Tag: vinylfinds
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Erroll Garner, Gone Garner Gonest, 1955 on Columbia.
Erroll Garner, Gone Garner Gonest, 1955 on Columbia. My copy is a 1958 pressing with the six-eye red Columbia deep-groove label. Great rendition of Bewitched Via Mystery Train in Gloucester MA
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Marvin Gaye, Marvin Gaye Live, 1974 on Tamla.
Marvin Gaye, Marvin Gaye Live, 1974 on Tamla. My copy is a 1981 reissue on Motown labels, as opposed to the original Tamla – found one of those but it was in poor shape. Great live album Via Discogs
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Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia.
Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia. Their second album: It’s A Mistake, Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive, Overkill – they were not one hit wonders after Who Can It Be Now or a novelty act after Down Under, though Australia did seem rather far off and cool. Colin Hay, the late Greg Ham, Ron…
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Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records
Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, 2020 on Highway 20 Records Lucinda Williams most recent solo record – love her writing and her voice 2xLP edition with demo cuts on the fourth side. Via Discogs
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Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M.
Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M. Hometown Minneapolis band The Suburbs first (and only?) Major label release. Recorded at Metro Studios Via the other Record Exchange (St. Louis, MO, not Salem MA where I shop more often).
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Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla
Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973 on Tamla My copy is a Back to Black 180g repressing from 2016 which is clean sounding but may be from a digital source. (I’m not an analogue purist but realize some are). Side A kicks off with Let”s Get It On and closes with “Keep Gettin’ It…
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Various Artists, History of British Blues (Volume One), 1973 on Sire
Various Artists, History of British Blues (Volume One), 1973 on Sire Great compilation I picked up at @mystery_train_records in Gloucester Includes Peter Green and John McVie with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers but also some lesser known folks
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Ted Leo, The Hanged Man, self-released in 2017.
Ted Leo, The Hanged Man, self-released in 2017. Excellent double album including Chris Wilson on drums and backing vocals from Jonathan Coulton, Aimee Mann, and Paul F Tompkins among others Via Discogs
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Various Artists, The Old Grey Whistle Test Take Two, 1976 on Super Beeb Records.
Various Artists, The Old Grey Whistle Test Take Two, 1976 on Super Beeb Records. Follow up to the Old Grey Whistle Test sampler I posted a while back. Take Two is divided into a Great Britain record and United States of America record The UK one includes Dave Mason and Genesis but also Widowmaker, Camel,…
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Thompson Twins, Side Kicks, 1983 on Arista.
Thompson Twins, Side Kicks, 1983 on Arista. In the UK this was “Quick Step & Side Kick”, with a different track order but the same tunes. I always assumed the song was called “We Are Detectives” but it is “Detective,” singular. Great songs here: Judy Do, This Is Where We All Fall Out, Love On…
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Norah Jones, Begin Again, 2019 on Blue Note
Norah Jones, Begin Again, 2019 on Blue Note Norah Jones with Jeff Tweedy, Thomas Bartlett and others Via Down in the Valley Records
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Elvis Costello Featuring the Attractions and Confederates, King Of America, 1986 on Collumbia.
Elvis Costello Featuring the Attractions and Confederates, King Of America, 1986 on Collumbia. Costello working with T-Bone Burnett (and of course many others) following a series of tours in 1984-1985 Americana Elvis Costello is one of my favorite Elvis Costellos, and this is a great place to start- Indoor Fireworks, Brilliant Mistake, Don’t Let Me…
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Sarah Vaughan, Sassy Swings the Tivoli, 1963 on Mercury.
Sarah Vaughan, Sassy Swings the Tivoli, 1963 on Mercury. Musical director Quincy Jones. Recorded live at The Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, with The Kirk Stuart Trio Original stereo pressing Via Discogs
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Hot Tuna, Double Dose, 1978 on Grunt
Hot Tuna, Double Dose, 1978 on Grunt Picked this live album up at Joe’s Albums last week – Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Bob Steeler, and Nick Buck Wonderful find
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94 East, Minneapolis Genius (The Historic 1977 Recordings), 1985 on Hot Pink Records
94 East, Minneapolis Genius (The Historic 1977 Recordings), 1985 on Hot Pink Records Six songs from the beginning of Prince’s career My copy direct from Pepe Willie’s stash, or so Down in the Valley tells me 😉
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The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD.
The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD. (2xLP white vinyl). Cover photo of the Hudson Valley NY barn that Aaron Dessner rebuilt and they recorded the album in. Wonderful record lyrically and musically. Via Academy Records Brooklyn annex
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Editors, In Dream, 2015 on Play It Again Sam.
Editors, In Dream, 2015 (Gold Vinyl) on Play It Again Sam. Love Tom Smith’s voice and this direction for the band Also a beautiful pressing & package. Via Record Exhange, Salem MA
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Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia
Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia. One of my desert island disks / top 10 albums ever. I just wish there was more. Every note is perfect My copy is the 2014 reissue, because I only had it digitally when it came out. Via In Your Ear in Allston/Brighton…