Tag: vinylfinds
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Destroyer, ken, 2017 on Merge
Destroyer, ken, 2017 on Merge Wonderful LP from Destroyer – may be my favorite of their output. Produced by Joshua Wells (of Black Mountain as well as Destroyer). Via Daddy Kool Records in St. Pete,back when people traveled.
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Fleetwood Mac, Tusk, 1979 on Warner Brothers.
Fleetwood Mac, Tusk, 1979 on Warner Brothers. My copy is a Columbia Record club edition A definite must-have for any vinyl collection
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Lorde, The Love Club (Limited Edition), 2013 – unofficial release out of Holland by REALDJS
Lorde, The Love Club (Limited Edition), 2013 – unofficial release out of Holland by REALDJS Not a great pressing (surface noise) but great songs. Can’t wait to watch Lorde’s career evolve – so much great promise. I still hear Royals as such a fresh new approach
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Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia
Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia Studio debut LP (after the Fishbone EP) “You act this way when problems arise” Via Academy Records, NYC
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Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia.
Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia. A little ska party today, including U.G.L.Y. and of course “Party at Ground Zero” Via Academy Records NYC
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Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra.
Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra. “I wonder just how long we’ll be / out in the wild blue yonder” Excellent first full-length of rockabilly-punk-Americana craziness Via Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis MO
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Old Crow Medicine Show, Volunteer, 2018 on Columbia Nashville.
Old Crow Medicine Show, Volunteer, 2018 on Columbia Nashville. Another find via a Barnes & Noble in Manchester, NH, back before social distancing.
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Mighty Lemon Drops, World Without End, 1988 on Sire
Mighty Lemon Drops, World Without End, 1988 on Sire. “You cant stop my heart from turning / inside out” Via Music Connection in Manchester NH (yes, from before social distancing started)
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Marlon Williams, Make Way For Love, 2018 on Dead Oceans.
Marlon Williams, Make Way For Love, 2018 on Dead Oceans. Second studio album from New Zealand’s Marlon Williams – who was also recently featured on Courtney Barnett’s MTV Unplugged release. Via Daddy Kool Records in St.Pete FL.
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Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros.
Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros. Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. This is one of those albums I was probably too “cool” for when it came out, but learned to appreciate later. Note the paper cutout dolls on the original paper inner sleeve Via Planet Records in Cambridge MA.
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Jerry Harrison, The Red And The Black, 1981 on Sire
After yesterday’s pre-Jerry Harrison Talking Heads, some solo work: Jerry Harrison, The Red And The Black, 1981 on Sire Nona Hendryx , Bernie Worrell, Adrian Belew and other guests on this first solo effort – great record in it’s own right Via Planet Records in Cambridge MA
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Talking Heads, The CBS Demos, 1975
Talking Heads, The CBS Demos, from 1975. (Unofficial) This is a fantastic bootleg of the pre-Jerry Harrison Talking Heads showing just how great they were out of the gate – alongside “The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads” it is my favorite of theirs. Via Academy Records in NYC
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Van Halen, Women and Children First, 1980 on Warner Brothers.
Van Halen, Women and Children First, 1980 on Warner Brothers. I didn’t really discover VH until 1984, with Panama, but then went back to the earlier albums including this one. Via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace, 1983 on Parlophone.
Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace – originally 1983 on Parlophone. My copy is a 2015 “Barnes & Noble Exclusive” pressing on Concord that came with a second LP of bonus audio and a bonus 7″ single. Great pressing. Found in a clearance rack at a B&N in Manchestet NH – a bargain at any…
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LPs on a plane
LPs on a plane
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Crate diggin’ at Brooklyn Thing
Crate diggin’
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Essential Hank Williams, 1969 on MGM.
Essential Hank Williams, 1969 on MGM.
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Jim James, Tribute To 2, 2017 on ATO records.
Jim James, Tribute To 2, 2017 on ATO records. Frontman of My Morning Jacket, sequel to his first covers album Tribute To. Got this in a 50% off clearence bin at a Barnes and Noble in NH