10/16/24

 

All of today's selections are courtesy of a collection of about 1200 records I purchased today. Many will be posted for sale over at my Discogs shop.

Badfinger- Straight Up
The Gaylads- Soul Beat

Yesterday & Today- S/T
(An all time fave. Killer riffs, amazing guitar playing, drumming that boggles the mind, all behind some of the stupidest, most juvenile lyrics ever sung. Truly a classic. I'm serious. I love this record.)

Rick Springfield- Working Class Dog

Aerosmith- S/T
(With all respect to Diane Warren, the power ballad, and their second life courtesy of MTV, Aerosmith's debut is really what this band was all about. Five guys, no bullshit. Just raw, fuck you rock and blues. Their second best after "Rocks." Might have to play this again today.)

Sweet- Desolation Boulevard (U.S. Version)

Faces- Ooh La La
(Can't get enough of this record, going on 50 years!)

The Edgar Winter Group- They Only Come Out At Night

10/15/24

Pink Floyd- Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (MONO)
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Natty Dread
The Clash- Give'Em Enough Rope
Warren Zevon- Excitable Boy
Paul McCartney- McCartney III
King Stitt- Reggae Fire Beat (about half)
The Headhunters- The Stunt Man
Roy Wood- The Roy Wood Story (The Move Sides)

Pep In The Cat- The Marty Rehearsal
(Man, we were the shit! I could write a whole post on Burning Wood about this cassette, but few if any would care. The band was inspired this night. I am sure it had a lot to do with the new sax player, Marty, who we wanted to impress. But everyone was one fire. A great trip down memory lane.)

10/14/24

iPod on Shuffle:
Life Goes On- Utopia
You Left the Water Running- Barbara Lynn
Dennis Bovell & Run Dem Out- The 4th Street Orchestra
There's A Heartache Following Me- Pete Townshend
Millions- XTC
Wrong Number- Jon Cleary
Lexicon Devil- The Germs

Richard Thompson- Henry The Human Fly
Avishai Cohen- Ashes To Gold

Ronnie D'Addario- Time Will Tell On You
(Papa Twig's 2021 collection of hits, misses and demos. What a ride! You can hear The Lemon Twigs on almost every track. Some work and some don't, but every track worth the time.)

The Beatles- Mono Masters (Sides Four, Five & Six)
Electric Light Orchestra- S/T

Crowded House- Gravity Stairs
(I didn't mind this today as much as I minded it when it first came out.)

Germs- (GI)
(I know this isn't for everyone, but I do love this record.)

v/a- Louisiana Rockers
(Thinking about a Weekend Mix. We'll see. It'd sound something like this.)

10/13/24

Crowded House- Burning Woodface (Personal Playlist)
Maurice Brown- Harlem Sessions, 2007
Horace Andy & Jah Wobble- Timeless Roots
Pixies- Doolittle
Dr. John- Locked Down

10/12/24

Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia- In Cerca Di Cibo
Bob Dylan- Down In The Groove

Honey Island Swamp Band- Cane Sugar
(This hit the spot on a beautiful sunny morning. Been seeing these guys around New Orleans for the last 20 years, but their records did little for me...until this one. Might have to go back and reevaluate.)

  

 

The Gaylads- Fire & Rain
(This is getting its first reissue in over 50 years next week. Listen to it when it drops.)

Todd Rundgren- A Wizard/A True Star
Jerry Reed- The Unbelievable Guitar & Voice Of

Garland Jeffreys- Escape Artist
(I hated this album when it came out, mostly because WNEW-FM played it relentlessly and I had enough. It's been years since I played it and man, it's good! Time heals, baby.)

Derrick Harriott- Sings Jamaican Reggae

Damned- Damned Damned Damned
(Happy Birthday, Dave Vanian.)

v/a- Tamla Motown Presents The Mod Top 40 (Personal 20 Track Edit)

10/11/24

Field Music- Limits Of Language
(Another "too clever for its own good" release from Field Music. Interesting and different, but just wish a few songs would stick once in a while.)

Edel Juarez- Titeres de Tu
(Strange, quite lovely at times. Can't see playing a second time. Though I do love the track I shared over at Burning Wood.)

Kaleidoscope- A Beacon From Mars
Mahavishnu Orchestra- Birds of Fire
Cat Stevens- Teaser & The Firecat

Pine Leaf Boys- Blues De Musicien
(Miss seeing these guys on the Fais Do Do stage at Jazz Fest.)

Steely Dan- Gaucho
Blue Oyster Cult- Fire Of Unknown Origin

The Lemon Twigs- Cleveland, 10/7/24
(Great set list, a killer new track, Raspberries and Choir covers for Cleveland! I love these kids!)

Raspberries- Fresh

Galactic- Ruckus
(My favorite Galactic record. This desperately needs a proper vinyl/CD reissue.)

10/10/24

iPod on Shuffle:

He Was A Friend Of Mine- The Byrds

It’s Your Amazing Grace- Glen Campbell

Dancing Girls- Whitesnake

Is It Any Wonder?- Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

The Only One - Jimmy Page w/Robert Plant

Jewel- Wolfe

Love’s Theme- The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Too Much Passion- The Smithereens

Force Of Nature- Pearl Jam

The Girl’s Alright With Me- The Temptations 

One Of These Days- Neil Young

Some Other Guy (Live)- The Beatles

Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Marley & The Wailers

Love’s Gonna Blow My Way- Steve Earle & The Dukes

Two Timer- Kiss

Alone In The Universe- Jeff Lynne’s ELO

My Kinda Woman- Mr. Big
I Will Not Be Afraid- The Candy Butchers

 

Robert Palmer- Addicitons Vol. 1

Neko Case & Her Boyfriends- The Virginian
(The Everlys, Loretta Lynn and Queen covers are the best things on this.)

The Hippy Boys- Reggae With The Hippy Boys
(Classic instrumentals from 1969. Wonderful vibe.)

Daryl Hall/John Oates- War Babies
(There is a just released tribute called "Babies Of War Babies," led by guitarist/producer Fernando Perdomo, who calls "War Babies" his favorite album of all time. Thought I prepare by listening to the original first

 

 

 

Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full
(This one gets better and better with each spin.)

The Left Banke- Left Banke, Too