Whats on your turntable tonight?

1. procol harum--exotic birds and fruit. post-trower; generally ignored, but actually quite excellent--less arty, more concise than their earlier stuff. "the idol" and "new lamps for old" are among the best songs they ever recorded.
2. thin white rope--exploring the axis. the great lost guitar band of the 80s--brilliant, hooky, twisted psychy stuff in the same general ballpark as meat puppets and television, but entirely unique. the leader, guy kyser, is a genius.
3. sex clark five--strum and drum. really melodic, rem-ish one-minute pop tunes with clever, if incomprehensible, lyrics. 25 years after first hearing this, i still remember these songs.

The Originals - "Baby I'm For Real" [Soul LP '69]

Luther Ingram - "If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right" [Koko LP '72]

Moments - "Moments With You" [Stang LP '76]

Nancy Wilson/yesterdays love songs, todays blues---red garland trio/ a garland of red---frank sinatra/ where are you tonight---rolling stones/sticky fingers(m.f.s.l.1/2sp.master).

On the TT tonight is the new pressing of Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman on Chad Kassem's new label... Analogue Productions...Quality Pressings.
BIG disappointment for this much praised pressing....Something went seriously wrong with this LP, IMHO..:0(

Tinariwen Tassili +10:1

I keep thinking this band is repetitive from album to album - it all sort of sounds the same (like some folks think jazz just sounds like noise) but the more I listen, the more addictive it gets, and you start picking up on how different these tunes that sounded "all the same" really are.