Robin Taylor Zander- The Difference
(Great opening set for 10cc. Made me appreciate this record more.)
Phil Manzanera- Diamond Head
The Lemon Twigs- Personal Playlist
v/a- Beach Music Wonders
Be-Bop Deluxe- Sunburst Finish (Remix)
Jeff Beck- Blow By Blow
New Radicals- Maybe You've Been Brainwashed, Too
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Best Of (Studio One)
Moon Mullican- Seven Nights To Rock
Mahmoud Chouki- Caravan "From Marrakech To New Orleans"
Henry Butler & Steven Bernstein- Viper's Drag
The Bevis Frond- Any Gas Faster (five songs)
The Bevis Frond- Miasma (three songs)
The Replacements- Hootenanny
Led Zeppelin- IV
10cc- How Dare You!
Motorhead- Overkill
The Rascals- Search & Nearness
Bad Brains- I Against I
The Who- Odds & Sods, Too
Bob Dylan- Shot Of Love
The Rolling Stones- Aftermath (U.K. MONO)
Corey Harris & Henry Butler- Vu-Du Menz
(One of my very favorite New Orleans records! This record is full of chops and vibes. The best of the best.)
UFO- No Heavy Petting
The Pursuit Of Happiness- The Wonderful World Of...
Dead Boys- Young, Loud & Snotty
(One of the five best punk albums of all time. Almost 50 years later and I am still not tired of it.)
Small Faces- S/T (Decca, MONO)
The Beatles- Help (U.K. Stereo)
(The one that's actually better in stereo. And man, "Ticket To Ride?" Do NOT take this band for granted.)
Bobby Blue Bland- Two Steps From The Blues
The Young Rascals- Collections (MONO)
Joe Hill Louis- King Of The One Man Band
(Absolutely badass.)
Prince Buster- 15 Oldies But Goodies
v/a- Cult Fiction Royale
(Great, fan-made collection of film and TV themes.)
Peter Tosh- Legalize It
The Saints- Prehistoric Sounds
Judy Mowatt- Black Woman
(Arguably one of the five greatest reggae albums of all time!
Eno - Another Grteen World
Lindsey Buckingham- Go Insane
Graham Parker- Heat Treatment
Mod Cons- S/T
Junior Parker- Love Ain't Nothing But A Business Goin' On
Kirsty MacColl- See That Girl: The Singles
10cc- Deceptive Bends
The Hollies- Bus Stop...Plus (Personal Playlist)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Punch The Clock
Pete Townshend- The Fillmore, 4/30/96
Del Amitri- Twisted
The Toms- S/T
David Bowie- Space Oddity (Tony Visconti Remix)
iPod on Shuffle:
Get Out Of My Life Woman- Grassella Oliphant
A Long Time, A Long Way To Go- Todd Rundgren
Back Door Love- Graham Parker
I Wish, I Wish- The Rails
My Love Explodes- The Dukes Of Stratosphear
Something So Strong- Crowded House
Snake In The Grass- Jimmie Shandel
Everyday I Write The Book- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Neighbours- The Rolling Stones
Wild Honey (Stereo Remix)- The Beach Boys
My Reservation's Been Confirmed- The Doughboys
Bad Risk- Sly & the Family Stone
Small Faces- S/T (Immediate, U.K. MONO)
Paul McCartney & Wings- Red Rose Speedway
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers w/Thelonious Monk
Fiona Apple- Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Laura Nyro- Mother's Spiritual
The Kinks- Muswell Hillbillies
Adam & The Ants- Dirk Wears White Sox
Pink Floyd- Masters Of Rock
Johnny Thunders- So Alone
David Johansen- Live It Up
(These three records saved an absolutely horrible fucking day! Thank you Syd, Johnny, David and all you reprobates who contributed to these fine recordings.)
The Blossoms- They Came To Sing (Parts Of Vols. 1 & 2)
The Clash- S/T (U.K.)
Dr. John- Frankie & Johnny
Grace Jones- Warm Leatherette
The End- Introspection
(Love this record. 1969 psychedelia, produced by Bill Wyman, with guest appearances by Nicky Hopkins, Charlie Watts and an uncredited Brian Jones, if you believe what you read.)
Lindsey Buckingham- Out Of The Cradle
Todd Rundgren- Runt (Alternate April 1970 Master)
The Replacements- Pleased To Meet Me
Iggy Pop- Every Loser
(Still not tired of this record.)
Kiss- S/T
Joe Bataan- Poor Boy
Paul Weller- Heliocentric
10cc- Sheet Music
Ken Boothe- Freedom Street
10cc- Windows In The Jungle
Steve Kuhn Trio- Three Waves
(Love this record. Not your everyday piano trio record. Highly recommended.)
Dave Bartholomew- Classics 1952-1955
Irma Thomas- Love Is The Foundation
Peter Gabriel- Flotsam & Jetsam (Highlights)
(More than a few great rarities and alternates here.)
XTC- Oranges & Lemons
(That high piercing harmony on the last round of choruses in "Merely A Man" makes me ridiculously happy.)
Molecular Steve- S/T
(The press releases for this record really excited me. "Jeff Lynne, pop hooks, chunky guitars, Meat Puppets." Nope. Complete bore. What a disappointment.)
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Best Of (Studio One)
XTC- Skylarking
Nick Curran & The Nightlifes- Doctor Velvet
(What a party!)
The Pursuit Of Happiness- The Wonderful World Of...
(Finally getting a vinyl release. Decided to revisit while I wait for my copy. This one holds up better, I think, than "One-Sided Story.")
Henry Mancini- Peter Gunn
(Thanks BBJ!)
Television- Marquee Moon
The Chantels- Born In The Bronx: The Singles Collection, 1957-1962
The Beatles- Beatles For Sale (U.K. Stereo)
The Beatles- Please Please Me (U.K. Stereo)
Deep Purple- =1
Fantastic Cat- Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat
Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers (Stereo)
v/a- Where The Girls Are (Personal Playlist)
The Action- Highlights From Shadows & Reflections (Personal Playlist)
Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello- Demos
The Kinks- Give The People What They Want
Johnny Guitar Watson- Ain't That A Bitch
v/a- Wreckerd Riot
(Really excellent BBJ comp with a number of first timers for me.)
Dr. John- Gris Gris (Kevin Gray Stereo Master)
Redd Kross- S/T (first half)
(This wasn't killing me, so I gave up about half way through. Pretty average power pop/garage rock and I really dig these guys.)
David Bowie- Ryko Bonus Tracks (Personal Playlist)
Eddy Arnold- Cattle Call
Curtis Fuller- In New Orleans
Jade Warrior- Last Autumn's Dream
The La's- S/T
The Prophets- King Tubby's Prophecies Of Dub
The Style Council- Confessions Of A Pop Group
Pete Townshend's Deep End- Face The Face Live
Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- Reform School Girl
Elton John - Honky Chateau
George Harrison- Dark Horse
Johnny Guitar Watson- Ain't That A Bitch
The Plugz- Better Luck
Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound- S/T
Rickie Lee Jones- Kicks
Elvis Costello- W.B. & Beyond (Personal Playlist)
(If anyone is curious:
This Town
Pony St.
Jacksons, Monk & Rowe
The Ugly Things
Someone Else's Heart
Sulky Girl
So Like Candy
What Do I Do Now
Impatience
London's Brilliant Parade
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
It's Time
Still Too Soon To Know
Just About Glad
Veronica
April 5th
American Tune
Taking My Life In Your Hands)
Chuck Prophet- Temple Beautiful
The Heartbreakers- L.A.M.F.: The Found '77 Masters
Wings- Greatest
(First track is "Another Day," not a Wings tune. Also, the bass playing in "Silly Love Songs" is not of this Earth.)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- A Night In Tunisia (1961)
Bruford- Feels Good To Me
The Paragons- On The Beach
Ornette Coleman- Chappaqua Suite (Pts. I & II)
(A friend suggested I listen to this way back in 1982, years before I heard a note of Ornette. He said, "This is a really beautiful record." Needless to say, back in 1982, I wanted to kill him. When I started to "get" Ornette in the late 90's, I fell in love with this record, though I think "beautiful" is a stretch.")
Electric Light Orchestra- Zoom
(Lynne's finest. Period.)
The Lemon Twigs- A Dream Is All We Know
(This sounded great after a nice layoff.)
Paul Weller- 66
Prince- Dirty Mind
(Still my fave Prince record.)
Kiss- Love Gun
Harry Connick Jr.- Chanson du Vieux Carre
(I had high hopes for this when it was released, but it disappointed me. It's been years so I thought I'd try again, as it really should be in my wheelhouse--instrumental takes on New Orleans classics. But it just doesn't work. It feels more like an Ellington big band suite, which is fine if it was advertised that way.)
Tyrone Washington- Natural Essence
John Lennon- Mind Games (Raw Studio)
Paul Weller- As Is Now
(Been awhile for this one, and it is much better than I remembered it. Great record.)
Chas Sanford- Parallax View (five songs)
(I had this when it was
first released in 1982 because I loved the opening track, "Surrender,"
which was a Song Of The Day the last week or so. But it is really dated,
like second rate Bryan Adams.)
Peter Tosh- The Toughest: The Coxsone Years- 1963-1966
The Edgar Winter Group- Shock Treatment
Mike Viola- Electro De Perfecto
(New record coming!)
Juliana Hatfield- Sings ELO
Graham Gouldman- The Graham Gouldman Thing
The Stairs- Weed Bus E.P.
The Rolling Stones- Through The Past Darkly (U.K. Stereo)
(Hot tip for the 0.000012 people reading who also buy vinyl, there is a fairly new release of this record on colored vinyl. It's the U.K. tracklist, which is superior, and it is a very nice pressing. I grabbed one on Amazon for $13 or $14 for their "Prime sale." That is all.)
The Beatles- Rubber Soul (U.K. Stereo)
David Torkanowsky- Steppin' Out
(One of my main New Orleans' guys and his only record as a leader. Highly recommended.)
The Zombies- Odessey & Oracle
Queen- Animal Crackers (Personal Playlist Of The Lame Years)
Dead Boys- Young, Loud & Snotty
Bad Brains- Rock For Light
The Wild Magnolias- S/T
Herman Chin Loy- Aquarius Dub
(Very strange dub record. My second spin. Still on the fence.)
iPod on Shuffle:
Big Head- The Bluerunners
Thread Your Needle- Dave Edmunds
(Put On Your) Big People Shoes- Stanton Moore
Police & Thieves- The Clash
Postcard From Holland- Adrian Belew
It Ain't No Use- The Meters
Pump It Up- Elvis Costello
Blue Blue Ocean- Echo & The Bunnymen
Mr. Dino Koosh Rock- Lee "Scratch" Perry
Dennis Bovell & The 4th Street Orchestra- Ah Who Seh? Go Deh!
(An all-timer!)
Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru- S/T
Dr. Alimantado- The Best Dressed Chicken In Town
The Beatles- Rubber Soul (U.K. Stereo)
(Been digging the stereo versions after only playing the mono copies for years.)
David Bowie- No Plan E.P.
Orquesta Akokan- Caracoles
(That was fun!)
Nilsson- Aerial Ballet (VMP 2023 MONO RM)
Steel Pulse- Hansworth Revolution
Be-Bop Deluxe- Drastic Plastic
(For years this was my least favorite Be-Bop album. It has since moved up to #3.)
George Harrison- Rarities
Marvin Gaye- Super Hits (Side One)
Living Colour- Vivid
The Who- Quadrophenia (Sal's Edit)
Steve Lacy- Evidence
John Lennon- Mind Games (The Elemental Mixes)
(This, Disc 2, quite frankly, blew my mind.)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- Like Someone In Love
Dr. John- Frankie & Johnny
(Just released "lost" solo piano album from the early 80's. I expected this to be a barrel-scraper, but it is suprisingly wonderful. Great playing from the Dr.)
Bob Dylan- Unreal Live (first half)
(Fan compiled set of soundboard recordings from the "Real Live" tour that didn't make the "Real Live" album. Lots of good stuff.)
The Move- Looking On
The Beatles- A Hard Day's Night (U.K. Stereo)
The Bobby Fuller Four- I Fought The Law (MONO)
(This, I think, is their sole "proper" record. But it's a killer.)
John Lennon- Mind Games (The Elemental Mixes)
(Had to go in again. Stunning.)
Ron Davies- Silent Song Through the Land
(Always been intrigued by the amount of cover versions of "It Ain't Easy." It's my least favorite track on "Ziggy Stardust." Finally listened to the album. I don't get it.)
Elvis Costello & The Roots- Wise Up Ghost
(This one sounded really good after a long layoff.)
Paul Weller- Whoosh
Bee Gees- Main Course
Bryan Ferry- Frantic
Nine Inch Nails- With Teeth
(Never fails. His best. And an all time fave by anybody.)
Aerosmith- Pump
The Showmen- It Will Stand
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Catch A Fire (Sessions)
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Live At The Paris Theatre London, 5/24/73
Todd Rundgren- State
(11 years later and I finally don't hate this record. It hit the spot for some reason.)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear- 25 O'Clock
Iggy & The Stooges- Raw Power (1997 Iggy Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac- Then Play On (Original U.K.)
Sparks- Two Hands, One Mouth: Live In Europe (Sal's Edit)
Joe Cuba Sextet- Vagabundeando! (Hangin' Out)
(Every one of these classic Fania or Tico Kevin Gray remasters is a killer.)
Bee Gees- This Is Where I Came In
(Someone asked if I had ever heard this 2001 release. I hadn't. He said I should listen. I did. It's damn good!)
Syd Barrett- An Introduction To...
The Beatles- Beatles For Sale (U.K. Stereo)
Paul McCartney- Driving Rain
(I can't stress enough how I think most of Macca's output of the last 25 years has been unfairly dismissed. A couple of lemons here and there, but so many gems. The guy's a genius. You know?)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear- Psonic Psunspot
Sonny Bradshaw 7- Reggae Version/Version Reggae
Peter Gabriel- Us
(I'm calling it. It's his best.)
The Hollies- Butterfly (MONO)
The Who- Tommy (Sal's Edit)
(I never play this record. Only three other Who records I like less. But this edit made a world of difference. I really enjoyed it.)
XTC- The Big Express
(New interview in Shindig with Andy, Colin and Dave about this album. Definitely an underrated record.)
Graham Gouldman- I Have Notes
Martin Newell- The Greatest Living Englishman
Charlie Rich- That's Rich
(I can't get enough of this record. If you only own one Charlie Rich record, make it this one.)
Lennie Hibbert- Creation
(Great Sunday morning record)
Nick Drake- Bryter Layter
Bobby Charles- S/T
The Paragons w/Roslyn Sweat
(This one never fails to elate me. Pure island bliss.)
The Stairs- Mexican R'n'B
(Forgot how many more great songs there are other than "Weed Bus.")
Mott The Hoople- Mott (Kevin Gray Remaster)
(Definitive edition. This record never sounded better.)
Blondie- S/T
(This did not hold up.)
David Bowie- Earthling
v/a- New Orleans, Home Of the Blues: Vol. 2
(This hit the spot. A half dozen from Irma, and a couple each from K-Doe, Benny Spellman and The Showmen, which featured General Norman Johnson who went to the top of the charts as lead singer of the Chairmen Of the Board.)
Egg- S/T
(Probably should have waited to play this another day. Not a good follow-up after some New Orleans heat. And I dig this album.)
James Booker- Classified: Remixed & Expanded
(This is the one. You may not realize it, but you need this. Here's three!)
DVS (Mike Dillon, John Vidacovich & James Singleton) w/Ashlin Parker- Maple Leaf, 7/4/24 (First Set)
(An incredible first set! I watched the live stream---which I highly recommend for some amazing New Orleans performances---but loved this one so much, I converted the video to audio and listened again 24 hours later. Looking forward to set two.)
Willie Colon- La Gran Fuga
Joe Bataan- Riot!
Sandy Denny- Sandy
The Move- Message From The Country
Nilsson- Schmilsson
Motorhead- Lemmy Entertain You (Personal Playlist)
(A possible Weekend Mix, if I am drunk enough to accept the backlash.)
Squeeze- Play
Queen- Greatest Hits II
Johnny Thunders- So Alone
(One of the all time great Saturday night records.)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Trust
Fantastic Cat- Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat
(Great new record featuring my excellent new theme song.)
The Zombies- R.I.P.
Roxy Music- Stranded
XTC- Mummer
Roxy Music- Siren
XTC- Waxworks
Thin Lizzy- Renegade
(Underrated! Not sure why Lizzy fans dismiss this one. It's a killer.)
The Kinks- Greatest Hits (U.S MONO)
(Short and sweet, but still one of my favorite comps.)
The Heartbreakers- L.A.M.F.: The Found '77 Masters
The Sons Of Negus- Freedom Sounds
T. Rex- The Slider
Dub Specialist- Dub Store Special
Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe- El Malo
XTC- Personal Playlist
Marshall Crenshaw- Life's Too Short
John's Children- A Strange Affair (D1)
Paul Weller- Illumination
Henry Mancini- Experiment In Terror
(Thanks BBJ!)
Paul Williams- Someday Man
Fats Domino- Legendary Masters Series
Pete Townshend- White City: A Novel
(I've read in two separate places this week that this record is considered his best, while "All The Best Cowboys..." comes in third after this and "Empty Glass." I haven't listened to "White City" in years, and it is very good. But not better than the other two.)
Laughing- Because It's True
(Canadian power pop suggestion from a Canadian friend. Thanks JAYESSEMM. Not bad, but it didn't kill me.)
Kaleidoscope- Side Trips
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- Walkabout
Peter Tosh- Equal Rights (Dub Versions)
(The dub versions are better than the album proper. Check'em out.)
The Vibrators- Pure Mania
Neil Diamond- Personal Playlist
Francois Hardy- S/T (five songs)
(Meh.)
Tom Waits-...For Me (Personal Playlist)
Tom Petty- Highway Companion
The New Mendicants- Into The Lime
(Great record, but the Sandy Denny cover is worth the price of admission.)
John Lennon- Imagine
George Harrison- Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989
Fountains Of Wayne- S/T
Roxy Music- Manifesto
(So underrated! I don't even think Bryan Ferry likes it. Top 5 Roxy!)
Grateful Dead- American Beauty
David Hidalgo & Louie Perez- The Long Goodbye
The Jam- Setting Sons
(Good record, but I think it's their weakest.)
Lake Street Dive- Good Together (five songs)
(This just didn't work for me.)
Todd Rundgren- Liars Live
(One of my very favorite tours getting a vinyl release in August. Digital already out.)
Frankie Siragusa- Goodbye My Love (Lost Songs Of the Beatles Covered & Rediscovered)
(Yes it's a covers album AND it's a Beatles' covers album but this is NOT just a Beatles' covers album! Brilliant.)
The Jam- Sound Affects
The Jam- The Gift
(This concludes listening to the entire Jam catalogue in a week.)
The Monkees- Personal Playlist
Tammi Terrell- Irresistible
iPod on Shuffle:
So Fine- The Lemon Twigs
Six Broken Soldiers- King's X
Suit Of Lights- Elvis Costello
Gimme My Money Back- Ernie Holland
Rosie Won't You Please Come Home- The Kinks
Disengage (Alt. Take)- Robert Fripp & Daryl Hall
Fire Fire- Motorhead
Mustapha- Queen
What Is Success- Allen Toussaint
Stealin'- Dr. John
Bob Dylan- Raleigh, 6/23/24 (first half)
The Gaylads- Soul Beat
The Jam- In The City
Cheap Trick- In Color (Kevin Gray Remaster)
Thin Lizzy- Fighting
The Meters- S/T (Kevin Gray Remaster)
Charlie Rich- That's Rich
The Jam- All Mod Cons
The Jam- This Is The Modern World
