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[SEAWOLF97]

My son in Chicago got his Masters dissertation completed/submitted
and finally has time for enjoying life a bit ...since he got the L-56's a couple of
months ago, he's been missing his vinyl collection ....so last weekend he snagged
an SL-1200 mk1 and emailed me a list of LP's that he's longing for...
He's a big CLASH fan and remembered that I'd bought the 12 in. Rock the Casbah
vinyl for him a while ago ....have to admit that I'd never played it ...tho remember
that it had the widest grooves seen in my memory.
Decided to record it before sending it off .... WOW sounds wonderful ... the
minidisk dub is the best that I've ever heard "RTC" sound ...

the photo gives an idea of the groove size, but w/o a size reference, it wont impress
you like it did me...

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I'd bought the 12 in. Rock the Casbah
tho remember that it had the widest grooves seen in my memory.
WOW sounds wonderful

Yeah ! 12" always sounds good Rock the Casbah is Great Big Hit. D.J.-s played it regulary at clubs in 80's when I was in high shool. Should I Stay or Should I Go too.
Combat Rock is a first Clash vinyl I bought.

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Fever Tree - self titled
(1968, Uni)

Fine psych/pop Lp. First heard 'em on Nuggets comp. The track is San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native). Great !



Great 60's pop comp. from Rhino Nuggets series. Left Banke's Pretty Ballerina , Gene Clark's Echoes, The Blues Project No Time Like the Right Time and Blues Magoos I Can Hear the Grass Grow are amongst stand-out trax.

[SEAWOLF97]

Left Banke's Pretty Ballerina

always liked that one and Walk Away Renee ....turns out they were both about the same girl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Away_Ren%C3%A9e

The real Renée

The song is one of a number Brown wrote about Renee Fladen-Kamm, then-girlfriend of The Left Banke's bassist Tom Finn and object of Brown's affection. She was associated with the band for a few weeks, and described as a free-spirited and quite tall blonde. The song was written one month after Brown met her.[8] "Walk Away Renée" was one of a series of love songs the infatuated Brown wrote after meeting his newfound muse.[9] Other songs written about her include the band's second hit "Pretty Ballerina" and "She May Call You Up Tonight". After decades of obscurity, she was identified in 2001 as a noted singer, vocal teacher and artist on the West Coast.[10]

Fladen-Kamm was looking on during the recording of the song, and her presence nearly prevented its completion. In an interview, Brown stated:
"My hands were shaking when I tried to play, because she was right there in the control room," he says. "There was no way I could do it with her around, so I came back and did it later.[11] "

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always liked that one and Walk Away Renee ....turns out they were both about the same girl The real Renée

Great story behind the songs, tanx. It looks like many great songs comes from sorrow

Anyways, I've got this pretty cool comp.

The Left Banke - And Suddenly It's...
[1988. Bam-Caruso]



Ideal listening for the rainy daze

[SpeakerLabFan]

Steve Cropper - Playin' My Thang
(1980, MCA) Promo/NFS




...love the cover photos. Cropper isn't a singer but he does vocals here. a great groove with the tasty licks you'd expect from Cropper though. I pulled this record out of a free collection of 500 records that an audio buddy passed along to me over the weekend.

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Dillard & Clark - Through The Morning, Through The Night
(1969, A&M)



2nd album from ex-Byrds member Gene Clark and bluegrass banjo player Doug Dillard, with Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman, and Sneaky Pete. includes a cover of Lennon & McCartney's Don't Let Me Down. a 50cent pickup last month.

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Fotheringay - self titled
(1970, Island) UK pressing; later issue with Island palm label

[voice of theatr]

MOD FEVER

THE WHO - s/t
[1966. Polydor]
German version of "A Quick One" Lp.

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My favorite Who Lp, with some changes in trax list. "So Sad About Us" and "A Quick One, While He's Away" replaced by four great trax: Circles, Disguises, I'm a Boy & In the City.

One more from...
THE KINKS - Face to Face [1966]

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Maybe the first conceptual rock album

Great stuff by the Kinks and the Who in multiple posts here lately. Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is probably my favorite 60's Who collection--tons of great songs like The Seeker, I Can See For Miles, Anyway, Anyhow.... etc.-- not a dud on the album! The Kinks are another band with real longevity--so many great Kinks albums from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's....Here are a very few of my favorites:

Those of you who don't recognize the Kinks album "To The Bone" it was their last studio album and has new versions of many of their classics from the 60's as well as new material. Check out the 29 song track listing here on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Kinks/dp/...5925715&sr=8-1
A shame Dave Davies had a stroke several years ago--that delayed or ended hopes of a reunion. Even though the Davies brothers don't get along, I still hope for a reunion (if Dave sufficiently recovers for a tour)..... In the meantime, Ray Davies is touring again in October and November this year and still writing and recording great songs--he includes a healthy dose of Kinks Klassics in his live shows to this day.... Here are the upcoming tour dates (one in Buffalo, NY is an hour from me--scroll down to see entire list).....
http://www.raydavies.info/www/main.php?content=tour

[voice of theatr]

Yes - Time And A Word
(1970, Atlantic)

Great early Yes LP (their second album). Funny thing about this album is that even though Steve Howe is pictured on the cover--he doesn't appear anywhere on the album. Peter Banks, the original Yes guitarist, is on this LP but the cover was shot after the album was recorded (and after Peter Banks had been fired). Peter, by the way, is a great guitarist/songwriter in his own rite. Anyone ever heard of Peter Banks' band FLASH?

[SEAWOLF97]

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hauled these 4 home today ....

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hauled these 4 home today ....

Hey SEAWOLF, it's a great find.

The Clash - Golden Bullets is a pretty rare bootleg & probably very expensive !

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GABBA GABBA HEY !

RAMONES - Rocket to Russia
[1977. Sire]



If this ain't a Hit record, I'll eat my shorts
Non stop rock'n'roll action from start to finish.
Rockaway Beach, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker, Teenage Lobotomy, Do You Wanna Dance?... HIT BY HIT

No.1 PUNK Band

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THE VENTURES - RUNNIN' STRONG
[1966. Sunset]



... visual sound Stereo

Sealed 60's copy arrived in the mail today

[SpeakerLabFan]

Bruce Cockburn - Joy Will Find A Way
(1975, True North) Canadian pressing; DM in the deadwax, pressed at CBS Canada - Don Mills, Ontario