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Sublime! Gerry Mulligan adds grunt and funk to Thelonious Monk's intricate sense of melody and counterpoint. Highly desirable.

Mulligan Meets Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk, RSD 2025 AAA remaster of a 1957 mono release. #vinyl #mulliganmeetsmonk #gerrymulligan #theloniousmonk

Big Steve Forbert fan here. DST is Steve's 21st album and one of his best. The band is tight and the tunes illustrate that one may find the profound in the simple observations of ordinary life.

Steve Forbert, Daylight Savings Time, 2024 green, signed. #vinyl #steveforbert #daylightsavingstime

It feels wrong to listen to Julie London while the sun is shining. Torch singers need a dark, moody environment (hold the cigarette smoke, please). This near pristine compilation disc is Stereo, but some of the tracks would sound better in mono.

Julie London, eponymous, 1965. #vinyl #julielondon

Not as well known as Super Session, this ragtag band of musicians recorded a blues jam worthy of high praise. Intricate, immersive, and emotional. Classic.

The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, 1969. #vinyl #mikebloomfield #alkooper #theliveadventuresofmikebloomfieldandalkooper

Needed something a little calming. This isn't calm, but it did mellow me out a bit.

Count Basie and his Orchestra, Best of the Roulette Years, RSD 2025 limited edition on green vinyl. #vinyl #countbasie #bigband #audiotechnicaat450 #microseikima505 #denondp2550A #schiitaudiomani2  #iotavxsa3pa3

Frampton's fourth 'studio" album was recorded with a natural resonance at Clearwell Castle. Sweetening was done in a proper studio. This album released before Frampton "came alive" with the monster from 1976 that made him megafamous.
Peter Frampton, Frampton, 1975. #vinyl #peterframpton #frampton

The Ramones, because sometimes you just gotta. Punked up bubblegum. Punked up surf. Punked up new wave parody. Album three from the princes of punk is just fun. Gabba Gabba hey.

The Ramones, Rocket To Russia, 2024 VMP remaster on pink vinyl of a 1977 release. #vinyl #theramones #rockettorussia

Post-bop free jazz at its best. Want to hear a quartet be loose yet tight simultaneously? Give this Ryan Smith remaster a listen, especially Tyner stealing the session from Trane with his keyboard wizardry.

John Coltrane, Sun Ship, 2022 remaster of a 1971 release. #vinyl #johncoltrane #sunship

What's New, the first of three albums Linda Ronstadt recorded with Nelson Riddle. The others are Lush Life and For Sentimental Reasons. The Great American Songbook sung by a Great American Artist. Essential.

Linda Ronstadt, What's New, 1983. #vinyl #lindaronstadt #nelsonriddle #whatsnew #essential

This reissue made a big splash earlier in the year. Deservedly so. Tracy Chapman is mesmerizing. Bernie Grundman did a stellar remaster. It draws you in. Essential.

Tracy Chapman, eponymous debut, 2025 35th anniversary translucent orange reissue of a 1988 release. #vinyl #tracychapman #essential

Second record of an unusual double album. IYKYK. Too short by half even as rough as it is. Blast from the past.

The Byrds, Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival, RSDBF2024 limited sky release of 1967 recordings. #vinyl #thebyrds #liveatthemontereyinternationalpopfestival #folkrock #live

The recording is rough, the harmonies unsweetened, but the sense of presence is huge. Blast from the past.
Buffalo Springfield, Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival, RSDBF2024 limited orchid release of 1967 recordings. #vinyl #buffalospringfield #liveatthemontereyinternationalpopfestival

Contains a couple different recordings of the most heard jazz track on the planet.

Vince Guaraldi Trio, Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Alternate Takes), RSD2025 limited release of 1964 recordings. #vinyl #vinceguaralditrio #jazzimpressionsofaboynamedcharliebrownalternatetakes

The 17th studio album by legends Yes came after another lineup reshuffle. It is nowhere near as bad as critics claim. It does pale compared to The Yes Album, Fragile, and CTTE.

Yes, Open Your Eyes, 2019 limited, numbered, reissue of a 1997 release, in orange and red vinyl. #vinyl #yes #openyoureyes

Big Beat band from the late '90s. Their sound is rich, driving, engaging, exotic. I love it. Only one album, tho. Why, Propellerheads?

Propellerheads, Decksanddrumsandrockandroll, 20th Anniversary expanded edition of a 1998 release. #flac #propellerheads #decksanddrumsandrockandroll #bigbeat

Straddling rock, pop, and R&B Phoebe Snow's fifth studio album is a sweet listen without any obvious hits. Songs for a pleasant afternoon.

Phoebe Snow, Against The Grain, 1978 club repress of a 1977 release. #vinyl #phoebesnow #againstthegrain #softrock #aor #sweet

The Troubadour of the Troubled Masses, Tom Waits is an acquired taste. No one can deny his poetry of the working class. If you're a bit low, Tom may not cheer you up, but he's been there before, and he knows the way out.

Tom Waits, Heartattack and Vine, 1980. #vinyl #tomwaits #heartattackandvine

Treasure every minute

Godin and Dunkel scored big with their 1998 debut, Moon Safari. This is a reworking of Moon Safari Rarities material released in 2008. 25th Anniversary Edition

Air, Moon Safari Live & Demos, RSD 2025 limited white bioplastic 25th anniversary edition. #vinyl #air #moonsafariliveanddemos #synthpop

New York is Lou Reed's fifteenth solo album. It has a hit single, Dirty Blvd. The acclaimed album's music is stripped down, showcasing the lyrics. Favorite track? Busload of Faith.

Lou Reed, New York, 2021 Limited Edition Crystal-Clear Vinyl remaster of a 1989 release. #vinyl #loureed #newyork

How will the Saudi's react. It's their oil shipping lanes that get blocked.

I don't have a lot of pop records but sometimes one comes along and knocks my socks off. The world megahit single Royals was the hook, but the entire album is first class. Stunning debut effort by an instant pop star.

Lorde, Pure Heroine, 2023 reissue of a 2013 release. #vinyl #lorde #pureheroine

The second of a trio of expertly produced and packaged albums featuring Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra tackling the Great American Songbook. This one is a winner on all fronts. Gorgeous. Essential.

Linda Ronstadt, Lush Life, 1984. #vinyl #lindaronstadt #lushlife #essential

Funk pioneer Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82 Funk pioneer Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop music innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82.

Memories of being tear gassed in Chicago on July 27, 1970 will forever accompany my thoughts of Sly Stone. #slystone #slyandthefamilystone
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A poignant Pearls Before Swine strip by Stephan Pastis #TaxTheRich

Love Oscar Peterson, but give me live performance recirdings. The second disc is much better than the first. More big band, less Mantovani. Even so, it is okay to give it a pass.

The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1986 reissue of a 1972 compilation. #vinyl #oscarpeterson #theoscarpetersoncollection

Taxing the limits of vinyl LPs at an hour, this one may be less compressed on CD. Even so, this reissue rocks. Eclectic, lively, and continuously interesting, Todd has it going on!

Todd Rundgren's Utopia, RSDBF 2024 splatter vinyl reissue of a 1974 release. #vinyl #roddrundgrensutopia #progrock

Trailblazer Gram Parsons, Winter Haven's favorite son, and his band mates had trouble gelling in this album, the last one Gram appeared in before he was dumped.

The Flying Burrito Brothers, Burrito Deluxe, 2018 all analog remaster of a 1970 release. #vinyl #theflyingburritobrothers #burritodeluxe

Hardly the bad boys of rock and roll on this nostalgic bit of baroque pop. This UK version is missing US hits Ruby Tuesday and Let's Spend The Night Together.

The Rolling Stones, Between The Buttons, 2022 reissue of a 1967 UK release. #vinyl #therollingstones #betweenthebuttons #naroquepop

Don got conned, but he did get a lot of Elon's money.