Whats on your turntable tonight?

* Vetiver- Things of the Past on Gnomonsong Records

A great cover album, only to be topped their own stuff. fun.

* Mono- Hymn to the Immortal Winds on Human Highway Records

beautiful, dense, euphoric

* Sting- The Soul Cages on A&M Polygram

a Russian pressing, sonically precious but, surface noise to challenge the best
(worst) Lost Highway vinyl.

* Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker on Blood Shot Records

This is the newerrr 2x 180 gm. pressing, much nicer. Can't quit playing this one.

* The Violet Archers- Sunshine at night on Saved by Vinyl

another very cool little indie Canadian band

Happy Listening!

humble pie: performance/rockin the fillmore--it's been sitting on my stack for about a 100 years before i actually deigned to put it on. surprisingly, it's pretty great--the pre-megastardom peter frampton was a pretty good guitarist who eschewed alot of blues cliches, while steve marriott was arguably the great white soul shouter--check out "four day creep". i'd sorta remebered their rhythm section as somewhat lumbering, but in fact they keep up nicely, and overall it's a helluva ride. you might also check out their first two studio records (as safe as yesterday and twon and country), which are suprisingly folky/acoustic and sound not wildly dissimilar to what led zeppellin did in their less electric moments.

Bach, Mass in b minor - Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien, Telefunken 6.35019 (a compelling performance and recording, even after 40 years)

Telemann, 12 Fantasies for blockflute - B.Kuijken, solo blockflute, Accent ACC 7803 (the Accent label continues to provide some of the most natural sounding chamber music on my shelves)
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Ryuichi Sakamoto's piano solo soundtrack album to "Merry Christmas, Mister Lawrence".

I am currently listening in the Man Cave to Joni Mitchell's "Song to a Seagull". For those who know me,know that it is my favorite Joni LP or CD.Preferably vinyl.
Her first recording with David Crosby producing and Stephen Stills on bass(on one track).The rest is just Joni and her guitar.Very simple and very beautiful.
It is before her high production and jazz influence.More like a folk art song form.Though not folk.
Deeply personal with tremendous text painting and imagery.
and oddly enough her least well known.

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