What are YOU listening to? December 2021

[lpfreak1170]

Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound (1961)

 

[axolotl]

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - A Hard Road (1967)

John sure knows how to pick 'em. For his third album he had to replace Eric Clapton and came up with...Peter Green!

Another solid slab of British blues.

Well, whaddyaknow?

...with John McVie right behind him.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound (1961)

Nice! The title cut was frequently used as bumper music on C&W stations (back when there used to be C&W).

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Brain Donor - Drain'd Boner (2006)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Illinois Jacquet - 1951-1952 (Classics comp 2004)

I've been filling in the French Classics label as time and money permit. This collection of fine Mercury sides manages to honk and swing at the same time, a feat most saxmen couldn't manage.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Teen Creeps - Forever (2021)



I like this. Sounds like early 2000s Indie. Reminds me of listening to low bit rate compressed streams from KEXP in the before times.

 

[axolotl]

Joan of Arc ~ Life Like (2011)



Do I really own a dozen JOA albums? FFS, why?

I guess, when it really comes down to it, I like 'em every now-and-then.

 

[axolotl]

Jon Hassell ~ Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (2009)



Ambient, Dark Jazz

 

[Ojai Sam]

Los Lobos - Gates Of Gold (2018)

NPR sez:

"Gates Of Gold, the group's first album of new material in five years, practically bursts with the spirit of exploration that has marked Los Lobos' best work over the years. Musically and culturally, the band speaks to its audience in a way few others have or could."

 

[lpfreak1170]

Kenny O'Dell - Beautiful People (1967)


Later a country songwriter who wrote Behind Closed Doors and Mama He's Crazy.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone (1971)


Contains "Hot Rod Lincoln". First listen to this album. Had no idea this is a great slab of greasy country/honky-tonk.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Agnelle Bundervoet - Franz Liszt (1955)

This must be my week for female solo piano. Agnelle's work is stunningly beautiful as well as virtuosic. You can enjoy the cream of it, including this album, here:

 

[lpfreak1170]

Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)


Classic.

 

[axolotl]

Ralph Vaughan Williams ~ Symphony #5 in D major; Concerto in C major for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1988)




Sir Yehudi Menuhin conducts the RPO.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Irene Cara - What A Feelin' (1983)


Yep, it's 1983. It is also Irene Cara

 

[axolotl]

Irene Cara - What A Feelin' (1983)


Yep, it's 1983. It is also Irene Cara

Are you sure it's not 1967 Irene Cara?



ETA: Not sure why I did that. I'm not listening to it rn.

 

[axolotl]

Yo La Tengo ~ And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)



Ambient Pop, Slowcore

 

[lpfreak1170]

Are you sure it's not 1967 Irene Cara?



ETA: Not sure why I did that. I'm not listening to it rn.

I hope not.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Graham Nash - Wild Tales (1973)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Klaatu - Klaatu (3:47 E.S.T.) (1973)