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Stan Getz - The Melodic Stan Getz
(1965, Metro) M-501, mono pressing



a release of 6 recordings previously issued on several Verve records in the late fifties, early 60s.

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Martha Velez - American Heartbeat
(1977, Sire) STERLING in the deadwax



Velez recorded a blues/rock album Fiends And Angels in London in 1969, with Eric Clapton. Christine McVie. I ran across it in a thrift a year or two ago, a really nice '69 blues rock record. This title is a late 70s slick pop production. Not the same, but I like her singing.

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Martha Velez - Fiends And Angels
(1969, Sire/London) Bell Sound SF in the deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman at Bell Sound studios





1969 blues rock record recorded in London with some heavyweight guests starting with EC on the guitar. Velez has a strong, sexy voice and reminds me of Lydia Pense. w/ Clapton, Johnny Almond, Brian Auger, Jack Bruce, Jim Capaldi, Keef Hartley, Christine McVie, Mitch Mitchell.

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earlier....

Patti Smith Group - Easter
(1978, Arista) STERLING in the deadwax; "ZUG Island" in the deadwax, side 2; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound





now....

Free - Tons Of Sobs
(1968, Island) 1969 reissue on A&M

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The Beatles - Abbey Road
(1969, Apple) UK pressing



Glossy european cover and a nice sounding UK EMI recording. I haven't A/B'd with last year's Remastered Abbey Road CD, but I think this is just as stunning. I think this is a 1975 reissue, with "all rights reserved" on the outer edge of the label.

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John Renbourn - self titled
(1966, Transatlantic) 1973 Reprise 2RS 6482 reissue



2 LPs in a gatefold cover. Songs from a couple of records that Renbourn recorded in 65 and 66 before forming Pentangle.

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Cheap Trick - self titled
(1976, Epic) 1979 reissue with dark blue label; mastered at The Record Plant, NYC

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Traffic - Last Exit
(1969, United Artists) w/ the first US pressing orange & purple label



w/ Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason. 3rd record released after the band's initial breakup. Odds and Ends by these guys still make a great record. Side 2 recorded live at the Fillmore West.

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Christine McVie - The Legendary Christine Perfect Album
(1976, Sire) Demo/NFS; SASD-7522



solo LP recorded in 1969, after leaving Chicken Shack, before marrying John McVie - and was released using her maiden name. members of Chicken Shack play on "I'd Rather Go Blind"; Danny Kirwan, John McVie on other tracks.

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watched the "John Lennon" NYC American Masters show on PBS last night and learned a lot and gained some respect for John...a decent show.

Watch the full documentary on Lennon's life in New York City during the 1970s
online at: http://video.pbs.org/video/1657689250/

a little trivia bit was that he would tune his guitar and then retune the D string flat so that he could pick his playing out while back listening to the band.

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Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony
(1974, Columbia) MASTERDISK G.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk



according to wikipedia article, the U.S. record label, Columbia Records printed early edition of the album minus the image substituting instead a photo of Cohen. a dry baritone singing voice reminds me of Lee Hazlewood. Great imagery in Cohen's lyrics, I think my first exposure to his music was the movie soundtrack for McCabe And Mrs. Miller, where Robert Altman really integrated the songs with the film. background vocalists include Janis Ian here.

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Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm And Band
(1973, Atlantic)



solo LP w/ Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David Bromberg and Flaco Jiménez.

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John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
(1987, Mercury) Precision in the deadwax; mastered by Stephen Marcussen, Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA



I never listened John Cougar Mellencamp back in the day, mostly avoided the hits when they came on the car radio, etc. I heard Mellencamp interviewed on NPR a couple of months ago for his latest release. a great story. I decided to grab a couple of his titles when I spotted them on the 50 cent clearance shelf at HPB. This one is nice straight ahead rock without the slick synth sound of typical 80s release. This one is stamped Promo/NFS on the back cover and printed on the record label.

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B.B. King - Live In Cook County Jail
(1971, ABC) WITH LOVE FROM JESSICA in the deadwax; Artisan symbol in the deadwax



recorded live, September 10, 1970. Produced by Bill Scymczyk. The cover is textured like denim.

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If - self titled
(1970, Capitol)



recorded at Island Studios, London. debut album from British jazz-rock/prog-rock band. Accomplished young jazz musicians embrace rock and pop, some great electricified jams here.