The Vinyl Countdown # 1831
Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express (1977) If anyone asks me why I am buying more new vinyl than I am new CDs I use the Kraftwerk vinyl reissues as an example. I bought most of them. And I’ve left them...
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The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs (1999) I heard about the album from reading reviews, an audacious, possibly absurd project. The Magnetic Fields released a triple-CD set called 69 Love Songs and the...
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Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream (1993) [Reissue: 2011] I played in a band at high school that attempted just about every single song on this album. At university I played in a band that performed a...
View ArticleShihad: Churn
Shihad Churn Warners Shihad’s debut album, Churn, was never available on vinyl – it was released in 1993. CD was the way forward then. So now, all these years later – 20 in fact – a limited edition...
View ArticleBlind Melon: Blind Melon (Reissue)
Blind Melon Blind Melon Capitol Blind Melon’s self-titled debut was released in 1992 – and reissued this year for Record Store Day on deluxe vinyl and as a CD with bonus tracks. It’s a 20th/21st...
View ArticleR.E.M: Green – 25th Anniversary Edition
R.E.M. Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Warners I’ll say straight off that my bias is this was my introduction to R.E.M. I went back to everything before it – but Green was perfectly suited for...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1359
Neil Young, Time Fades Away (1973) I knew all about Time Fades Away but hadn’t ever heard it. I mean you just don’t easily find these sorts of things. And it’s not been reissued so your best bet was to...
View ArticleThe Blue Nile: Hats (Reissue)
The Blue Nile Hats (Reissue) EMI I’ve fallen for Hats, the second Blue Nile Album, just recently in fact. Good timing given the new 2CD reissue. Before that it was all about A Walk Across The Rooftops...
View ArticlePublic Image Ltd: Live At Rockapalast 1983
Public Image Ltd Live At Rockapalast 1983 Border Something of a holy grail for Public Image fans, this live outing from 1983 features the band between albums – even performing a rare version of Anarchy...
View ArticleThe Clean: Vehicle (Reissue)
The Clean Vehicle (Reissue) Flying Nun/Captured Tracks There aren’t many bands that release their debut full-lengther only after their first reunion tour, but Vehicle (here reissued by Flying Nun with...
View ArticleBob Dylan: Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) Columbia When Bob Dylan released Self Portrait – his 10th album – it was perceived as some strange fuck-you to the world. A...
View ArticleHuey Lewis & The News: Sports (30th Anniversary Edition)
Huey Lewis & The News Sports (30th Anniversary Edition) Capitol/Universal Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ’83, I think they really came into...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1271
Morphine, Cure For Pain (1993) Moved a few records around recently – it’s kinda nice when you see them on a new shelf or in another room; line ‘em up next to new stable-mates. They somehow look...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1261
Gabor Szabo, Jazz Raga (1967) Two rules came into play before I even figured that checking out Gabor Szabo on vinyl would be worth it and that an album called Jazz Raga from 1967 was always going to be...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1257
Faith No More, Album of The Year (1997) It’s the reissue; 180g, coloured vinyl, limited edition/numbered – and all of that is fine, and yes, it’s still not Angel Dust (but that will be mine; oh yes,...
View ArticleRoky Erickson: Don’t Slander Me
Roky Erickson Don’t Slander Me LightInTheAttic/Southbound For now at least my pick of the LightInTheAttic reissues of a trilogy of getting-my-shit-back-together-kinda albums by Roky Erickson is this...
View ArticleBobby Whitlock: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way
Bobby Whitlock Where There’s A Will There’s A Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings LightInTheAttic/Future Days Recordings This reissue/anthology puts together the first two Bobby Whitlock solo albums – out...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1215
Skeptics, Amalgam (1990) Today the mailman dropped a package at the door. A bunch of the recent/ish Flying Nun reissues – including this gem. It was a good – (good) – day. I enjoyed the recent doco and...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1209
The Verlaines, Hallelujah All The Way Home (1985) I’ve liked The Verlaines for a long time – but until very recently I had never heard this album. I had the new “comeback” stuff, I had a handful of...
View ArticleRoky Erickson: Gremlins Have Pictures
Roky Erickson Gremlins Have Pictures LightInTheAttic/Southbound So there I was saying that my pick of the recent reissues was Don’t Slander Me and then I started spending more time with this album –...
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