What are you listening to? October 2024

[Unsomnambulist]

White Hills - Beyond This Fiction (2024)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Drug Church - Prude (2024)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Kairos Creature Club - s/t (2024)

 

[Ojai Sam]

George Strait - Something Special (1985)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

I bought this one new on vinyl when it came out. At that time, in deciding whether to buy LP or CD, I weighed the additional cost of digital against the importance of the album. Most new country LP's wound up on the LP side of the ledger. I have no regrets today, since this pristine pressing shows the expert recording and superb digital mastering to full advantage with total silence between tracks.

Oh yeah, and this is one of Ol' George's best outings. Songs by the likes of Hank Cochran, Whitey Shafer and Peter Rowan supported by latter day A-Team pickers like Johnny Gimble, Paul Franklin and Reggie Young make every selection a standout of contemporary Texas music back when it still had a home on the major labels.

 

[axolotl]

Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis ~ The First Day (1939, Released 1992)



January 6, 1939 - The first day of Blue Note Records - In a rented studio Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis were asked to record boogie-woogie piano solos and duets by Alfred Lion, who had seen them perform at John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concerts at Carnegie Hall. The tracks consist of nine Ammons solos including "The Blues" and "Boogie Woogie Stomp"), eight slower blues by Lewis, who is the real star here, and a pair of duets.

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - In Person At Carnegie Hall: The Complete 1963 Concert (1963, Legacy Edition 2009)

The original LP back in 1963 was an instant classic even though it contained a skimpy 11 songs. Four decades later, Sony released the Legacy Edition containing the complete 1963 concert: two full sets with all dialogue plus the two stray songs from their 1962 show that appeared on the old album. Sound quality is typically warm and intimate for Carnegie Hall, a favorite venue of acoustic performers. The between song banter reveals the band's hard-edged political sentiments combined with a lusty love of fun. The enthusiastic audience reaction reflects the heavy Irish heritage of New York City.

Thanks to MusicBoomerang for this unexpected treat.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

White Hills - A Point In Time (2020)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Helicon - God Intentions (2023)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Curtis Mayfield - Roots (1971)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Elvis Presley - That's The Way It Is (1970)

Still, probably my favorite Elvis album

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Smote - Genog (2023)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Sonic Jesus - Badway (2023)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Augie March - Strange Bird (2002)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Then:

Various Artists - Ketelby: Orchestral Works (Decca British Music Collection 2003)

Now:

Various Artists - Elgar: Orchestral Works (Decca British Music Collection 2004)



To be specific, Symphony No. 2 with Solti & the LPO.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Lankum - False Lankum (2023)



Irish folk music. May be of interest to @Zeeba Neighba, if he isn't already familiar.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Lankum - False Lankum (2023)



Irish folk music. May be of interest to @Zeeba Neighba, if he isn't already familiar.

I am not aware - Gotta check that out

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I am not aware - Gotta check that out

It's on Apple Music.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Yesterday:

Chicago - Chicago V (1972)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Today:

Neil Young & The International Harvesters - Austin City Limits (1984)



ROIO of the Day.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Craven Faults - Standers (2023)