BLACK VINYL MONDAY

BLACK VINYL MONDAY To much Music not enough time

The Velvet Underground “The Quine Tapes” 2010 Sundazed/Verve Records - Recorded in 1969 by VU super-fan, Robert Quine, w...
09/13/2025

The Velvet Underground “The Quine Tapes” 2010 Sundazed/Verve Records - Recorded in 1969 by VU super-fan, Robert Quine, who would go on to become a lawyer and play guitar for Richard Hell & The Voidoids and Lou Reed. While somewhat low-fi, these essential tapes capture The Velvet Underground in all their splendor.

The Shadows of Knight “Raw ‘n’ Alive At The Cellar 1966” 1992 Here ‘tis/Sundazed Records - Quintessential Chicago garage...
09/13/2025

The Shadows of Knight “Raw ‘n’ Alive At The Cellar 1966” 1992 Here ‘tis/Sundazed Records - Quintessential Chicago garage rockers on their own turf in December of 1966.

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present “Mad Dogs and Englishmen Revisited- Live at Lockin’” 2025 Fantasy Records ...
09/13/2025

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present “Mad Dogs and Englishmen Revisited- Live at Lockin’” 2025 Fantasy Records - Recorded live at The Lockin’ Festival on September 11, 2015 in Arrington, VA. Not only is Leon present, but so is Rita Coolidge and Chris Stainton. There are cameos by Chris Robinson of Black Crowes, Warren Haynes and Dave Mason as well. This release was well worth the wait to get on vinyl.

Canyon Lights “Breathe Easy” 2025 Sgt. Honeyeater Records - Infectious electric blues rock from Tim Carman and Pat Faher...
09/08/2025

Canyon Lights “Breathe Easy” 2025 Sgt. Honeyeater Records - Infectious electric blues rock from Tim Carman and Pat Faherty, who were two thirds of the band, GA-20. Canyon Lights is their new band.

Tim Hardin “This Is Tim Hardin” 1967 Atco Records - Early folk and blues recordings by Tim Hardin from 1963 and 1964. Th...
09/07/2025

Tim Hardin “This Is Tim Hardin” 1967 Atco Records - Early folk and blues recordings by Tim Hardin from 1963 and 1964. They were released after the success of his first two albums for Verve Records.

“A Bunch of Stiff Records” Various Artists 1977 Stiff Records UK - If it ain’t STIFF, it ain’t worth a f** k! Great UK c...
08/28/2025

“A Bunch of Stiff Records” Various Artists 1977 Stiff Records UK - If it ain’t STIFF, it ain’t worth a f** k! Great UK comp featuring great artists and great songs by the likes of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric, Motörhead, Dave Edmunds, and more. Plenty of greatness to go around!

The Rolling Stones “On Air” 2017 Polydor/ABKCO Records - Getting Off on some BBC hot rocks!
08/27/2025

The Rolling Stones “On Air” 2017 Polydor/ABKCO Records - Getting Off on some BBC hot rocks!

Bruce Springsteen “Born To Run” 1975 Columbia Records - It turned 50 years old this week and here’s my 50-year old copy,...
08/27/2025

Bruce Springsteen “Born To Run” 1975 Columbia Records - It turned 50 years old this week and here’s my 50-year old copy, complete with sticker on the bottom correcting the misspelling of Jon Landau’s name underneath.

DEVO “Live At Max’s Kansas City, November 15, 1977” 2014 Jackpot Records - A Record Store Day release from 2014 featurin...
08/24/2025

DEVO “Live At Max’s Kansas City, November 15, 1977” 2014 Jackpot Records - A Record Store Day release from 2014 featuring an early DEVO set at Max’s Kansas City which was introduced by none other than David Bowie. It was great to see footage of this show, including Bowie’s introduction, in the exceptional DEVO documentary on Netflix. Bowie was supposed to produce DEVO’s debut album but ended up passing the project to Brian Eno.

Blind Gary Davis “Harlem Street Singer” 1960 Prestige/Bluesville Records - Here’s the original Rudy Van Gelder pressing ...
08/21/2025

Blind Gary Davis “Harlem Street Singer” 1960 Prestige/Bluesville Records - Here’s the original Rudy Van Gelder pressing before they changed his name from “Blind” to “Reverend,” and renamed the album “Pure Religion” a few years later. Hot Tuna was listening…

Bob Dylan “Love and Theft” 2001 Columbia Records - My favorite of his later records, and this one will forever be linked...
08/20/2025

Bob Dylan “Love and Theft” 2001 Columbia Records - My favorite of his later records, and this one will forever be linked with 9-11-01, as it was released on that day. I had a three-song, pre-release sampler CD from the album, and that’s what I was listening to on my way to work that day. By the time I got to the office, the whole world had changed.

Jimi Hendrix “Live At Woodstock” 1999 MCA/Experience Hendrix - Recorded live 54 years ago today with Gypsy , Sun & Rain...
08/17/2025

Jimi Hendrix “Live At Woodstock” 1999 MCA/Experience Hendrix - Recorded live 54 years ago today with Gypsy , Sun & Rainbows, an early incarnation of Band Of Gypsys. Still getting my Woodstock on. OK, boomer.

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