#vinylfinds — Public Fediverse posts

Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987 on Gong / Parlophone

https://goatless.org/2026/09/11/pet-shop-boys-actually-1987-on-gong-parlophone

Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987 on Gong / Parlophone

https://goatless.org/2026/09/11/pet-shop-boys-actually-1987-on-gong-parlophone

Old & In The Way, Old & In the Way, 1975 on Round Records

https://goatless.org/2026/09/10/old-in-the-way-old-in-the-way-1975-on-round-records

Old & In The Way, Old & In the Way, 1975 on Round Records

https://goatless.org/2026/09/10/old-in-the-way-old-in-the-way-1975-on-round-records

The Touch with Terrence Trent D’Arby, Early Works, 1989 on IMP

https://goatless.org/2026/09/09/the-touch-with-terrence-trent-darby-early-works-1989-on-imp

The Touch with Terrence Trent D’Arby, Early Works, 1989 on IMP

https://goatless.org/2026/09/09/the-touch-with-terrence-trent-darby-early-works-1989-on-imp

John Prine, The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018 on Oh Boy

https://goatless.org/2026/09/01/john-prine-the-tree-of-forgiveness-2018-on-oh-boy

John Prine, The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018 on Oh Boy

https://goatless.org/2026/09/01/john-prine-the-tree-of-forgiveness-2018-on-oh-boy

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Reactor, 1981 on Reprise

https://goatless.org/2026/08/27/neil-young-crazy-horse-reactor-1981-on-reprise

Sometimes, you just need to buy a Mr. Miyagi action figure.
Wax on, wax off.
He sure does.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #cratedigging #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #rare #media #toys #vintagetoys #thekaratekid #mrmiyagi #1980s #80s #80sToys

Herbie Hancock, My Point of View, 1963 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/05/28/herbie-hancock-my-point-of-view-1963-on-blue-note

Various Artists, The Vinyl Series Volume One, 2021 on Island

https://goatless.org/2026/05/26/various-artists-the-vinyl-series-volume-one-2021-on-island

Cliff Jordan, Cliff Jordan, 1957 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/04/28/cliff-jordan-cliff-jordan-1957-on-blue-note

Big John Patton, Let ‘Em Roll, 1966 on Blue Note

Patton joined by Otis Finch (drums), Grant Green (guitar), and Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), and recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Fantastic Hammond B3 driven mid-sixties Blue Note jazz – can’t go wrong.

My copy—direct from Amazon, which often has deals on these—is the Blue Note Tone Poet series reissue from 2023, with lacquer cut by Kevin Grey and Joe Harley and pressing at RTI.

Lou Donaldson, Midnight Creeper, 1968 on Blue Note

Donaldson joined here by Leo Morris (drums), George Benson (guitar), Lonnie Smith (organ) and Blue Mitchell (trumpet). Very groovy soul-jazz LP from late sixties Blue Note.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs and produced by Francis Wolff.

My copy—via Amazon—is the Blue Note Tone Poet reissue from 2024, mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI.

Bill Evans, Live at Art D’Lugoff’s Top Of the Gate, 2012 on Resonance

Another Sunday, another Bill Evan’s live LP from Resonance. This one was recorded October 23, 1968 in Greenwich Village. This time Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell join Evans.

This was recorded by Geoge Klabin himself, founder of the Rising Jazz Stars foundation and Resonance Records, as a 22 year old college student.

My copy—via a private sale—is the 2019 Record Store Day limited edition numbered release.

Booker Ervin, The Freedom Book, 1964 on Prestige

Sixth full-length with Ervin as leader, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1963, for Prestige. Ervin is joined here by Jaki Byard (piano), Richard Davis (bass), and Alan Dawson (who was a drum instructor at Berklee in Boston) (drums).

My copy—via a private sale—is the 2023 Analogue Productions / Craft Recordings reissue, in the Prestige Stereo Series. It was mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed at QRP on 180g vinyl.

Blue Mitchell, Down With It, 1966 on Blue Note

Another fantastic Blue Note jazz LP, this came out originally in 1966. It features Mitchell (trumpet) with Junior Cook (tenor sax), Chick Corea (piano), Gene Taylor (bass), and Aloysius Foster (drums), and was recorded at Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey.

My copy- via a private sale – is the Blue Note Tone Poet reissue from 2024, cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at RTI. Great sound and packaging.

Abbey Lincoln, Golden Lady, 1981 on Inner City

Originally issued by Blue Marge in France under the name Painted Lady (Abbey Lincoln in Paris), the first US issue was on Inner City Records under the name Golden Lady. Aminata Moseka, the name she adopted in the mid seventies, also appears in a parenthetical on the cover, along with Archie Shepp who accompanies her.

Recorded in Paris in 1980.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is a 1981 release pressed by Hub-Servall and mastered at Europadisk.

Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive, Jumpin’ Jive, 1981 on A&M

Joe Jackson always seemed to me a bit like someone out of the wrong time – though I loved his new wave / new romantic era and azz inflected records, on this one he went full on 1940s, covering songs from the swing and jump blues era.

Some people feel like it is a gimmick album or a throwaway, but I really enjoy it – it may be done a bit tongue in cheek but these are musicians (Jackson included) who love this music and take it seriously.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is a Terre Haute pressing from the early 80s.

Love, Forever Changes, 1967 on Elektra

Iconic later sixties album from Arthur Lee and co. This would be their third and final album in the original lineup. The track “Alone Again Or” (with the refrain “And I will be alone again tonight my dear”) has been used in a number of films and was covered by The Damned on 1986’s Anything.

If you only know the single, well worth checking out the whole album – it’s current revalued reputation is well deserved.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is a 2012 reissue by Rhino pressed at Optimal GmbH, which sounds fantastic.

Bob Marley and the Wailers, Shakedown, 1979 on ALA

This was originally released in August 1971 with the title The Best of the Wailers on Beverley’s Records – but it is not a greatest hits album. It was recorded in 1970 with Leslie Kong and has been reissued many times with many different labels. Here it is called Shakedown on the cover and Shake Down on the labels.

This was the fourth studio album by the Wailers.

ALA was a label co-founded by Lou Drozen in LA, who also founded Laff records. The credit here says it is “leased to ALA Records & Tapes by San Juan Record & Tape Club LTD” – which is a Michael Chernow company that does license a lot of back catalog recordings including Marley.

My copy via Academy Records in NYC doesn’t carry a date of release but seems to be from 1979.

Stan Getz & Bill Evans, Previously Unreleased Recordings, 1974 on Verve

Sometimes just referred to as Stan Getz & Bill Evans, this was recorded in 1964 but not released until 1974. Ron Carter (A side) and Richard Davis (B side) on bass, with Elvin Jones on drums. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs NJ and produced by Creed Taylor.

There’s a whole series of “Previously Unreleased Recordings” advertised on the rear jacket. Beautiful sounding LP well packaged.

My copy—via Worcester Record Riot—is of the 2024 UMG/UMe reissue, overseen by Chad Kassem from Acoustic Sounds.

#1960s #1974 #BillEvans #ChadKassem #CreedTaylor #ElvinJones #EnglewoodCliffsNJ #Reissue #RichardDavis #RonCarter #RudyVanGelder #StanGetz #UMe #UMG #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterRecordRiot

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Zuma, 1975 on Reprise

Seventh studio album from Neil Young, and the first credited with Crazy Horse after Danny Whitten died in 1972.

The individual song credits have two songs not attributed to Crazy Horse: “Pardon My Heart” (credited just to Neil Young) and “Through My Sails” (credited “with Crosby, Stills & Nash”).

“Cortez the Killer” is a 7 and a half minute epic, and “Danger Bird” is also nearly 7 minutes – but this is Neil and Crazy Horse in full form and they sound great.

My copy—via the Worcester Record Riot—is an original Santa Maria pressing on orange Reprise labels.

#1970s #1975 #crazyHorse #crosbyStillsAndNash #neilYoung #neilYoungCrazyHorse #reprise #santaMaria #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #worcesterMa #worcesterRecordRiot

Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls, 1989 on Epic

Sophomore album from Amy Ray and Emily Sallers, with their massive breakout hit “Closer To Fine.” Michael Stipe guests on “Kid Fears” and Hothouse Flowers guest on multiple tracks including “Closer to Fine” (which recently had a revival as it appeared in the movie Barbie).

My copy—via A1 Records in NYC—is a promo copy labelled with WDFH-FM, which is a public radio affiliate in Westchester County. It probably had a hype sticker or inventory sticker on the front cover as well which a previous owner removed. I know some people hate a cover that is “marred” but I think it just adds some provenance and color. :shrug:

#1980s #1989 #A1Records #AmyRay #EmilySallers #Epic #IndigoGirls #NYC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #Westchester #WHDHFM

New Order, Confusion (FAC93), 1983 on Factory

This was the sixth single from New Order, put out by Factory in 1983 as a follow up to “Blue Monday.” Produced by and co-written with DJ Arthur Baker, it charted well in the UK – though clearly nothing could match up to the massive success and influence of “Blue Monday.”

My copy—via Waterloo Records in Austin TX—is actually an Australian pressing (Artarmon) “Released in Australia by Gap Records Under Licence.” Fun to have records from a continent I’ve never visited.

#1980s #1983 #ArthurBaker #AustinTX #Australia #FactoryRecords #GapRecords #NewOrder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WaterlooRecords

Pat MacDonald and The Essentials, Essentialist Propaganda, 1983 on Counter-Pop

Pat MacDonald would go on to be one half of Timbuk 3 with his wife Barbara Kooyman, listed here as Barbara K. MacDonald. “Too Much Sex (Not Enough Affection” from this EP also was later on Eden Alley in 1988.

Pat MacDonald and The Essentials put out one full length album and this EP, which was recorded in Chicago. (The MacDonalds formed Timbuk 3 in Madison Wisconsin before relocating to Austin).

I was super excited to find my copy at Antone’s Records in Austin TX – so far as I know (or discogs knows) there’s only been one pressing.

#1980s #1983 #AntoneSRecords #AustinTX #CounterPop #CounterPopProductions #MadisonWI #PatMacDonald #PatMacDonaldAndTheEssentials #TheEssentials #Timbuk3 #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, He’s the DJ, I’m The Rapper, 1988 on Jive

Second album from the duo of Jeffrey Townes (aka DJ Jazzy Jeff) and Will Smith (aka The Fresh Prince), including “Parents Just Don’t Understand” which won the first Best Rap Performance Grammy in 1989.

Not sure I even realized this at the time, but their first two albums came out before The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, which didn’t air until 1990.

My copy—via Antone’s Records in Austin TX—is an 80s pressing complete with inner sleeves and hype sticker. It’s a double LP but not a gatefold.

#1980s #1988 #AntoneSRecords #AustinTX #DJJazzyJeffTheFreshPrince #FreshPrince #HipHop #JazzyJeff #JiveRecords #Rap #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

The Special AKA, Nelson Mandela, 1984 on Two Tone

Extended version 12″ single from The Specials (Special AKA), produced by Elvis Costello. One of my favorite early 80s ska protest songs. Now dated in its reference but hey – never forget: Mandela was in prison for 27 years but would go on to be the president of South Africa. It’s an amazing story in which the song is just a footnote, but was very compelling, real, and timely in 1984.

My copy—a UK pressing on 2 Tone labels with Chrysalis copyright and marketing and a picture sleeve—via Antone’s Records in Austin TX.

#1984 #2Tone #AntoneSRecords #AustinTX #ElvisCostello #ska #Specials #TheSpecialAKA #TwoTone #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie, 1975 on Pablo

Pablo records, with a logo and name inspired by Picasso, was started by Norman Granz (who also produced this record) in the early seventies. There’s a ton of great Pablo jazz records—I generally pick them up whenever I see them.

Recorded in 1974 in London, this release brings together two greats but it is not a “legacy” album – their playing is still super vibrant here. (Gillespie won a Best Jazz Performance Grammy for this recording).

My copy via Antone’s Records in Austin TX

#1970s #1975 #AntoneSRecords #AustinTX #DizzyGillespie #NormanGranz #OscarPeterson #PabloRecords #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

The Rave-Ups, Chance, 1990 on Epic

The Rave-Ups are likely best known as the band in Pretty in Pink. (Molly Ringwald’s sister Beth was in a relationship with Jimmer Podrasky, and Ringwald brought John Hughes to see the band).

This was their third and last studio album of the first go ’round (they put out a new album in 2022 on Omnivore). The single “Respectfully King of Rain” got some MTV airplay at the time but was not a major hit. They had a sound I really liked but never quite connected with a bigger audience.

My copy, via Academy Records in NYC, is a 1990 pressing in great shape despite a “cutout” hole punch in the upper left.

#1990 #1990s #AcademyRecords #JimmyPodrasky #JohnHughes #MollyRingwald #NYC #PrettyInPink #RaveUps #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Angel Olsen, Whole New Mess, 2020 on Jagjaguwar

Whole New Mess presents new takes on the tracks from Angel Olsen‘s 2019 All Mirrors: though actually the Whole New Mess versions were recorded earlier, in 2018 at The Unknown, a studio in a former church in Anacortes Washington. (It is labeled as “the primer and precursor to All Mirrors“).

It was produced by Michael Harris and mixed by John Congleton, but is just Olsen and her guitar where All Mirrors had a full band.

She performed earlier this year at the Cabot Theatre – great show which I neglected to post about here.

My copy via Waterloo Records in Austin TX

#2020 #2020s #AnacortesWA #AngelOlsen #AustinTX #Jagjaguwar #JohnCongleton #MichaelHarris #TheUnkown #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WaterlooRecords

Various Artists, Something About Joy Division, 1990 on Vox Pop

Great compilation / tribute to Joy Division on Italian label Vox Pop.

Tracklist:

• The Difference – Colony
• The Carnival of Fools – Love Will Tear Us Apart
• Allison Run – Ceremony
• Orange Party – Heart and Soul
• Silver Surfers – She’s Lost Control
• Speed Blue – Interzone
• Comic Spoilers – Decades
• Afterhours – Shadowplay
• Subterranean Dining Rooms – Atrocity Exhibition
• Sundowners – Dead Souls
• Hitchcock’s Scream – Atmosphere
• Definitive Gaze – Warsaw

The second edition was not a gatefold (which makes sense since the inside of the gatefold is just blank white anyway). I especially enjoy the versions of “Colony,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (piano and vocals), “Shadowplay” (acoustic guitar driven), and Warsaw (which sounds a bit like Echo and the Bunnymen). The punk version of “She’s Lost Control” somehow actually made it a less interesting song (though it is still fun). Lots of bands here that I did not know.

In my collection via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis

#1990 #1990s #covers #ElectricFetus #Italy #JoyDivision #MinneapolisMN #Tribute #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #VoxPop

Joe Turner, Singing the Blues, 1967 on BluesWay / ABC

“Big” Joe Turner here with Buddy Lucas, Patti Bown, Wally Richardson, Thornel Schwartz, Bob Bushnell, Panama Francis, and Herbie Lovelle. This was his debut album on BluesWay though he was already ~30 years into his career.

This then is Joe Turner with a voice a little more mellow than of yore, but still uniquely alive in the blues idiom and very aware of what’s happening musically. His shouting is hup to the times and still full of sudden surprises. – George Hoefer

My copy is a Canadian pressing via Aux 33 Tours in Montreal.

#1960s #1967 #ABC #Aux33Tours #BigJoeTurner #Blues #MontrealQC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Gerry Mulligan, Concert Days, 1966 on Sunset Records

Although this compilation came out in the mid-sixties, the recordings are all from 1954-1957.

Thanks to the Gerry Mulligan Discography compiled by Antoine Perier, Gérard Dugely, and Kenneth Hallqvist, they would seem to be:

• Storyville Club, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1-6, 1956 (A1, A2, A3, A5, B3)
• Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, June 7th, 1954 (last evening concert) (A4, B2)
• Coastal Studios, New York City, NY. December 4 & 5, 1957 (B1, B5)
• Stockton High School, Stockton, CA, November 12, 1954 (B4)

My copy is a Canadian pressing via Aux 33 Tours in Montreal, QC

#1950s #1966 #Aux33Tours #GerryMulligan #jazz #MontrealQC #Storyville #Sunset #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Mose Allison, Down Home Piano, 1966 on Prestige

This 1966 release collects instrumental performances from six albums he released on Prestige in the late 50s and early 60s. There’s a similar Mose Allison Sings which collects “the vocal side of his talents.”

The performers include Allison, Addison Farmer (Art Farmer’s twin brother) on bass, and Ronnie Free / Nick Stabulas on drums. Liner notes by Jack McKinney, recordings by Rudy Van Gelder.

My copy, via La Fin Du Vinyle in Montreal QC, is an early 70s reissue “Remastered for Stereo.”

#1966 #AddisonFarmer #JackMcKinney #jazz #LaFinDuVinyle #MontrealQC #MoseAllison #NickStabulas #Prestige #RonnieFree #RudyVanGelder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Joe Henderson, Mode for Joe, 1966 on Blue Note

This was Henderson’s fifth studio album (as a band leader), joined by: Lee Morgan (trumpet), Chris Fuller (trombone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Cedar Walton (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Joe Chambers (drums). Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. Really wonderful Blue Note 60s jazz.

My copy is a 2024 reissue in the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – all-analog 180g vinyl pressings mastered […]

#1960s #1966 #BlueNote #BlueNoteClassicVinylSeries #BobbyHutcherson #CedarWalton #ChrisFuller #jazz #JoeChambers #JoeHenderson #KevinGray #LeeMorgan #OptimalGmBH #RonCarter #RudyVanGelder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

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Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra, Hollywood Stampede, 1972 on Capitol

Seventies reissue – volume 5 in the Capitol Jazz Classics series – with songs taken from sessions in February and March of 1945. Players joining Hawkins on these tracks include Howard McGhee (trumpet), Sir Charles Thompson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Denzil Best (drums), Vic Dickenson (trombone), John Simmons (bass).

Great classic jazz here as bop or bebop was […]

#1940s #1945 #1972 #AllenReuss #Aux33Tours #Capitol #CapitolJazzClassics #CharlesThompson #ColemanHawkins #compilation #DenzilBest #HowardMcGhee #jazz #MontrealQC #OscarPettiford #VicDickenson #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

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Ella Fitzgerald, The Harold Arlen Songbook, (originally) 1961 on Verve

I miss this trend from the 50s and 60s where great singers like Ella (as well as folks like Oscar Peterson) did “song books” of great composers.

My copy of this one, with Ella doing the songs of Harold Arlen, is an 80s reissue of what originally came out in 1961, with 2 additional tracks that were not on the original. Many of the tracks were previously released on movie soundtracks or […]

#1960s #1961 #1984 #EllaFitzgerald #HaroldArlen #Reissue #Songbook #Verve #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterMA #WorcesterRecordRiot

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