Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
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Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Caravan - Riverside RLP 9428 -45rpm Analogue Productions (Oh yes, just amazing. Its hard to imagine that Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard were so young when they cut this record with Blakey.)

Loius Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald - Ella and Louis - Verve 4003 Speakers Corner (what joy! in this record)

Maria Callas - Callas Portrays Puccini Heroines - Angel 35195 (it's not the voice, it's the phrasing and ability to communicate the meaning. Love her or hate her, she's mesmerizing.)

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Neruda Songs - okay, its a CD, but the music and her voice are marvelous.
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Tim Hardin - "The Best Of..." [Verve/Forecast LP '70, rec. '67] Writer of much-covered tunes such as "Reason To Believe", "If I Were A Carpenter", "Misty Roses" etc.
Roy Head & The Traits - "Treat Me Right" [Scepter LP '65]
Sweet - "Sweet Fanny Adams" [RCA UK LP '74]
Wes Montgomery - "The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of..." [Riverside/OJC CD '87, orig. '60] With Tommy Flanagan and the Heath brothers
Stanley Turrentine - "Joyride" [Blue Note CD '06, orig. '65] With big-band 'orchestra' arranged/conducted by Oliver Nelson
Some MFSL acquisitions:

McCoy Tyner - Sahara
Allman Brothers - Idlewild South
Roy Orbison - Greatest Hits
Beck - Sea Change (this sounds particularly amazing)

And I just got my Grateful Dead LP reissue set (yay) - listening to American Beauty now. I'll leave the rest until the weekend, I think.
I regularly spin older 45s but hardly ever list any, so here's some random titles culled from recent stacks, just as a reality check (and of course your reading pleasure)! These are mostly from the 60's with a few earlier and later exceptions here and there, in absolutely no order whatsoever...Let's hit the mono button and put the needle to the groove, at least until I get tired of typing :-)

The Wanted - "Big Town Girl" [A&M]
Alice Wonderland - "He's Mine" [Bardell]
Beau Brummels - "One Too Many Mornings" [Warner Brothers]
Wild Cherries - "Whistle Stop Revue" [Kapp]
The Jordan Brothers - "Gimme Some Lovin'" [Philips]
Hugo Montenegro & Orchestra - "Good Vibrations" [RCA]
David Rockingham Trio - "Dawn" [Josie]
The Shags - "Wait And See"/"It Hurts Me Bad" [Nuttr]
Johnny & The Expressions - "Where Is The Party" [Josie]
Buddy Lee & The Satellites - "Countdown"/"Way Out" [Columbia]
The Significant Other All-Girl Band - "What Is The Reason"/"Ode To Carrabassett 'Fats'" [Critique]
The Buchanan Brothers - "The Last Time" [Event]
The Tidal Wave - "Searching For Love"/"Sinbad The Sailor" [Buddah]
The Kitchen Cinq - "Ride The Wind" [LHI]
Bonnie & The Butterflies - "I Saw Him Standing There"/"Dust Storm" [Smash]
The Rollers - "Bonneville"/"I've Got My Eye On You" [Liberty]
Tony Kaye & The Heartbeats - "Hey Hey Little Orphan Annie" [GMC]
Willie Hobbs & The Dirte Four - "Gloria" [Mercury]
John Leyton - "Make Love To Me" [Atlantic]
The Nova Local - "If You Only Had The Time" [Decca]
Randy's World - "Over Again" [SSS International]
Brother Jack McDuff - "Theme From Electric Surfboard" [Blue Note]
The Vogues - "Humpty Dumpty" [TL]
Don & The Goodtimes - "Turn On"/"Make It" [Wand]
The Others - "Morning"/"My Friend The Wizard" [Jubilee]
The Arkades - "The P.A.L." [Julia]
Freddy Cannon - "Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It" [Swan]
Chuck Jackson - "Where Did She Stay" [Wand]
Jack Scott - "Goodbye Baby"/"Save My Soul" [Carlton]
Jerry Reed & The Hully Girlies - "I'm Movin' On"/"Goodnight Irene" [Columbia]
The Pastels - "Been So Long" [Argo]
Chuck Berry - "Oh Baby Doll" [Chess]
Ruth Brown - "I Want To Do More" [Atlantic]
Flamin' Groovies - "Shake Some Action"/"When I Heard Your Name" [Line]
Louis Armstrong & His Allstars - "The Beat Generation" [MGM]
Cilla Black - "I've Been Wrong Before" [Parlophone]
Sam & Dave - "I Got A Thing Going On"/"I Found Out" [Roulette]
Warren Smith - "Ubangi Stomp" [Sun]
Them - "Mystic Eyes" [Parrot]
The New Breed - "I'm In Love"/"Green Eye'd Woman" [Diplomacy]
The Caper Brothers - "I Ain't Gonna Write You" [Roulette]
The Van Dykes - "Stupidity" [Atlantic]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "Come Spy With Me" [Tamla]
Peter & Gordon - "To Know You Is To Love You" [Capitol]
The Newbeats - "Better Watch Your Step" [Hickory]
The Rolling Stones - "Dandelion"/"We Love You" [London]
Kane & Abel - "The Twist Is Back" [Red Bird]
The Dreams - "(They Call Me) Jesse James"/"Charge" [D.C. Sound Ltd.]
Elvis Presley - "Mystery Train" [RCA Victor]
The Bryds - "It Won't Be Wrong"/"Set You Free This Time" [Columbia]
Terry Black - "Say It Again"/"Everyone Can Tell" [Tollie]
The Yardbirds - "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor"/"Ha Ha Said The Clown" [Epic]
Yvonne Fair - "Just As Sure (As You Play, You Must Pay)"/"Baby, Baby, Baby" [Smash]
The Mad Lads - "Come Closer To Me"/"Sugar, Sugar" [Volt]
The Ambassadors - "A.W.O.L." [Arctic]
The Accents - "Tell Me" [Challenge]
Jerry Cole & His Spacemen - "One Color Blues" [Capitol]
Kenni Woods - "Can't He Take A Hint?"/"That Guy Is Mine" [Philips]
The Cookies - "Only To Other People" [Dimension]
The Entertainers - "Too Much" [Chess]
Kai Winding - "The Ice Cream Man" [Verve]
The Young Ones - "East Coast USA"/"Windy And Warm" [England]
The Ikettes - "Peaches 'n' Cream"/"The Biggest Players" [Modern]
The Fraggies - "I Wanna Love You"/"Stick With You" [Cameo]
The Sundowners - "Ring Out Wild Bells" [Filmways]
The New Order - "You've Got Me High"/"Meet Your Match" [Warner Brothers]
Mickey Dolenz - "Don't Do It" [Challenge]
The Transatlantics - "Run For Your Life" [Jubilee]
The Spotlights - "Dayflower" [Smash]
The Four Tempos - "Showdown (At The Union Hall)" [Rampart]
Darrow Fletcher - "The Pain Goes A Little Deeper"/"My Judgement Day" [Groovy]
The Distant Cousins - "Let It Ring" [DynoVox]
The Kinks - "Where Have All The Good Times Gone"/"Till The End Of The Day" [Reprise]
The Beach Boys - "Please Let Me Wonder" [Capitol]
Chad & Jeremy - "Teenage Failure" [Columbia]
The New Colony Six - "I Confess"/"Dawn Is Breaking" [Centaur]
Little Sonny - "Let's Have A Good Time"/"Orange Pineapple Cherry Blossom Pink" [Wheelsville]
The Beach Boys - "The Little Girl I Once Knew" [Capitol]
The Reflections - "You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It)" [Golden World]
The Byrds - "Lady Friend" [Columbia]
The Contours - "That Day When She Needed Me"/"Can You Jerk Like Me" [Gordy]
Jim Doval & The Gauchos - "Mama Keep Yo Big Mouth Shut" [Diplomacy]
The Beatles - "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" [Capitol]
Love - "Seven And Seven Is" [Elektra]
Richard Terry - "Instrumental #1" [Nickel]
Syl Johnson - "The Love You Left Behind"/"Anyone But You" [Hi]
Bobby Patterson - "Right On Jody"/"If You Took A Survey" [Paula]
The Four Jewels - "Dapper Dan" [Checker]
James Brown - "Have Mercy Baby"/"Just Won't Do Right (I Stay In The Chapel Every Night)" [King]
Sir Walter Raleigh - "Tell Her Tonight"/"If You Need Me" [Tower]
Castle Farm - "Hot Rod Queen" [Farm]
The Poets - "Out To Lunch"/"She Blew A Good Thing" [Symbol]
The Staccatos - "Let's Run Away"/"Face To Face (With Love)" [Capitol]
The Balloon Farm - "A Question Of Temperature" [Laurie]
The Move - "Fire Brigade"/"Walk Upon The Water" [A&M]
Huey Smith & The Clowns - "Free Single And Disengaged" [Ace]
Slim Harpo - "Tip On In" [Excello]
Del Shannon - "Break Up" [Amy]
Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons - "Opelia" [Palmer]
Kenny & The Kasuals - "Journey To Tyme"/"I'm Gonna Make It" [United Artists]
Wagner, Das Rheingold, Bohm/BayreuthFestivalO, Windgassen, Philips - playing now! Good stuff.
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