) Wonderful early UB40 12″ single for earth day Via Academy Records
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The Smithereens, Green Thoughts, 1988 on Capitol.
The Smithereens, Green Thoughts, 1988 on Capitol. While the debut album was “Especially For You,” the track by that name is on this sophomore release, along with “Only A Memory” and “Drown In My Own Tears.” Pat DiNizio’s songwriting and inimitable vocals made The Smithereens a key part of my 80s musical landscape. (He passed…
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Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury.
Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury. This was actually one of my first CDs, and remains one of my top 20 of all time. This is an original US Hauppauge pressing I picked up at Daddy Kool Records last year – had been on my wants list for a long time The US…
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The Lone Bellow, Walk Into A Storm, 2017 on Sony / Descendant
The Lone Bellow, Walk Into A Storm, 2017 on Sony / Descendant Great third album post relocation to Nashville – solid Americana songwriting Via Daddy Kool Records