Bud Powell, Time Waits (The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 4), 1958 on Blue Note

Powell joined by Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack NJ, and produced by Alfred Lion. Sleeve notes by Leonard Feather.

My copy is the 2022 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series reissue, pressed at Optimal GmbH and mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent – wonderful pressing.

#1950s #1958 #2022 #BlueNote #BlueNoteClassicVinylSeries #BudPowell #CohearentAudio #jazz #KevinGray #OptimalGmbH #PhillyJoeJones #Reissue #SamJones #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

De La Soul, Clear Lake Auditorium, 1994 on Tommy Boy

I love De La Soul, especially the first three albums – 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul is Dead, and Buhloone Mindstate. This EP was a promotional only release in 1994, which was widely bootlegged over the years, and includes 4 tracks from Buloone Mindstate plus two non-album tracks, one of which features A Tribe Called Quest.

My copy is the 2025 limited edition reissue & repress on translucent green vinyl, which was issued in a “gel” sleeve that actually contains liquid. I immediately re-sleeved, but of course kept the gel sleeve too.

#1990s #1994 #2025 #Chrysalis #DeLaSoul #HipHop #Reissue #TommyBoy #TribeCalledQuest #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Various Artists, Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen, 2022 on Blue Note

Wonderful compilation of covers in tribute to Leonard Cohen by a collection of artists, including:

• Norah Jones – Steer Your Way
• Peter Gabriel – Here It Is
• Gregory Porter – Suzanne
• Sarah McLachlan – Hallelujah
• Immanuel Wilkins – Avalanche
• Luciana Souza – Hey, That’s Now Way To Say Goodbye
• James Taylor – Coming Back To You
• Iggy Pop – You Want It Darker
• Mavis Staples – If It Be Your Will
• David Gray – Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
• Nathaniel Rateliff – Famous Blue Raincoat
• Bill Frisell – Bird On a Wire

It’s challenging, as Cohen songs (“Hallelujah” in particular) have been so heavily covered but I still think people manage to bring something new to these renditions – highly recommended.

My copy—direct from Blue Note—is the standard black vinyl 2xLP version, pressed at Optimal.

#2022 #BillFrisell #BlueNote #DavidGray #GregoryPorter #IggyPop #ImmanuelWilkins #JamesTaylor #LeonardCohen #NathanielRateliff #NorahJones #OptimalGmbH #PeterGabriel #SarahMcLachlan #Tribute #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ragged Glory, 1990 on Reprise

Ragged Glory was the 20th Neil Young studio album and the sixth with Crazy Horse. This is the height of Young as garage rocker, perhaps inspired by the grunge movement – Rolling Stone voted it 36th best grunge album of all time!

My copy is the “Smell the Horse” 3xLP edition from 2024 pressed by Record Industry in the Netherlands. This is a remaster of the original plus an additional 4 tracks discovered in the process of that remaster.

#1990 #2024 #CrazyHorse #GarageRock #Grunge #NeilYoung #NeilYoungCrazyHorse #NeilYoungArchivesOfficialReleaseSeries #Reissue #Reprise #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Herbie Hancock, Inventions and Dimensions, 1964 on Blue Note

Hancock is joined by Paul Chambers, Willie Bobo and Chihuahua Martinez—though it’s not really what you’d call a Latin jazz album so much as post-bop or modal.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at his Englewood Cliffs studio.

My copy—direct from Blue Note—is the 2019 Blue Note 80 Vinyl Series reissue mastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray and pressed at Optimal Media GmbH – sounds great.

#1960s #1964 #2019 #BlueNote #BlueNote80VinylReissueSeries #ChihuhuaMartinez #herbieHancock #jazz #KevinGray #Modal #OptimalGmbH #PaulChambers #PostBop #Reissue #RudyVanGelder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WillieBobo

Rodney Crowell, The Houston Kid, 2001 on Sugar Hill Records

Released on CD in 2001 but issued on vinyl for the first time in 2024, this was Crowell’s tenth full length album. Johnny Cash (Crowell’s former father-in-law) is featured on “I Walk The Line (Revisited).”

It’s a bit of an autobiographical concept album as Tony Scherman lays out in “Great Songwriter Mines His Past” – but you don’t have to know any of that to get it as a wonderful collection of songs.

My copy is the 2024 VMP reissue on “sepia marble” vinyl, pressed at GZ Media and cut by Barry Grint. (I think it’s still the only vinyl edition).

#2000s #2001 #2024 #BarryGrint #Reissue #RodneyCrowell #SugarHillRecords #vinyl #vinylMePlease #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Destroyer, Labyrinthitis, 2022 on Merge Records

Dan Behar and co’s 13th studio album with John Collins, Joshua Wells, David Carsell, Nicolas Bragg, Ted Bois, and JP Carter.

Was number 30 on Pitchfork’s 50 Best of 2022.

My copy is the Vinyl Me Please edition on gray vinyl with black spatter.

#2020s #2022 #DanBehar #DavidCarsell #Destroyer #Indie #JohnCollins #JPCarter #MergeRecords #NicolasBragg #TedBois #vinyl #vinylMePlease #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Katie Webster, The Swamp Boogie Queen, 1988 on Alligator Records

Webster started out as a session musician behind lots of Louisiana artists but then came back as a solo artist in the 1980s. This was her first album as a leader with distribution in the US on Alligator Records.

Guests include The Memphis Horns, Kim Wilson, Robert Cray, and Bonnie Raitt. Great album.

My copy is the 2025 Vinyl Me Please reissue cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling and pressed at GZ Media.

#1980s #1988 #AlligatorRecords #BonnieRaitt #GZMedia #KatieWebster #KimWilson #MemphisHorns #RobertCray #Sterling #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Bobby Hutcherson, Montara, 1975 on Blue Note

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s ~13th album on Blue Note – west coast Latin jazz. Recorded in LA (Record Plant) in August 1975 and produced by Dale Oehler. Hutcherson passed in 2016.

My copy is part of the Vinyl Me Please Anthology The Story of Blue Note Records (2024 edition) which reproduces the mid-70s Blue Note labels.

#1970s #1975 #BlueNote #BobbyHutcherson #DaleOehler #jazz #Latin #Reissue #TheStoryOfBlueNoteRecords #vinyl #VinylMePleaseAnthology #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Bob Dylan, Shadow Kingdom, 2023 on Columbia / Legacy

This is Dylan’s 40th (!!) studio album and is also technically a soundtrack to Alma Har’el’s film of the same name: Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWWpMb5ORg8

Great album whether you are a Dylan die-hard and life long fan (as I am) or just discovering him.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is a three-sided vinyl version (fourth side etched – see image below) for the US market.

#2020s #2023 #AcademyRecords #AlmaHarEl #Columbia #film #Legacy #NYC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds