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Ian Matthews - If You Saw Thro' My Eyes
(1971, Vertigo) mastered by Gilbert Kong




Sandy Denny; Richard "the fly" Thompson; Gerry Conway; Tim Renwick. a $1 flea market find back in March.

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Sandy Denny - Rendezvous
(1977, Island) 1986 reissue on Carthage; mastering by John Marino, Sterling Sound




w/ Richard Thompson, Steve Winwood. Kind of unsettling to hear her sing Candle In The Wind here, one year before her death.

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earlier...
The Dillards - Live...Almost
(1964, Elektra) 70's pressing w/ butterfly label





now...

Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
(1971, Ampex) STERLING LH in the deadwax; mastered by Lee Hulko at Sterling Sound

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Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth
(1980, Industrial)


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a surpising thrift store find this week. 2nd pressing on black vinyl.

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Pekka Pohjola - Space Waltz
(1985, Breakthru) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound




another surpising thrift find this week. probably related to other records from Western Washington University's music library that I've seen at the thrifts, this one has the KUGS call letters for the WWU campus radio station. prog/fusion, recorded in Helsinki. Pohjola played with Mike Oldfield, and this is similar to Oldfield's work. a nice sounding high quality audiophile recording.

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earlier...

Bill Evans - Further Conversations With Myself
(1967, Verve)





now...

Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby
(1961, Riverside) 1980's reissue; OJC-210

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David McCallum - Music, It's Happening Now!
(1967, Capitol)




another kool 60s Capitol record from producer David Axelrod. a 50cent find yesterday.

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Tim Buckley - Starsailor
(1970, Straight Warner Bros) -1A/-1A; WS 1881




a surprising $1 find in the clearance bins yesterday, with the cover still in-shrink. looks and sounds like the previous owner was expecting to hear something along the lines of The Association - Windy / Cherish - and they permanently shelved this in horror after hearing Buckley's banshee wails and speaking in tongues.

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This is an amazing album--some great early Todd and a very under-appreciated LP IMHO. Todd really came into his own as a songwriter on this one--very soulful songs and consistent writing. A friend of mine used to say that on Todd's early albums (like this one) he sounded like a "male Carol King"!

Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
(1971, Ampex) STERLING LH in the deadwax; mastered by Lee Hulko at Sterling Sound

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Adam And The Ants ‎– Kings Of The Wild Frontier
(1980 Epic) STERLING in the deadwax

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Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
(1971, Ampex) STERLING LH in the deadwax; mastered by Lee Hulko at Sterling Sound

This is an amazing album--some great early Todd and a very under-appreciated LP IMHO. Todd really came into his own as a songwriter on this one--very soulful songs and consistent writing. A friend of mine used to say that on Todd's early albums (like this one) he sounded like a "male Carol King"!

Agree, amazing songs and production. Patti Smith's review of the LP for Rolling Stone.

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The Flock - self titled
(1969, Columbia)

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Les Paul and Mary Ford - Lovers' Luau
(1959, Columbia) MONO




Les & Mary solid body electric guitar, Hawaiian style.

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Al Stewart - The Best Of Al Stewart
(1985, RCA) German pressing




a 99cent pickup yesterday. sounds nice!

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Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll
(1976, Warner Bros)




listening to record 2.