10/30/24

Utopia- Swing To The Right (Todd's Original Acetate)
(Different sequencing, different mix, a few alternate lead vocals, two extra songs--man what a find!)

I Roy- Dread Baldhead
(Heavy dub. Excellent.)

Bad Brains- I Against I
Queen- I (Sessions)

King Crimson- Red (Elemental Mixes)
(My fave KC and not what I was expecting.  Still a great spin, with a few unique mixes. Next up, the new 2024 Steven Wilson mix of the album proper.)

The Stooges- Fun House
Budgie- S/T

10/29/24

Todd Rundgren w/Davey Lane's Drunken Blue Roosters- Australia, 10/25/18
The Beatles- A Hard Day's Night (U.K. Stereo)

iPod on Shuffle: 

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys- Traffic
On The Beach- The Paragons

Little Cowboy- Nilsson

Funny Feelin’- The Easybeats

Backstreet Girl- The Rolling Stones

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - Utopia

Any Road- George Harrison

Slip Away- Ultravox

Diddy Levine- Thin Lizzy

Somebody Cares For Me- Nick Lowe

Heaven That I’m Making- Crowded House

This Is My Country- Cyril Neville

Darkroom- Paul McCartney

What Good Am I?- Bob Dylan

Let It Loose- The Rolling Stones

Hymn #9- NRBQ

Because (Take1/Instrumental)- The Beatles

You Sure Love To Ball- Marvin Gaye

Loving Cup- The Rolling Stones

The Mob Rules- Black Sabbath

Since I’ve Been Loving You- Led Zeppelin

10/28/24

Todd Rundgren- The "Feel It" Sessions
Slade- Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet (Side One)
Tom Robinson Band- Power In The Darkness
Todd Rundgren- Lincolnshire, 4/16/10
Sparks- Kimono My House
The Replacements- Boink!!
The Saints- (I'm) Stranded
Todd Rundgren w/Ethel- Eindoven, 11/15/08

10/27/24

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers w/Thelonious Monk- S/T

Bettye LaVette- Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
(I love the idea of this, but it's pretty obvious that Miss LaVette doesn't really know most of the material. She rarely sings the actual melody of any of these songs. Yes, it's called "Interpretations," but it'd be nice to recognize some of these great songs.)

Bryan Ferry- Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 (Selected Recordings)
Todd Rundgren- Shibuya, 1/24/88
Todd Rundgren- Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
The Pursuit Of Happiness-Love Junk
Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine
Mick Ronson- Slaughter On Tenth Avenue

David Bowie- Station To Station (2010 Harry Maslin Mix)
(This mix is lousy. What's the point other than a power trip on Maslin's part?)

David Bowie- The Gouster
Todd Rundgren- ME/WE In Akron: 4/26/24

10/26/24

Slim Harpo- Sings Raining In My Heart
Neil Young- After The Gold Rush
Ike & Tina Turner- Get Back
Grand Funk- We're An American Band
Queen-I (2024 Remix)
Todd Rundgren- Blender Theatre, NYC: 12/27/08
Utopia- Lansing, 6/6/85
Motorhead- 1916
Faces- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...
All That- Eponymous Debut

10/25/24

Roy Harper- Stormcock
Mod Cons- S/T
The Guess Who- Best Of
Todd Rundgren- Unpredictable In Westbury: 10/31/14
Todd Rundgren- ME/WE in Detroit: 4/21/24
Little Feat- S/T
Chuck Prophet feat. ¿Qiensave?- Wake The Dead

10/24/24

Roy Harper- HQ
(One of my three fave Roy records. Been awhile. Thanks BBJ for the reminder.)

Syd Barrett- An Introduction To...

Queen- I (2024 Remix)
(On the fence about this remix. About half the songs sound amazing. But a few sound...uh...fake. Gotta try it again. Great to have "Mad The Swine" back in the track sequence.)

Chuck Prophet feat. ¿Qiensave?- Wake The Dead
(Another great addition to Chuck's catalogue. Loved this!)

Bonzo Dog Doo/Dah Band- Gorilla
("Count Basie Orchestra on triangle.")

Linda Ronstadt- Live In Hollywood
(The version of "Blue Bayou" is worth the price of admission. Wow!)

Amyl & The Sniffers- Cartoon Darkness
(I dig this band. But Amy can be a bit much. Good new record, especially when Amy does Penelope Houston. But when she does her Poly Styrene, it grates. Best track: "Me & The Girls.")

The Boys- Alternative Chartbusters

10/23/24

James Blood Ulmer- Black Rock
(Just as BBJ described. Ferocious!)

Scotty- School-Days
(It's been a while since I played this one. Highly recommended if you are not afraid of the reggae.)

Toots & The Maytals- Reggae Got Soul
v/a- Down & Out: The Sad Soul Of The Black South
Derringer- S/T

Trouble- S/T
(Legendary Rick Rubin.)

Free- Best Of

Nirvana- Incesticide
(Hot Take: Cobain wrote two songs, gave them each 20 different titles with a bunch of leftover lyrics, changed the arrangements ever so slightly, did drugs, killed himself and became a genius.)

Til Tuesday- Everything's Different Now
(Aimee's first masterpiece. I hope that reunion show is not just a one-off.)

Pete Townshend- Empty Glass
(Old reliable. Never fails.)

10/22/24

John Coltrane- Plays The Blues (MONO)
David Bowie- Heathen (Bonus Tracks)
Pete Shelley- Homosapien
Temple Of The Dog- S/T

Small Faces- Playmates
(Much better than its reputation. It's not great, but it is enjoyable.)

Haircut 100- Pelican West
Bill Nelson's Red Noise- Sound On Sound (New Stereo Mix)
The Jaded Hearts Club- You've Always Been Here

10/21/24

Sean Shibe- Bach
(This was absolutely beautiful. An amazing way to decompress.)

Todd Rundgren- With A Twist At Irving Plaza, 11/26/97
The Black Crowes- Before The Frost...Until The Freeze
Paul McCartney- Maida Vale Studios, 10/16/2013
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane- Rough Mix
Bad Company- Burnin' Sky
Paul Weller- Fat Pop Volume 1
The Who- Odds & Sods

10/20/24

Astral Project- New Orleans LA
The Lemon Twigs- Gettin' Twiggy With It (Personal Playlist)

Nirvana- Bleach
(This did not age well. But you know, Cobain's a genius.)

Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger
(On the other hand, this still kicks ass!)

Peter Gabriel- Personal Playlist
Blue Oyster Cult- S/T
Renaissance- Ashes Are Burning
Faces- Long Player
The Small Faces- The Immediate Years
Humble Pie- Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore (Sides One & Four)
v/a- Mystic Mood (A Burning Wood Reggae Weekend Mix)

10/19/24

Buddy Guy- A Man & The Blues
Burning Spear- Hail H.I.M.
Paul Simon- Hearts & Bones
Phil Lynott- Solo In Soho
Thin Lizzy- Nightlife

Natural Gas- S/T
(Think I'll do a BW post on this.)

The Who- Who's Next (First U.S. Press, W1)
(Vinyl nerds will appreciate this. It really is the way to go.)

Stevie Wonder- Talking Book
(His best. Better than "Key Of Life.")

Roxy Music- Greatest Hits
(By no means definitive, but an excellent shot in the arm.)

10/18/24

Ken Peplowski- Little Dogs

Irma Thomas- My Heart's In Memphis: The Songs Of Dan Penn
(Irma deserved better on this record. Great songs, a great voice and a lousy, by the books band.)

MC5- Heavy Lifting
(Meh.)

Slade- Slayed?

The J. Geils Band- S/T
(If all you know is "Love Stinks," I strongly suggest putting on this debut. It will set your house on fire!)

Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow (Stereo)
The Monkees- Personal Playlist
The Who- Sell Out (U.S. Stereo)

Steve Miller Band- Greatest Hits '74-'78
(Found a copy in that recent acquisition. Hard to resist.)

10/17/24

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

The Spinners- 2nd Time Around
Led Zeppelin- Presence
Joe Walsh- So What
Gladys Knight & The Pips- Best of (Soul Years)

Ted Nugent- S/T
(Yes, he's a dick. And yes, I do feel somewhat guilty when I play this record. But I will never not love it.)

Judas Priest- British Steel (U.S. Version)
(THEE greatest heavy metal record, bar none. I prefer the original U.K. sequencing, but still essential.)

Aerosmith- Rock In A Hard Place
(The nadir of their existence, and still half of it rocks...in a hard place. Though the cover of "Cry Me A River" is unforgiveable.)

Badfinger- Magic Christian Music

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

10/9/24

T. Rex- Dandy In The Underworld
The Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour (Stereo)

Roxy Music- Manifesto
(So much better than that overrated "Avalon!")

The Abyssinians- Forward On To Zion
Budgie- Squawk
Stiff Little Fingers- Inflammable Material
Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life (Personal Edit)

All That- Eponymous Debut
(One of my favorite records out of New Orleans and certainly one of the most fun.)

The Rolling Stones- Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass)
(One of the first 5 records I owned. Pretty great comp.)

Dion- Lovers Who Wander

Roussel Maajon- S/T
(It's on YouTube. Listen to it.)

10/8/24

Mott The Hoople- All The Young Dudes
The Who- By Numbers
The Clash- Sandinista! (BBJ Edit)
The Wailers- Burnin'
Faces- Ooh La La
New Radicals- Maybe You've Been Brainswashed, Too + 2
v/a- No Thanks!: The 70's Punk Rebellion (Personal 80 Minute Edit)

10/7/24

Tony Levin- Bringing It Down To The Bass
Horace Andy- Mr. Bassie
Rush- Moving Pictures (Side One)
World Party- Bang!
Badfinger- Personal Playlist
Elvis Costello- My Aim Is True (Kevin Gray Master)
X-Ray Spex- Germfree Adolescents
The Young Rascals- Collections (Stereo)
Joe Ashlar, Stanton Moore & Brad Walker- Happy Organ Hour, Maple Leaf, 10/2/24 (Second Set)

10/6/24

Irma Thomas- Walk Around Heaven: New Orleans Gospel Soul
Duke Ellington- New Orleans Suite
Miles Davis- E.S.P.
Al Stewart- The Early Years
Ultravox- Ha! Ha! Ha!
v/a- Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin
Living Colour- Vivid

Joe Ashlar, Stanton Moore & Brad Walker- Happy Organ Hour, Maple Leaf, 10/2/24 (First Set)
(This set is why I love New Orleans. The playing by these three guys is not of this Earth.)

10/5/24

Frank Zappa- Apostrophe (50th Anniversary RM)

Pavlov’s Dog- At The Sound Of The Bell

Pink Floyd- Animals (2018 Remix)
XTC- Skylarking (Steven Wilson Mix)

Roussel Maajon- S/T
(Kyle Roussel and Clint Maedgen with their Preservation Hall band mates doing some New Orleans funk and soul. Best find in New Orleans. What a fun record!)

Marshall Crenshaw- S/T
The Meters- Look-Ka Py Py (Kevin Gray Remaster)

10/4/24

The Band- Stage Fright (Todd Rundgren Mix)

Stevie Wonder- Innervisions

Irma Thomas- After The Rain

Little Feat- Sailin’ Shoes

iPod on Shuffle:

Train Tracks- Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds

Heroin- Velvet Underground

Love Is Lost- David Bowie

Walk Upon The Water- The Move

Third Man Ska- The Skatalites

I Want To Sing That Rock N Roll- Gillian Welch

My Father’s Gun- Elton John

Treat Her Gently/ Lonely Old People- Wings

Out Of The City- Allen Toussaint

10/3/24

Bob Marley & The Wailers- Natty Dread

Paul McCartney- McCartney

Crowded House- Temple Of Low Men

iPod on Shuffle:

Match Of The Day- Genesis

Nice (Version)- Niney & The Observers

Memories Are Made Of This- Johnny Cash

The Killing Jar- Siouxsie & The Banshees

Call The Surgeon- The Toms

Leave Me- The Hollies

Fanfare- Galactic

Can’t Wait- Bob Dylan

Watch Your Step (Alternate Version)- Elvis Costello

Candy Says (Valentin Version)- Velvet Underground

Point Blank- Dave & Ansel Collins

Too Much Too Young- The Specials

Drivin’ Me Crazy- Nick Curran & The Nitelifes

Keep Us On The Road- Motörhead

Curtis Mayfield- Superfly

10/2/24

Stanton Moore Trio- III

JP Harris- JP Harris Is A Trash Fire

Cannonball Adderley- Somethin’ Else

iPod on Shuffle:

Till The Morning Comes- The Grateful Dead

Hello Goodbye- The Beatles

Standing Still- Jules Shear

Hey Good Lookin’- Dave Edmunds

Musical Rocket- Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis w/Prince Far I

Satisfied- Squeeze

This Time Tomorrow- The Move

Psycho - Nick Curran & The Lowlifes

Louie Louie- Toots & The Maytals

On The Run- Marshall Crenshaw

All Tomorrow’s Parties- Velvet Underground

Love Reign O’er Me- The Who

Trans-Global Express- The Jam

Don’t Give Up On Me - Gerry Rafferty

Banned In D.C- Bad Brains

10/1/24

Lil’ Band O’ Gold- S/T

Southern Culture On The Skids- Mojo Box

Marvin Gaye- Personal Playlist

v/a- Gumbo Stew

9/30/24

Burning Spear- Garvey’s Ghost

Corinne Bailey Rae- The Heart Speaks In Whispers

Thin Lizzy- Johnny The Fox (Outtakes & Alternates)