Whats on your turntable tonight?

Paul Simon Negotiations and Love Songs
1971-1986

Lieutenant Kije on Chesky vinyl. I just scored a sealed copy and sacrificed its virginity last night. It was all that as far as I'm concerned. What an interesting piece of music. Spectacular instrumentation. I have a couple of the originals on RCA Living Stereo, shaded dog as well. The Chesky is better in a lot of ways, then again, I've never heard an original 1S that was sealed either so what do I know?

I'm on a R.E.M. binge. "Life's Rich Pageant" (a gift from my 22yo nephew-vinyl!), "R.E.M. Live" and "Document". Got started on them during my CD era so only I only have a small portion of their stuff on vinyl- I'm working on adding to the vinyl.

Delroy Wilson - "Best Of (Anthology of Reggae Collectors Series Vol.6)" [U.A. LP '78, rec. '64-'6?]
The Standells - "Try It" [Tower LP '67]
Roger McGuinn - "Cardiff Rose" [Columbia LP '76] Produced by Mick Ronson of David Bowie fame, who also plays. Contains a song called "Rock And Roll Time", co-written in '74 by McGuinn with Kris Kristofferson and Bobby Neuwirth, that sounds fantastically and rather improbably like the Clash with Joe Strummer singing -- before the Clash debuted. I'm talking uncanny, dead-ringer here, right down to the Simonon-esque bass playing of Rob Stoner. Give a listen if you doubt me! (The same can hardly be said however of the more ordinary country-rock version on Neuwirth's own '74 debut.)
Thelonius Sphere Monk - "Monk's Blues" [Columbia LP '69] Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson
J.J. Johnson Quartet - "A Touch Of Satin" [Columbia LP '61]
Tino Contreras - "Percusiones Mexicanas" [Capitol LP '61]

This evening with friends over:

Walton, Belshazzzar's Feast, Previn/LSO, Shirley-Quirk - EMI SAN 324 (Wilson AGAT reissue)

Walton, Violin Concerto
Stravinsky, Violin Concerto
-- Previn/LSO, Kyun-Wha Chung -vn - London CS 6819

Lee Morgan, Leeway - Blue Note ST-84034 (45rpm Analogue Productions reissue)

Eva Cassidy, Songbird - S & P Records SNP 501

Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971 - Reprise 43328 (Classic Records reissue)

David Crosby, If I Could Only Remember My Name - Atlantic AATC 7203Q (Classic Records reissue)

Sonny Boy Williamson, Keep It To Ourselves - Alligator AL 4787

ZZ Top, Tres Hombres - London XPS 631 (Rhino reissue)
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