What LPs have you listened to recently?

etcarroll · « **Reply #5061 on:** 25 Mar 2012, 04:49 pm »

You know Laura, I heard the Shins on a late night talk show last week, was underwhelmed.

Then while listening to Pandora or Radio Paradise heard a track from the new album, and really liked it.

It's a quandry, are they a studio only band or not?

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #5062 on:** 25 Mar 2012, 10:37 pm »

Gene,
I've never seen them live, but I do have a CD of a live peformance and it sounds pretty good. I have all 4 of their albums on both vinyl & CD. Chutes Too Narrow and Wincing the Night Away are great albums IMO. I am really liking the new album a lot. When I buy the CD as well as the vinyl it means I like the band enough to rip it to iTunes so I can have it on my iPod for traveling and working out (refuse to use the free mp3 download). A TV studio performace may not be the best venue for judging how they sound live.

Laura

orthobiz · « **Reply #5063 on:** 25 Mar 2012, 11:43 pm »

Quote from: Jlappy on 25 Mar 2012, 02:32 pm

Procol Harum – Broken Barricades A&M Records SP-4294 US 1971

What a great record! I love early Harum. I saw Little Feat with Lowell George open up for them in Westchester, New York, maybe 1975 or 1976.

Paul

thunderbrick · « **Reply #5064 on:** 25 Mar 2012, 11:47 pm »

Gordon Bok's Bay of Fundy. Two voices, one guitar.

decal · « **Reply #5065 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 01:17 am »

Quote from: Jlappy on 25 Mar 2012, 02:40 pm

hey decal, what are your thoughts on the Meters funky sound are you digging it?

I absolutely love the fonk!!! I've been listening to The Meters since they released "Sissy Strut" in '69.

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #5066 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:28 am »

bside123 · « **Reply #5067 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:33 am »

The Bliss Band "Dinner With Raoul" 1978 Columbia Records LP

Jlappy · « **Reply #5068 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:51 am »

Quote from: decal on 26 Mar 2012, 01:17 am

I absolutely love the fonk!!! I've been listening to The Meters since they released "Sissy Strut" in '69.

decal, that is a bit longer then me

yet a big Meters fan here . . . I'm still picking up the vinyl as most mine is on ceedee

Jlappy · « **Reply #5069 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:55 am »

Quote from: orthobiz on 25 Mar 2012, 11:43 pm

What a great record! I love early Harum. I saw Little Feat with Lowell George open up for them in Westchester, New York, maybe 1975 or 1976.

Paul

Paul, I agree about the lp, i'm pretty sure it was the 1st one i picked up of Procol Harum . . . i bet that was a great concert back in 1975/6

cheers, Jim

Jlappy · « **Reply #5070 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 03:02 am »

Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue Jet Records JT-LA823-L2 US 1977

This was my older sister's favorite record when we were going up and may be the 1st LP she bought

bside123 · « **Reply #5071 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 03:31 am »

Bonnie Koloc "Close Up" 1976 Epic LP

bside123 · « **Reply #5072 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 03:44 am »

Crowded House "Crowded House" 1986 Capitol Records LP

decal · « **Reply #5073 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 03:46 am »

Quote from: Jlappy on 26 Mar 2012, 02:51 am

decal, that is a bit longer then me yet a big Meters fan here . . . I'm still picking up the vinyl as most mine is on ceedee

Check this one out from Sundazed Records
It has some great cover songs done in The Meters N'awlins fonk style.

decal · « **Reply #5074 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 03:50 am »

Steve Morse Band "The Introduction"
Samples

Toni Rambold · « **Reply #5075 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 06:35 am »

Al Stewart: Year of the Cat
EMI 95773

Al Stewart: Time Passages
EMI 97765

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pumpkinman · « **Reply #5076 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 10:29 am »

Al Stewart ~ The Early Years

Jlappy · « **Reply #5077 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:04 pm »

Quote from: decal on 26 Mar 2012, 03:46 am

Check this one out from Sundazed Records
It has some great cover songs done in The Meters N'awlins fonk style.

thanks decal - will do!

pumpkinman · « **Reply #5078 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:08 pm »

From: Wikipedia

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BeginningThe band was formed by Steve Groves and Steve Kipner, who named the band after the popular belgian cartoon The Adventures of Tintin. Through a friendship with Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, who would later produce both of their singles and both of their albums, the duo was signed to a one-album contract with music producer Robert Stigwood's organization. Maurice produced their 1969 debut album and played on about half the tracks, which bore a marked resemblance to the tight harmonies of the Bee Gees.

The LP sold poorly until the dreamy ballad "Toast and Marmalade for Tea", with lead vocals by Kipner was belatedly released a single in the spring of 1971, hitting #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song featured just eight lines of nursery rhyme-like lyrics repeated over distorted piano and synthesizer backing. The song gradually builds in intensity adding acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, a string orchestra, and finally brass instruments, and is now Tin Tin's best-remembered song.

Jlappy · « **Reply #5079 on:** 26 Mar 2012, 02:41 pm »

Quote from: pumpkinman on 26 Mar 2012, 02:08 pm

From: Wikipedia

Bill - you da Man - the pumpkinman at that

is this one of your rediscoveries from your organization expedition that you are on

My boys will dig this lp b/c of the Tin Tin name (they have all the old comic books/mags - a great comic i'd add - educational speaking) -
I'll need google and find this one! cheers, Jim