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The Replacements, The Pleasure’s All Yours: Pleased to Meet Me Outtakes & Alternates, 2021 on Sire Released as part of Record Store Day 2021, these are outtakes and alternate versions of songs from Pleased To Meet Me released on vinyl for the first time. Some (most?) of these tracks have been re…
02.03.2026 20:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True, 1977 on Columbia Costello’s debut album, coming roaring out of the gate with a new mix of punk, rockabilly, new wave, and British pub rock. Produced by Nick Lowe and recorded in Islington, London. Out on Stif…
01.03.2026 20:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lou Donaldson, The Natural Soul, 1963 on Blue Note Another album from the excellent Story of Blue Note Records VMP Anthology, this came five years after Blues Walk, and features Grant Green, John Patton, Ben Dixon, and Tommy Turrentine (brother of …
28.02.2026 17:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dexter Gordon, Dexter Calling, 1962 on Blue Note Released in mono in 1961 and in stereo in 1962, this was Gordon’s second album on Blue Note, following quickly after Doin’ Allright and five years after Daddy Plays the Horn. Recorded b…
27.02.2026 17:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Mainstream, 1987 on Capitol Third and last studio LP under the name Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released by Polydor in the UK and Capitol in the US. Fared better in the UK than in the US, where it failed to chart. One trac…
26.02.2026 17:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Harold Vick, Steppin’ Out!, 1963 on Blue Note | Goatless Debut album from Harold Vick (as a leader), recorded Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with a wonderful supporting cast: Blue Mitchell, Grant Green, John Patton, and Ben Dixon. Vick would also go on to play with folks like King Curtis and Aretha Franklin, and passed in 1987. Great album of early
25.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lucinda Williams, Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart, 2023 on Highway 20 Records | Goatless Lucinda Williams just keeps putting out great music, including this 15th studio LP of original material (alongside the jukebox series of cover albums). She's joined by Bruce Springsteen and Patty Scialfa on two tracks and Tommy Stinson, Angel Olsen and Margo Price on one each (among other guests). My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is the
24.02.2026 17:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Wailers, Burnin’, 1973 on Island | Goatless Sixth LP from Marley and the Wailers, recorded at the same time as Catch a Fire. The front cover credits The Wailers, but this modern reissue credits Bob Marley & The Wailers on the labels. This was the last album before Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer all pursued solo careers. What a fantastic album,
23.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, Piano, 1989 on New Day Records | Goatless After the split between Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, Mel took the "Grandmaster" role and continued with the Furious Five splitting. On this record the Furious Five include Cowboy, Scorpio, Rahiem, and Kidd Creole (credited as Kid Creole), but no Flash. The Furious Five with Flash did reunite in 1988 for On the Strength, on
22.02.2026 19:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Natalie Merchant, Keep Your Courage, 2023 on Nonesuch | Goatless Merchant's first collection of new work since 2014's self-titled album - in between she did some releases of new versions of existing songs. I love everything Natalie Merchant touches - she's a great singer, songwriter, performer, and all around human. A model for the independent artist who keeps her ability to do what she wants
21.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Midnight Special, 1977 on Fantasy | Goatless This 2xLP release is a reissue of two earlier albums: 1960's Blues & Folk (sides 1 and 2) and 1961's Blues All Around My Head (sides 3 and 4). Fantasy often put out these reissues as double LPs, as the earlier blues artists were being rediscovered again - good way to get the earlier material.
20.02.2026 19:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Neneh Cherry, Raw Like Sushi, 1989 on Virgin | Goatless I don't think I knew it at the time, but Neneh Cherry is Swedish-born (Neneh Mariann Karlsson), and related to both Don Cherry the jazz trumpeter (step-daughter) and Eagle-Eye Cherry (shared mother, different fathers). This was her debut studio album and "Buffalo Stance" was huge in the late 80s. It's really a great album well
19.02.2026 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson, Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters, 1967 on Verve Forecast | Goatless The Hudson Dusters were Dave Woods, Ed Gregory, and Rick Henderson - Phillip Namanworth also appears here as "Pot" on the rear cover. They took their name from an early 20th century NY gang. Picked this up on a lark because I enjoy Dave Van Ronk - no idea how rare or common it is.
18.02.2026 21:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Amanda Shires, Take It Like a Man, 2022 on ATO Records | Goatless Eighth solo LP from Amanda Shires, recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville. I'm cautious not to read any songwriter too literally or autobiographically, but it is hard not to (now) read this as foreshadowing her divorce from Jason Isbell, making it part of a group of records about the dissolution of their marriage. Guests
17.02.2026 20:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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B.B. King, Live at the Regal, 1965 on ABC Paramount | Goatless Recorded live at the Regal Theater in Chicago in 1964, and released by ABC Paramount (in the US) in 1965. Fantastic live blues album and a must have. It was a cold, raw day in traditionally windy Chicago on November 21, 1964, but hundreds of people found a quick way to warm up! There were
16.02.2026 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bob Marley and The Wailers, Live!, 1975 on Island / Tuff Gong | Goatless Recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London, July 1975, and released by Island Records. Fantastic live album. The only thing wrong with this album is that isn't a 2xLP or longer. My copy—not sure where I picked this up—is a post 2015 reissue by UMe on Tuff Gong labels, including a fold-out poster.
15.02.2026 20:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Barn, 2021 on Reprise | Goatless Young's first post-covid album, recorded in an old (1870s?) barn in Colorado with Nils Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina. I like the way it is credited and titled - just three nouns: Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Barn. I love Neil Young and really enjoyed new music from him with Crazy Horse, even if this
14.02.2026 20:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Keb’ Mo’, Good to Be . . . , 2022 on Rounder | Goatless Fifteenth studio album from Keb' Mo' whose career I've followed for a long time, since his self-titled debut (as Keb' Mo') in 1994. He's joined by Darius Rucker, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Kristin Chenoweth (yes, that Kristin Chenoweth) on specific tracks. Nominated for a Grammy for best Americana album in 2023. I was super
13.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dr. John, Things Happen That Way, 2022 on Rounder | Goatless Dr. John's final studio LP, posthumously released by Rounder after he passed in 2019. Guest appearances by Aaron Neville ("End of the Line"), Willie Nelson ("Gimme That Old Time Religion"), and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real ("I Walk on Guilded Splinters"). Great covers here: Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away," Hank Williams
12.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers, 2024 on Rounder Records | Goatless Seventh studio album from Jarosz (who is also part of I'm With Her), produced by Daniel Tashian and recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville TN. Tashian, Natalie Hemby, Ruston Kelly and others share co-writing credits on different tracks. My copy—direct from Rounder Records' Store—is a Memphis Record Pressing issue on "purple translucent marble" vinyl.
11.02.2026 19:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Indigo Girls, Look Long, 2020 on Rounder Records | Goatless 15th album from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, with guests including Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lucy Jules, and producer John Reynolds. Recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Bath and Reynolds' own New Aer Studios in Kilburn. Loved seeing the Lilith Fair documentary Building a Mystery and the role Indigo Girls seemed to play in
10.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Blood & Chocolate, 1986 on Columbia | Goatless Costello's 11th studio LP and 9th with The Attractions, as a follow up to King of America, and produced by Nick Lowe. Didn't do so well commercially at the time, but now called one of his best. Costello is credited on the rear sleeve as "Napoleon Dynamite" - which is also the name of the
09.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Billy Strings, Me and Dad, 2022 on Rounder | Goatless Love this album which features Billy Strings and his dad, Terry Barber. It includes a print of artwork Billy did as a child "When I grow up, I want to be a bluegrass player." Mission accomplished, I'd say. There's also a great long concert on YouTube live from Traverse City Michigan: My copy, direct from
08.02.2026 17:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Imperial Bedroom, 1982 on Columbia Seventh studio LP from Costello and the sixth with The Attractions, out of F-Beat in the UK and Columbia in the US. A must have for collectors of Costello or...
07.02.2026 17:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond, 2023 on ATO | Goatless Sophomore album from Black Pumas - following up the giant success of their self-titled debut in 2019 with "Colors" which was a bit inescapable (and brilliant). Doesn't get as much attention as the debut - the dreaded sophomore slump - but I think it is every bit as good an album. My copy, via Barnes
06.02.2026 16:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, 2021 on High Top Mountain Records | Goatless The seventh studio album from Sturgill Simpson with guest Willie Nelson on "Juanita." A concept album set in Kentucky during the Civil War, this may be the last album under his own name. I just love Simpson's approach to music and composition as well as the whole band here, which includes: Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan,
05.02.2026 16:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Cars, The Cars (Self-Titled), 1978 on Elektra | Goatless Debut album from Boston's own The Cars, out in 1978 on Elektra, and produced by Thomas Baker. Killer debut, with "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," "Good Times Roll," and "Moving In Stereo." Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes in the original lineup. My copy, via a private
04.02.2026 16:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky, ” 1983 on Island | Goatless I always thought of this as recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado, but with additional tracks from the Orpheum in Boston ("11 O'Clock Tick Tock") and Rockpalast in Germany (all of Side B, "I Will Follow"). There was a live video - Live at Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky, which was the full
03.02.2026 16:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornado Live, 2023 on Liberation Hall | Goatless Recorded Sept 1971 at the Troubadour in LA, but released in 2023 as part of Record Store Day. The Sir Douglas Quintet, led by Doug Sahm, out of San Antonio TX via San Francisco CA. Great collection including probably their best known song "She's About a Mover" and "Dynamite Woman." My copy via a private
02.02.2026 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Pretenders, Get Close, 1986 on Sire | Goatless Fourth Pretenders LP, with "Don't Get Me Wrong" and "My Baby," both of which were hits in the US. This is after the deaths of Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott, and would be the last LP with Martin Chambers for nearly a decade. Lots of session players here across multiple sessions, but overall a great
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