The following are long-players--vinyl record albums--which, for the most
part, are original to my collection and have been lovingly cared for since
acquisition. Believe it or not, not every piece of music ever
recorded has made it onto compact disc or even sounds as good on compact
disc as it does on quality vinyl. I provide the following listing for those
special collectors who are interested in items available only on vinyl that
never made it onto compact disc or where the compact disc is just about
impossible to find because it is out of print. I use quality equipment to
make the sonic transfer and you will be pleased with the results. If not,
just let me know and I'll make it right to the best of my
ability.Please note that any vinyl album, over time, can develop some
surface noise. Little clicks and pops are commonplace but should not be a
disturbance to any but the most anal. If you, however, fall into this
category, do us both a favor and keep on looking elsewhere or check out my
compact disc listing . Enjoy. I have over 1,000
albums in my collection so it will be a labor of love to list the ones here
that meet my own internal criteria (condition, rareness, availability on
compact disc, etc.) and it will take considerable time. Be patient, check
back often and happy hunting.
I have also included some tapes where the quality is good enough to
justify transfering to minidisc or, again, the material is rare enough. For
instance, under David Bowie, I have included the Rykodisc tapes because they
were CrO2 and, in my opinion, as advertised, of CDQ (Compact Disc
Quality). I would not list them if I thought you would be disappointed. By
the way, I do separate and title the tracks on these analog transfers, for
your convenience and listening pleasure.
Alabama State Troopers----self/titled (Don Nix, Jeannie Green
and Furry Lewis--2 lp set--classic blues/rock in the Delaney & Bonnie
vein)
Alvin, Dave----Romeo's Escape (former lead guitarist for The
Blasters' 1st solo album--first class achievement)Alvin,
Phil----Un"Sung Stories" (lead singer for The Blasters' solo
effort--with support from Sun Ra & The Arkestra and The Dirty
Dozen Brass Band)
Anderson, Laurie----Mister Heartbreak (Japanese import
album)
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1972----Self-Titled--2 record
set chronicling the events of said festival--artists include: Hound Dog
Taylor & The Houserockers; Koko Taylor; Bobby "Blue" Bland;
Dr. John; Junior Walker & the All Stars; Bonnie Raitt;
Howlin' Wolf (one of his last recordings); Muddy Waters; CJQ;
Freddie King; Luther Allison; Johnny Shines; Otis Rush; Sippie
Wallace (w/ Bonnie Raitt) and Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra. Will
fit on one minidisc with only 3 minor deletions (none mentioned above).
Auntie Christ----Life Could Be A Dream (punk w/ Exene and
D.J. Bonebrake from X and Matt Freeman)
Baker, Ginger----Eleven Sides of Baker
Band, The----Music from Big Pink (MFSL half-speed mastered)--The
Band--Live at The Hollywood Bowl '70 (classic bootleg on the famous Rubber
Dubber Records)--Rock of Ages (2 lp set live)--The Best of The
Band--Northern Lights, Southern Cross--Moondog MatineeBarton, Lou
Ann----Read My Lips
Beatles, The----Rock and Roll Music (2 lp set OOP from
Capitol--rockers)--Blasters, The----Non Fiction--Live in
Chicago 1985 (FM radio broadcast--1st gen.
tape)Blondie----Live on KBFH August 16, 1979 (2nd
generation tape--all the classic early songs when they still meant
it!)BoDeans----Live in Milwaukee circa 1986 (FM radio
broadcast--1st gen. tape--great show!)Bone, Ponty and the
Squeezetones----Easy as Pie
Bowie, David----Ziggy Stardust (MFSL half-speed
mastered)--Aladdin Sane (CDQ tape)--Diamond Dogs (CDQ tape)--Young Americans
(CDQ tape)--The Singles (CDQ 2 tape set)--Lodger--ChangesBowie (CDQ
tape)--Let's Dance (MFSL half-speed mastered)Brinsley
Schwarz----Silver Pistol (English pub-rock band that included
Nick Lowe, Brinsley Schwarz & Ian Gomm)Brown,
Arthur----The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (w/ that psychedelic
classic Fire)Byrne, David----Sounds from True Stories (the
REAL soundtrack to this American cinema classic)
Cale, J.J.----Special Edition (best of circa 1983)Cale,
John----The Academy in Peril (his 1st solo album)Captain
Beefheart----Easy Teeth (2 lp boot recorded February 18, 1978;
Golden Bear; Huntington Beach, CA)--Chronicles (2 lp boot shared with
Zappa--very good)--Electric Poetry (Live in Holland 1980)--Through the Eyes
of a Genius (Electric Poetry Part 2)--Another Chapter from The Lives and
Times of Captain Beefheart (2 lp boot--more great stuff)--Don's Birthday
Party (2 lp set--Showbox, Seattle, January 15, 1981)--Best Batch Yet (2 lp
set--The Country Club January 29, 1981)--Blue Collar (OST--title song sung
by C.B.)Chenier, Clifton----Boogalusa BoogieCocker,
Joe----Live in London 1986 (FM radio broadcast--1st gen.
tape)Cohen, Leonard----Live Songs (live selections from
1970 & 1972)Cooder, Ry and Lindley, David--Concert tape
(unknown location and date--early gen.--EXCELLENT sound and concert)--The
Long Riders (OST)--Crossroads (OST)--Alamo Bay (OST)--Blue City (OST)--Crazy
'Bout An Automobile EP (4 cuts live--excellent)Coryell,
Larry----The Real Great Escape--Introducing The Eleventh House with
Larry Coryell (w/ Alphonse Mouzon on percussion, Randy Brecker on trumpet &
Mike Mandel on piano & synth)Costello, Elvis----Live at The
Palomino Club 1979 (2 lp set)--Elvis & The Attractions Go To Washington and
Dave Edmunds and Rockpile Don't (2 lp set--3 sides of Elvis and 1 side of
Dave, Nick, et al.--w/ Keith Richard on Chuck Berry's Let It Rock--Essential
Elvis!)Crenshaw, Marshall----self-titled 1st album--Our
Town U.S. Remix (12" ep available only in U.K.)Crumb,
R.----R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders (on the famous Blue
Goose label)Delaney & Bonnie----To Bonnie From Delaney (w/
Duane Allman, Jim Gordon, Jim Dickinson, Bobby Whitlock, Little
Richard, Sneeky Pete, et al.)--Delaney and Bonnie and Duane and Friends Live
FM Broadcast July 22, 1971 (Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, featuring
Duane Allman, King Curtis, Gregg Allman, et al.--great
show--unknown gen. of tape but good sound and minimal hiss--very laid back
acoustic set then rocking electric set with Duane just
wailing)Derek & The Dominos----Cash TV 1970 (Johnny Cash TV Show--5th November 1970; E.C. with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells @ L'Olympia in Paris on Sept. 29, 1970; and D&TD at Kleinhall's Music Hall in Buffalo, NY on Oct. 29, 1970)Dickinson, James Luther----Dixie Fried (legendary
album w/ Dr. John, Jeannie Green, probably Clapton and Lowell George as
well)Dire Straits----Live 85/86 Tour of North America (FM
radio broadcast--1st gen.)
Dr. John----Babylon--Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack--Hollywood Be
Thy Name--Triumvirate (w/ Mike Bloomfield and John Hammond)(also see CD
Listing)
--The Sun Moon & Herbs (w/ Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Carl
Radle, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock , Graham Bond, Bobby Keys, et
al.
Dury, Ian----New Boots and Panties (w/ Sex and Drugs and Rock
and Roll)
Earle, Steve----Someday EP (w/ live unreleased versions of State
Trooper and Good Ol' Boy)--At the Tradewinds in Sea Bright, NJ on February
16, 1998 (2 c-100 cassettes--audient recording but very good!--with Bruce
Springsteen on encores--amazing show--also extra material of Buddy and
Julie Miller opening for Steve in Atlanta on February 14, 1998--1st gen.
from DAT)
Faces (Small Faces)----First Step--Long Player--A Nod Is As Good
As A Wink...To A Blind Horse--Ooh La La
Fleck, Bela----Natural BridgeFlying Burrito
Bros----Close Up The Honky Tonks (The Flying Burrito Bros.
1968-1972) (2 lp best of set, with Gram Parsons--Excellent)French,
Frith, Kaiser & Thompson----Invisible Means (2nd lp from this
supergroup)
Fripp, Robert----God Save The Queen--The League of
Gentlemen
Fripp & Eno----Music For Fans: Live BBC 11/73 and Eno solo
(Feb. 2, 1980)(boot)--No Pussyfooting--Evening StarFugs,
The----It Crawled Into My Hands, Honest
Glass Eye----Marlo (their 1st, privately released)--HUGE
Golden Palominos----no skin remixes by bandulu & terre
thaemlitz
Grin----1+1--The Best of Grin featuring Nils Lofgren (see
also, Nils Lofgren)Helm, Levon----Levon Helm & The RCO
All-Stars (w/ Mac Rebennack, Booker T. Jones, Paul
Butterfield, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Fred
Carter, Jr., Howard Johnson, et al.)
Hicks, Dan & His Hot Licks----Striking It Rich"Honeyboy" Edwards----White Windows (on Blue Suit records)
Howlin' Wolf----Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf (2 lp best of
set on Chess Records (it's all here)Insiders, The----Live
at Park West, Chicago, August 1987 (FM broadcast--1st gen. tape)
Jeffreys, Garland----Escape Artist (w/ G.E. Smith, Andrew
Bodnar & Steve Goulding (from The Rumour), Danny
Federici & Roy Bittan (from The E Street Band), Adrian
Belew, Randy Brecker, Lou Reed, David Johansen, et al.) (includes
Escapades ep)
Jupp, Mickey----Juppanese (backed by Rockpile--great
album on Stiff)
Kaiser, Henry--The Henry Kaiser Band----Heart's Desire (Recorded
Live) (2 lp set--expanded version from 1 cd presentation of same
material)King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar----Official MusicKooper, Al----Kooper Session (w/ Shuggie Otis)
Laswell, Bill----Hear No Evil (w/ Shankar, Nicky
Skopelitis, Zakir Hussain, Aiyb Dieng and Daniel Ponce)
Lewis, Huey & The News----Sports (MFSL half-speed
mastered)Lloyd, Richard----Field of FireLofgren,
Nils----Grin 1+1--The Best of Grin--I Came to
Dance--Wonderland--Night Fades Away
Lowe, Nick----Labor of LustLucas, Gary----Solo
Mercury Lounge 12/1/95 and Roulette 4/8/95
Mallard (Captain Beefheart's Magic Band out on its/their
own)----Mallard--In a Different Climate
Midnight Oil----10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1Move,
The----Split Ends (Best of set, w/ Do Ya)Newman,
Randy----Sail Away--Good Old Boys--Little CriminalsParker,
Charlie----Bird at St. Nick's (live; Feb. 18, 1950)Parker,
Graham----Free For Chicago--7/04/88--1st gen. tape of FM
broadcast--with Brinsley Schwarz on guitar
Parsons, Gram & The Fallen Angels----Live 1973 (w/ Emmylou
Harris)Parsons, Gram----Sleepless Nights (w/ The Flying
Burrito Bros. & Emmylou--9 previously unreleased cuts)Petty, Tom & The Heartbreakers----Live in London
March, 1980 (2nd gen. radio broadcast)
Phillips, Glenn--Glenn Phillips Band----Dark Lights--Razor
Pocket--St. Valentine's DayPickett, Charlie--
--Charlie
Pickett & The Eggs Live at the Button on Fort Lauderdale Beach (recorded
January 15 & 16, 1982--essential listening from the South Florida
scene)Price, Alan----O!
Lucky Man (original soundtrack)Procul Harem----Home
R.E.M.----Chronic Town ep--(Don't Go Back To) Rockville ep (w/
live versions of 9-9 & Gardening at Night)--Live at the Aragon Ballroom,
Chicago in July of 1984 (FM radio broadcast--1st gen. tape)
Rockpile----Seconds of Pleasure (w/ Everly Brothers 7"
bonus)--Live in 1980 (FM Broadcast--1st gen. tape)
Rolling Stones----The Rolling Stones Collection (MFSL half-speed
mastered set)--Sticky Fingers (MFSL half-speed mastered)--Some Girls (MFSL
half-speed mastered)--Jack Daniel's On Tour (Live '72--one side Ft. Worth
and the other Phillie)--Cops and Robbers (boot 12" single--excellent
sound)
Shankar, Ravi----Ravi Shankar in New York (on World
Pacific)--Ravi Shankar in San Francisco (on World Pacific)--Ragas (w/ Ali
Akhbar Khan)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes----"Jukes Live" At The
Bottom Line (promo only release with Ronnie Spector guesting on one
cut)Smashing Pumpkins----Live at The Fox Theatre, Atlanta,
GA, August 4, 1998 (FM broadcast of concert--1st gen.--2 C-90's--incredible
sound and show)
Sumlin, Hubert----Hubert Sumlin's Blues Party (on Demon
Records--Howlin' Wolf's guitar player)
Sweet, Rachel----Fool Around (on Stiff--great
album)Talking Heads----Electrically (live boot UCLA
1978)--The Name of this Band is Talking Heads (live recordings--2 record
set)Timbuk 3----Free For Chicago July 4, 1988 (FM broadcast
of concert--1st gen. tape--one of the best concerts I have ever
heard--eye-opening performance of this very talented couple)
Traffic----Mr. Fantasy (English import Mono mix)--Live in
London 1970 (FM Broadcast--1st gen. tape)Trower,
Robin----Live!Verlaine, Tom----Warm and Cool
(instrumentals, Ryko tape)Whitlock, Bobby----Bobby
Whitlock--Raw Velvet--One of a Kind--Rock Your Socks Off
Wreckless Eric----Wreckless Eric--The Wonderful World of
Wreckless Eric--Hit and Miss Judy (12" single--GREAT!)Zappa, Frank----200 Motels/At The Olympic (2 disc set)(Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Zubin Mehta & The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Recorded May 15, 1970 at U.C.L.A.; with additional material from The Mothers concert at the Olympic Auditorium in L.A. on March 7, 1970 (w/ Don "Sugarcane" Harris smokin' on violin on "Directly From My Heart to You")Want to go back
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