1/30/25

Eddie Chacon- Lay Low- *1/2
Leonard Cohen- Songs Of...- ***
Luiz Bonfa- Jacaranda- ***1/2
Tim Finn- Imaginary Kingdom- ***1/2
John Foxx & The Maths- Howl- ****
The La's- S/T- ****1/2
The Last Dinner Party- Prelude To Ecstasy- ****
The Beatles- Help (U.K. Stereo) - ****
Marianne Faithful- Broken English- ****
David Bowie- Pinups- ****1/2  
Utopia- Adventures In Utopia- **** 

1/29/25

Kenny Drew- Undercurrent- ***
Roy Ayers Ubiquity- Red Black & Green- ****
Roy Ayers Ubiquity- Everybody Loves The Sunshine- ***1/2
Thin Lizzy- Acoustic Sessions- ***
Tim Finn- Say It Is So- ****1/2
The Bonzo Dog Band- Tadpoles- ***
Luiz Bonfa- Black Orpheus Impressions- ***
Yes- Going For The One- ****
Marshall Crenshaw - #447- ****1/2
Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything? (RTI, Chris Bellman Master, Sides One, Two & Three)-****1/2

1/28/25

David Bowie- Space Oddity- ***
Marshall Crenshaw- Life's Too Short- ****1/2
World Party- Bang!- ****

iPod on Shuffle:
I Let The Sun Go Down- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
15 Petals- Elvis Costello
It's Different For Girls- Joe Jackson
Magic Number- De La Soul
Pretty Baby/Winin' Boy- James Booker
The First In Line- The Everly Brothers
New Rose (Peel Session)- The Damned
I Can't Stop Loving You- The Ventures
Hey Good Lookin'- Dave Edmunds
You Lied About Your Age- Bachdenkel
Wide World- Alton Ellis
White Line Fever- Motorhead
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out- Bruce Springsteen
Take It Back (MONO)- Cream
Conjure Of Sacrifice- Walter Breaux & Sunpie
Cotidiano- Chico Buarque
Waterloo Sunset- The Kinks
My Sex- Ultravox
Bowling Green- The Everly Brothers
Here's A New Thing- Paul Weller
Thru These Walls- Phil Collins
'69 El Camino- Southern Culture On The Skids
I'm Blue- The Ikettes
Can't Buy Me Love (MONO)- The Beatles
Love's Miracle- The Impressions
What Are They Doing In Heaven- Washington Phillips
Cool It Down- Velvet Underground
You're The Reason- Arthur Alexander

1/27/25

Nico- Chelsea Girl- ***1/2
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes- Messin' With The Blues (five songs)- **1/2
MPB4- S/T (1966)- ***
The Bonzo Dog Band- Gorilla (MONO)- ****1/2
Gram Parsons- GP-****
The Mommyheads- One Eyed Band (four songs)- **
Tom Verlaine- Flash Light- ***
Tim Finn- Before & After- ****1/2
Led Zeppelin- Houses Of The Holy- ****1/2
Elf- Carolina County Ball- ***
Doug Sahm & Band- ****
The Police- Ghost In The Machine- ***1/2

1/26/25

The Wailers- The Wailing Wailers-****
Pops Staples- Father Father- ***1/2
XTC- Mummer- ****
The Babys- Anthology- ****
Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever- ****
Irma Thomas- Break-A-Way (The Best Of)- *****
Paul Weller- 66- ****
The Beatles- 1967-1970 (2023 Remix, Abbey Road HSM LP, Sides One, Two, Five & Six)- ****1/2
Paul Weller- Wake Up The Nation-****
v/a- Decca Originals: The Beat Scene-**1/2

1/25/25

Wycliffe Gordon- Slidin' Home- **1/2
Vinicius & Odette Lara- S/T- ***
Humble Pie- As Safe As Yesterday Is- ****
Bob Seger- Smokin O.P.s- ***
Chuck Prophet w/Qiensave- Wake The Dead- ****
Tom Waits- Swordfishtrombones- ****
The Heartbreakers- L.A.M.F.: The Found '77 Masters- *****
World Party- Goodbye Jumbo- ****
The Monkees- Mostly In Mono (Personal Playlist)- ****
John Boutte- Boutte Call (Personal Playlist)- ***1/2

1/24/25

Trying something new here. The scale is 1-5, and the ratings reflect the particular spin this day. A month from now, the Arthur Verocai for example, could lose or gain a half star, depending on my mood.

Arthur Verocai- S/T- ****
Fafa Lemos & Luiz Bonfa- Bonfafa- ***1/2
Sparks- Annette-An Opera By Sparks (Side Three & Four)- **
(If I had started yesterday, Sides One & Two would have rated ***1/2)

Duncan Browne- Give Me Take You- ****
Chuck Prophet w/Qiensave- Wake The Dead- ****1/2
Paul McCartney- New- ***1/2
Kiss- Destroyer- ***
Chuck Prophet- Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins- ****1/2
Chuck Prophet- Temple Beautiful- ****1/2
O Bando- S/T- ****
The Rolling Stones- Hackney Diamonds- ****

1/23/25

Sparks- Annette-An Opera By Sparks (Sides One & Two)
Genesis- A Trick Of The Tail (Nick Davis Remix)
Iggy Pop- Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023
The Jam- Sound Affects
The Cables- What Kind Of World
The Jam- In The City
The Who- Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy
The Jam- Setting Sons
Al Green- Call Me

1/22/25

Allen Toussaint- American Tunes
Maria Bethania- S/T (1965)
Jules Shear- Sayin' Hello To The Folks
Liam Bailey- Zero Grace
Prince- Batman
Emitt Rhodes- Mirror
Living Colour- Vivid
Bad Brains- Rock For Light
Dead Boys- Young, Loud & Snotty

iPod on Shuffle:
I Can't Love Another- U-Roy
Fire Of Love- Southern Culture On The Skids
Into The Void- Black Sabbath
I Keep A Close Wtach- John Cale
Let Your Love Go- Paint Box
Shining In The Light- Page/Plant
Jah Calling- Bad Brains
Lay Down Your Weary Burden- Paul Weller
Me & The Boys- Dave Edmunds
The Man Who Loves Women- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Stardust- Maude Maggart
Trick Bag- Robert Palmer
Pony Tail- T-Bone Walker
When The Time Comes- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Modinha- Nara Leao

1/21/25

Rogerio Duprat- A Banda Tropicalista Do Duprat
Nara Leao- Nara Canta en Castellano
The Band- S/T
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen- S/T
Wild Tchoupitoulas- S/T
Thin Lizzy- Thunder & Lightning (Personal Edit)
Whitesnake- S/T (1987)
The Replacements- Don't Tell A Soul (Matt Wallace Mix)
The Kinks- The Kink Kronikles...Plus One

1/20/25

Sons Of Kemet- Your Queen Is A Reptile
Jackie McLean- New Soil
Grateful Dead- Aoxomoxoa (1969 Mix)
The Meters- Rejuvenation
Joao Gilberto- Chega de Saudade
Crowded House- S/T
The Dukes Of Stratosphear- 25 O'Clock
Robert Fripp- Exposures (Disc 9-Steven Wilson Mix)
The Lijadu Sisters- Danger
The Cult- Pure Cult
Aerosmith- Pump (Personal Edit)

1/19/25

Vin Gordon- African Shores
Ray Charles & Betty Carter- S/T
Marcos Valle- S/T (1974)
Rickie Lee Jones- Kicks
The Kinks- Think Visual
The Left Banke- Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina (MONO)
Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything? (Sides One & Three)
Tin Machine- S/T
20/20- Back To California (about half)
Warren Storm- King Of The Dance Halls
Irma Thomas- It's Raining: The Allen Toussaint Sessions
The Kinks- Something Else (Kevin Gray MONO Master)
The Kinks- Greatest Hits (U.S. MONO)

1/18/25

Irma Thomas- Love Is The Foundation
Judy Mowatt- Black Woman
Freddie McKay- Picture On The Wall
John Cale- Paris 1919
Bee Gees- Personal Playlist
Sparks- Terminal Jive
Cheap Trick- The Latest
Fountains Of Wayne- S/T
Paul Weller- A Kind Revolution
Rush- Presto

1/17/25

Maria Rita- S/T
(Fantastic record. Thanks Paul In DK for the suggestion.)

Keith Hudson-Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood
Pretenders- S/T
Legend- S/T

Sambrasa Trio- Em Som Major
(A pmac suggestion...this was hot! And not what I was expecting.)

Pet Shop Boys- Nonetheless
Television- Marquee Moon
Faces- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...
Leon Russell- S/T (Kevin Gray Master)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet band- Night Moves

1/16/25

Pink Floyd- Dark Side Of The Moon
Perfume Azul do Sol- Nascimento
Led Zeppelin- Presence (Side One)

Living Colour- Shade
(More people need to love this record. It's their best since their debut.)

More Relation- S/T

Jennifer Warnes- Jennifer
(Been wanting to hear this for some time now, and I finally got to it. Produced by John Cale, backed by Spooner Oldham, Jackson Browne, Milt Jackson, Ron Elliott and Richie Hayward, with covers of songs by the Bee Gees, Free, Procol Harum, as well as Jackson Browne and Cale, this was a real treat. Musically not far off from Cale's "Paris 1919." Good stuff.)

Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti- Entradas E Bandeiras
Chris Bell- I Am The Cosmos
Sugar- Copper Blue

1/15/25

Steve Winwood- Nine Lives
The Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet
The New Elvin Jones Trio- Puttin' It Together
The Alarm- Standards
The Pursuit Of Happiness- One Sided Story
Parish Hall- S/T
B.B. Seaton- Thin Line Between Love & Hate (about half)
Jorge Ben- Forca Bruta
Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans
Van Halen- Personal Playlist
Michael Monroe- One Man Gang
Thin Lizzy- Black Rose

1/14/25

Queen- Jazz
Cheap Trick- Personal Playlist
Tim Finn- Before & After
Vanusa-S /T (1969) (three songs)
Black Sabbath- Sabotage
MPB4- Cicatrizes
The Joe Jackson Band- Vol.4
Todd Rundgren- Initiation (Side One)
Led Zeppelin- Kezar Stadium, 6/2/73

1/13/25

Henry Butler/Charlie Hunter/Karl Denson/Stanton Moore- High Sierra, 9/6/98
O.V. Wright- A Nickel & A Nail-and-Ace Of Spades

Jorge Ben Jor- A Tãbua de Esmeralda
(#6 on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Brazilian Records list and I totally understand why. Fantastic!)

Roxy Music- Hammersmith Odeon, 5/18/79  
Nazz- S/T (MONO)
Patti Smith- Personal Playlist
Trio Mocoto- S/T  
Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On (Extras, Demos, Alts.)

Os Tincoãs- S/T (1973) 
(My new favorite record. Sublime.)

Os Tincoãs- S/T (1977)
The Alan Bown!- S/T (Robert Palmer, not Jess Roden)

Love Sculpture- Forms & Feelings
(A far cry from what Dave Edmunds became, but excellent nonetheless. The version of "You Can't Catch me" is borderline hardcore!!)






     

1/12/25

Helene Smith- Sings Sweet Soul
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi- Mudei de Ideia
The Congos- The Heart Of The Congos
Jr. Walker And The All Stars- Home Cookin'
Neil Young- After The Gold Rush
Free- S/T
Howlin' Wolf- The Real Folk Blues
Rush- Presto
Emitt Rhodes- Farewell To Paradise
Milton Nascimento- Milton
Os Tincoãs- S/T (1973)
Os Tincoãs- Meu Ultimo Bolero
Luiz Bonfa- Introspection
Luiz Bonfa- Uma Prece

1/11/25

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals- African Dub: Chapter Three
Kein Hass Da- Bad Brains In Dub
Chico Buarque de Hollanda- No. 4
Clint Eastwood- Step It In A Zion
Katie Webster- Whooee Sweet Daddy: The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions
Professor Longhair- House Party New Orleans Style
v/a- The Story Of Goldband Records
Graham Parker & The Rumour- Live At Marble Arch
Brinsley Schwarz- The New Favourites Of...
David Bowie- The Man Who Sold The World
Leslie West- Mountain
Robin Trower- Bridge Of Sighs (2024 Remix w/Alternates)
Liam Bailey- Zero Grace

1/10/25

Jenny Scheinman- All Species Parade
Duke Ellington • Charlie Mingus • Max Roach- Money Jungle
Magic Sam Blues Band- West Side Soul
B.B. Seaton & The Revolutionaries- Gun Court Dub
Shack- H.M.S. Fable
Genesis- Foxtrot (Nick Davis Remix)
The Rumble- Stories From The Battlefield
Parliament- Mothership Connection
The Small Faces- The Immediate Years
David Bowie- Let's Dance

1/9/25

Pete Townshend- Who Came First
Ringo Starr- Look Up
The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.- Stories From The Battlefield
Liam Bailey- Ekundayo
Lambrini Girls- Who Let The Dogs Out
Sepultura- Arise
Electric Light Orchestra- Time
The Rolling Stones- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Nara Leao- Nara (1964)
v/a- Ben-Lee's Philadelphia Story

1/8/25

Caetano Veloso- Bicho
Meridian Brothers- Mi Latinoamerica Sufre
Roxy Music- Manifesto (Side One)
Deee-Lite- World Clique
Ornette Coleman & Joachim Kuhn- Colors
Graham Parker & The Rumour- Squeezing Out Sparks
Elton John- Peachtree Road
David Bowie- Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas '95)
John Cale- The Island Years (Personal Playlist)
The Beatles- Help! (1965 Stereo Mix)

1/7/25

The Move- Message From The Country
Fernando Perdomo- Self
Liam Bailey- Zero Grace
Martin Newell- The Greatest Living Englishman
John's Children- A Strange Affair (Disc One)
U.K. Subs- Another Kind Of Blues
The Finn Brothers- Finn
The Finn Brothers- Finn Demos
Led Zeppelin- I
Liam Bailey- Zero Grace
"Saxman" Jerry Johnson- Live And Learn

1/6/25

Renaissance- Prologue
Miles Davis- Birth Of The Cool

Kara Jackson- Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? (four songs)
(Suggested by Leyla McCalla who raved about it. Not for me. Half sung, half spoken, all very offbeat. I've no patience.)

Lady Blackbird- Slang Spirituals

Gruff Rhys- Sadness Sets Me Free
(His voice can be a turn off, but this record is so wonderfully musical, it doesn't matter so much.)

Tetrack- Let's Get Started
(Another reggae rec from my fellow Kingston traveler Chris. This one not as thrilling as the More Relation album.)

Tucker Zimmerman- Ten Songs (three songs)
(A favorite of David Bowie. I made it through three of the ten songs.)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Long After Dark: Found Tracks
Grateful Dead- Blues For Allah
Gang Of Four- Solid Gold

Killing Joke- S/T
(I still love this record even though Jaz Coleman came into NYCD drunk as a skunk and threatened to kill me if I didn’t take off the “fucking crap music” I was listening to. If memory serves, it was the Raspberries.)

The Cure- Boys Don't Cry
The Cars- Vroom (Personal Playlist)

1/5/25

Bud Powell- The Amazing Bud Powell

The Lijadu Sisters- Horizon Unlimited
(Wow! Just read about these women in Mojo. Was not expecting this record to be as good as Mojo said. Must dive deeper into their catalog.)

Secos & Molhados- S/T

Lady Blackbird- Slang Spirituals
(The second "Wow!" of the day!)

St. Vincent- Todos Nacen Gritando
Difford & Tilbrook- S/T
Shack- H.M.S. Fable
Joe Walsh- Personal Playlist
Paul McCartney- Run Devil Run
Johnny Thunders- So Alone
Concrete Blonde- Bloddletting
David Torkanowsky- The Booker Session, Live At The Maple Leaf, 1/2/25

1/4/25

Nara Leao- Nara (1967)
(I love this record!)

Dr. Alimantado- Love Is
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes- Early Recordings
John Cale- Slow Dazzle
Wings- Wild Life (Abbey Road HSM)
Nazz- Nazz Nazz (MONO Promo)
Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti- Fruto Proibido

Bad Touch- Bittersweet Satisfaction (three songs)
(Great review in Mojo. But it did nothing for me. Good riffs on first two tracks, but lead vocalist turned me off almost immediately.)

David Bowie- Earthling
(This poor, brilliant record is so misunderstood. "Seven Years In Tibet" is epic!)

The Ronettes- Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes (Stereo)
(It's better in stereo.)

INXS- Personal Playlist
The Lemon Twigs- Gettin' Twiggy With It (Personal Playlist)
Graham Parker- 12 Haunted Episodes
Allen Toussaint- The Bright Mississippi

1/3/25

Paul Weller- 66
The Roches- S/T
Finn Brothers- Album II (The Tony Visconti Mixes)
James Booker- Junco Partner
NRBQ- Wild Weekend
King Crimson- In The Wake Of Poseidon
Chico Buarque- Construcao
The John Sally Ride- Now Is Not A Great Time
Marshall Crenshaw- What's In The Bag?

1/2/25

Reinbert de Leeuw- Erik Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopedies; Ogives
Moacir Santos- Coisas
Bob Dylan World Gone Wrong
Robert Palmer- Pressure Drop
James Booker- Germany, 1977
Tin Men- Super Great Music For Modern Lovers!
Symarip- Skinhead Moonstomp
Dana Gillespie- Weren't Born A Man
Octopus- Restless Night
Charlie Gabriel- 89

1/1/25

Wingless Angels- S/T
Cartola- S/T
Van Duren- Are You Serious?
Todd Rundgren- Runt (Alternate April 1970 Master)
Elis Regina & Tom Jobim- Elis & Tom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Trust
The Clinton Administration- Take You Higher
Nara Leao- Nara (1967)
Lou Reed- S/T

12/31/24

Nara Leao- Dez Anos Depoiz
Aardvark- S/T
Clementina de Jesus- S/T
Milton Nascimento- Courage
Peter Frampton- Frampton
v/a- New Year's Eve Mix