BLACK VINYL MONDAY

BLACK VINYL MONDAY To much Music not enough time

Mark Mothersbaugh “Joyeux Mutato” 1999 Rhino Handmade - One of the great Christmas albums.
12/11/2025

Mark Mothersbaugh “Joyeux Mutato” 1999 Rhino Handmade - One of the great Christmas albums.

The Blues Brothers “Briefcase Full of Blues” 1978 Atlantic Records - Look at that band! I was fortunate to see The Blues...
12/10/2025

The Blues Brothers “Briefcase Full of Blues” 1978 Atlantic Records - Look at that band! I was fortunate to see The Blues Brothers with many of the same band members perform live at The Beacon Theater back in 1980. This album hasn’t graced my turntable in decades. It’s a phenomenal spin.

The Mavericks “en Espanol” 2020 Mono Mundo Recordings - Raul Malo R.I.P.
12/09/2025

The Mavericks “en Espanol” 2020 Mono Mundo Recordings - Raul Malo R.I.P.

The Beat (aka The English Beat) “At the BBC” 2025 Rhino Records - Sure, I already had these recordings on the CD box set...
12/05/2025

The Beat (aka The English Beat) “At the BBC” 2025 Rhino Records - Sure, I already had these recordings on the CD box set, which is exactly why I needed this indispensable collection on vinyl. (If you’ve heard them, you know.) Getting our weekend off on the Two-Tone good foot with this Record Store Day 2025 offering.

Music Inc with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee, and Jimmy Hopps “Live At Slugs’ Volume I & II” 2025 Mack A...
12/05/2025

Music Inc with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee, and Jimmy Hopps “Live At Slugs’ Volume I & II” 2025 Mack Avenue/Strata East Records - This smoking set was recorded live on May 1, 1970 and originally released as two separate albums in 1972 and 1973.

Ray Barretto “Together” 2025/1969 Craft Recordings/Fania Records - This one’s a banger from start to finish!
12/04/2025

Ray Barretto “Together” 2025/1969 Craft Recordings/Fania Records - This one’s a banger from start to finish!

Bad Brains “Live At The Bayou” 2025 Time Traveler Records - Jazz Detective, Zev Feldman, branches out releasing the blis...
12/04/2025

Bad Brains “Live At The Bayou” 2025 Time Traveler Records - Jazz Detective, Zev Feldman, branches out releasing the blistering reggae/punk of Bad Brains, with two full sets recorded at The Bayou in Washington D.C. in 1980 and 1981. Another essential Record Store Day release from last week.

Old & In The Way “Live At Sonoma State College: November 4, 1973” 2025 Acoustic Disc/Round Records - My favorite from th...
12/04/2025

Old & In The Way “Live At Sonoma State College: November 4, 1973” 2025 Acoustic Disc/Round Records - My favorite from this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day haul is this previously unreleased live Bluegrass supergroup recording, with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, John Kahn, Peter Rowan, and Vassar Clements, with special guest, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot.

The Beatles “Anthology 4” 2025 Universal Music/Apple Records - One for the echo chamber! So much previously released mat...
11/28/2025

The Beatles “Anthology 4” 2025 Universal Music/Apple Records - One for the echo chamber! So much previously released material here. The whole “Anthology” reboot reeks of cash grab. The three Threetles tracks have no business on a Beatles album.

Geese “Getting Killed” 2025 Partisan/Play It Again Sam Records - To say that lead vocalist, Cameron Winter reminds me of...
11/26/2025

Geese “Getting Killed” 2025 Partisan/Play It Again Sam Records - To say that lead vocalist, Cameron Winter reminds me of Karl Wallinger of World Party would be an understatement. However, a soulful-proggy World Party is just the kind of record to lodge itself into the upper regions of this year’s top albums.

Pre-Thanksgiving cooking tunesThe Band and Friends “The Last Waltz” Naturally…
11/26/2025

Pre-Thanksgiving cooking tunes

The Band and Friends “The Last Waltz”

Naturally…

“St. Paul & The Broken Bones” 2025 Oasis Pizza Record’s - I first heard The Broken Bones at Lollapalooza around ten year...
11/20/2025

“St. Paul & The Broken Bones” 2025 Oasis Pizza Record’s - I first heard The Broken Bones at Lollapalooza around ten years ago and thought they were great enough to purchase their debut album. Over the years, I kind of lost track of them, but In a world where neo-soul records are a dime a dozen, “St. Paul & The Broken Bones” is the cream that rises to the top. With a single/lead-off track like “Sushi and Coca Cola,” this album should have been a smash. It will be in the upper regions of my best albums list for 2025.

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