Tag: vinylfinds
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Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1975 on Preservation Hall records.
Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1975 on Preservation Hall records. My copy is a 1976 reissue with lacquers cut at Trutone Mastering Labs. Recorded at what was the the relatively new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis in 1964 “Technical assistance” credit for an Earl Eckman, no relation so far as I know, even…
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Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Volume 2, 1959 on Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Volume 2, 1959 on Verve. Came out in 1957 on “His Master’s Voice” in the UK. There are a ton of great Ella Song Book releases: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Harold Arellano, Gershwin, etc. I love the My Funny Valentine…
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The Secret Sisters, Saturn Return, 2020 on New West
The Secret Sisters, Saturn Return, 2020 on New West Love this album: Late Bloomer, Hand Over My Heart, Hold You Dear. Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth produced and guest on it This is the “Saturn Splatter” edition, which I guess is what Saturn looks like ground up in the raw vinyl? Via Record…
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Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records
Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, and Jason Mizell, straight out of Hollis Queens to the King of Rock @kingdmc @rundmc @jammasterjay @revwon
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Chic, C’est Chic, 1978 on Atlantic.
Chic, C’est Chic, 1978 on Atlantic. @nilerodgers, Bernie Edwards and crew – Le Freak, I Want Your Love. Disco is not dead.
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Gábor Szabó, Dreams, 1968 on Skye Records.
Gabor Szabo, Dreams, 1968 on Skye Records. My copy is a 2020 reissue on Modern Harmonic through Vinyl Me, Please – fabulous pressing by QRP. Szabó was a Hungarian guitarist and attended Berklee College
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Cooder Browne, self-titled, 1978, on Lone Star Records.
Cooder Browne, self-titled, 1978, on Lone Star Records. I so wanted this to be a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Jackson Browne, but instead it’s just some down home Texas country/rock. “Hanging on a Lie” is the standout, but “Jalapeño Lady” is solid too. Sadly, no followup album was forthcoming, though Jimmy Nails had a…
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Japan, Obscure Alternatives, 1978 on Ariola/ Hansa.
Japan, Obscure Alternatives, 1978 on Ariola/ Hansa. Japan’s second album, concluding with the 7 minute plus piano instrumental This is the US version which had a different track order than the UK and the band name in red on the cover as opposed to blue
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet, What Is There To Say?, 1959 on Columbia
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, What Is There To Say?, 1959 on Columbia Mulligan is one of my favorites from the cool jazz era – he played with Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Gene Krupa, but also as a sideman to a whos who of 50s and 60s jazz singers, pianists, and trumpeters On this album its Art…
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John Grant, Queen of Denmark, 2010 on Bella Union.
John Grant, Queen of Denmark, 2010 on Bella Union. Honestly I’ve yet to find anything John Grant has done that I haven’t loved, so was very happy to find this at Joes Albums in Worcester. This is the 2xLP plus bonus 7″ single reissue on Partisan Records which came out in 2016
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Reunion with Chet Baker, 1958 on World Pacific.
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Reunion with Chet Baker, 1958 on World Pacific. Mine’s a late 60s reissue on Pacific Jazz Records with liner notes from 1962
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Art Tatum, The Genius of Art Tatum Number Eleven, 1955 on Clef.
Art Tatum, The Genius of Art Tatum, Number Eleven, 1955 on Clef. The last in an 11 LP series on Clef from 1953-54. This copy is from the Verve reissues between 1958 and 1961 as it has the Verve trumpeter logo but uses MGV not V/V6 as catalog number In pretty good shape for a…
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Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve.
Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve. My copy is a later “Polygram Classics” reissue – runout etchings and Polygram Classics markings suggest 1983 or later. The material itself goes back to “The Genius of Powell” and “Bud Powell’s Moods,” both 1957 Verve releases, of sessions from 1950, 1951, and 1956. Via…
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Laura Marling, song For Our Daughter, 2020 on Chrysalis / Partisan Records.
Laura Marling, song For Our Daughter, 2020 on Chrysalis / Partisan Records. Such a beautiful record that came out this summer. Marling’s seventh studio release, co-produced by Marling and Ethan Johns I could just put all her albums on repeat for weeks on end Via Joes Albums in Worcester MA
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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