What are you listening to? October 2023

[Ojai Sam]

A young Joni fan passing us by? That makes me blue.

I think I'll just wait for the big yellow taxi to take me away.

Too bad. She should have signed with Capitol.

 

[axolotl]

Nick Drake ~ Family Tree [Posthumous Release] (2007)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Art Of Noise - Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? (1984)

 

[axolotl]

Wall Matthews ~ Riding Horses (1988)



On the record, when Wall is not playing the acoustic guitar, he's playing the piano.

Off the record, I don't know what he does.

So I guess I'll just leave wall enough alone.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Speedy Ortiz - Rabbit Rabbit (2023)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Alexander Courage/Fred Steiner - Star Trek The Original Series: The 1701 Collection Vol. 1 (2023)



Long ago in a galaxy far away, La-La-Land Records released a big box set of Star Trek soundtracks. It is now OOP and costly, so the label is now reissuing them in 2-disc sets as "The 1701 Collection". If you don't know where that name came from, you're probably not the target audience.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Goat - Medicine (2023)

 

[axolotl]

Alexander Courage/Fred Steiner - Star Trek The Original Series: The 1701 Collection Vol. 1 (2023)

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Long ago in a galaxy far away, La-La-Land Records released a big box set of Star Trek soundtracks. It is now OOP and costly, so the label is now reissuing them in 2-disc sets as "The 1701 Collection". If you don't know where that name came from, you're probably not the target audience.

Well, duh...

The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701, reinforcing the Bill of Rights agreed by William and Mary in 1689. The main aim of this legislation was to ensure a Protestant succession to the English throne.

In reality, it was more likely based on this, though:

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Stone Poneys - s/t (1967)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Before oldies Linda, Canciones Linda, New Wave Linda, Nelson Riddle Linda, etc. came folkie Linda. Even at the very beginning, her voice bursts from my speakers with a wave of raw emotional vulnerability that she never topped during her many subsequent years of chameleonhood.

 

[axolotl]

^ It's a good thing she was on Capitol, or we might've missed out on this gracious posting.

 

[Ojai Sam]

^ It's a good thing she was on Capitol, or we might've missed out on this gracious posting.

Point taken.

 

[axolotl]

Point taken.

Sorry about that pointedness. I meant to be more blunt.

 

[axolotl]

Dakota Suite ~ Navigator's Yard: Instrumental Pieces for Piano and Assorted Instruments (1999)

 

[axolotl]

Kenny Werner ~ No Beginning No End (2009)



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I did not expect to like this one as much as I did.

First time out of the gate, and it gets

 

[JazzyRandy]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedos (1979)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (1957)

 

[Ojai Sam]

^^^
You’re on a roll, Randy!

 

[Ojai Sam]

Buddy Starcher - Buddy Starcher And His Mountain Guitar (1962)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

If he drops an ash from that pipe, it will be "Buddy Starcher and his Burning Guitar".

 

[axolotl]

Buddy Starcher - Buddy Starcher And His Mountain Guitar (1962)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

If he drops an ash from that pipe, it will be "Buddy Starcher and his Burning Guitar".

That's probably why he converted to flamenco guitar on his next album.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)



Yesterday was the 35th anniversary of its release.