Tag: vinylfinds
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Japan, Assemblage, 1981 on Hansa.
Japan, Assemblage, 1981 on Hansa. Collected tracks from their first three Hansa releases: Obscure Alternatives, Adolescent Sex, and Quiet Life, before the went to Virgin. Not necessarily the band you think of covering I Second That Emotion and All Tomorrows Parties . . . My copy seems to be a German pressing via Deep Thoughts,…
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Meg Christian, Face the Music, 1977 on Olivia Records.
Meg Christian, Face the Music, 1977 on Olivia Records. Continued from yesterday’s post. Another from the feminist collective second wave Olivia records, this one including “Leaping Lesbians” by Sue Fink There’s an episode of the Making Gay History podcast on Meg Christian worth checking out – from January this year
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Meg Christian, I Know You Know, 1974 on Olivia.
Meg Christian, I Know You Know, 1974 on Olivia. I don’t normally try to make these vinyl posts topical, but picked up this album recently and it felt right to post it during LGBTQ Pride month. Olivia Records was a woman-owned feminist collective label started in 1973 – this was their first release. Meg Christian…
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Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash
Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash Not as coveted as Hallowed Ground or the Self-titled album, but lovely vintage VF anyway Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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U2, War, 1983 on Island.
U2, War, 1983 on Island. This is where I originally got on board with U2, then went back to Boy and October. Love this album from beginning to end via Residency Records, Salem MA
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John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum.
John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum. My copy is. 2021 reissue by Rhino Records – I think it’s the same pressing as in the “Asylum Albums” box set but not sure Lots of great tunes including “Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone,” “Fish and Whistle,” and the title track via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America
Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America Third studio album from Lee Rocker, Jim Phantom, and Brian Setzer, produced by Dave Edmunds Stray Cats also have a new live album out now via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise.
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On, 1969 on Reprise. Last album with Peter Green – the revised US edition with “Oh Well” on it Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia
Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, 1981 on Columbia Like many in the 80s I found the Psychedelic Furs via “Pretty in Pink” but there are so many great songs in their catalog. Via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Edith Piaf, Recital 1961, 1961 on Pathé
Edith Piaf, Recital 1961, 1961 on Pathé Pathé was a Columbia label then – you can see the Columbia “musical notes” logo on the cover and rear – looks like at one point (before I got it) these were covered, perhaps with a Pathé logo? Sounds wonderful for something recorded in 1960 and pressed maybe…
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David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America.
David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America. Produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers with guitar work by Stevie Ray Vaughan Cowrites with Iggy Pop (China Girl) and Giorgio Moroder (Cat People) Think this was my first Bowie album, which lead me back to all the earlier gems – I know some hard-core Bowie fans…
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Ry Cooder, Paradise and Lunch, 1974 on Reprise.
Ry Cooder, Paradise and Lunch, 1974 on Reprise. My copy is a later repress, maybe ’76. Ry Cooder’s fourth album, including a duet with Earl Hines on Ditty Wah Ditty Great rendition of Jesus On The Mainline and Blind Willie McTell’s Married Man’s a Fool. via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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John Grant, Love Is Magic, 2018 on Bella Union.
John Grant, Love Is Magic, 2018 on Bella Union. Deluxe 2 LP clear vinyl edition with a 12 page booklet Maybe my favorite 21st century artist (though I know the Czars made music in the 90s) Via Discogs
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Trust, 1981 on Columbia Produced by Nick Lowe other than Big Sister’s Clothes One of the underrated Elvis Costello LPs – lots of different early 80s sounds/styles here Via Residency Records in Salem MA
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Dire Straits, Dire Straits, 1978 on Warner Bros.
Dire Straits, Dire Straits, 1978 on Warner Bros. Debut album from Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers. Produced by Muff Winwood. Classic LP with Down to the Waterline, Sultans of Swing Via Antiques on Elm, Manchester NH
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Tweedy, Sukierae, 2014 on dBpm Records
Tweedy, Sukierae, 2014 on dBpm Records Jeff Tweedy and Spencer Tweedy produced by Sam Tweedy via Barnes & Noble in Manchester NH
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R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records Another favorite from the IRS heyday. One side label is Fables of the Reconstruction, the other Reconstruction of the Fables. Not a bad moment on this LP start to finish via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic.
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, 1969 on Epic. A wonderful underappreciated gem – glad to get a clean vinyl copy of this Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain