(in my music collection database):
Abyssinians & Friends, The… TREE OF SATTA Blood & Fire 1969
Bach, Johann Sebastian MAGNIFICAT/CANTATA BWV 10/CANTATA BWV 140 (Münchinger) [in The Decca Sound box] Decca 1969/1985/2011
Band, The… BAND, THE… Capitol 1969/2000 Xgau: core
Bartók/Ravel/Prokofiev PIANO CONCERTOS (Katchen, Kertesz) [in The Decca Sound box] Decca 1969/2011
Beatles, The… ABBEY ROAD Parlophone 1969
Beatles, The… ABBEY ROAD [remaster] EMI/Apple 1969/2009
Berlioz, Hector LES TROYENS (Sir Colin Davis) Philips 1969
Bowie, David ESSENTIAL DAVID BOWIE, THE…: Best of 1969-1974 EMI/Capitol 1997 Xgau: CC
Buffalo Springfield RETROSPECTIVE Atco 1969
Byrds, The… BALLAD OF EASY RIDER, THE… Columbia 1969 Xgau: B+
Campbell, Glen GENTLE ON MY MIND/BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX/WICHITA LINEMAN/GALVESTON Capitol/amazon 1967-1969
Carpenters, The… SINGLES 1969-1981 A&M/amazon 2000 Xgau: C+
Chicago CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE… Columbia 1969
Cocker, Joe JOE COCKER! A&M 1969 Xgau: A
Creedence Clearwater Revival GREEN RIVER [40th Anniversary Bonus Tracks] Fantasy/amazon 1969
Creedence Clearwater Revival WILLIE AND THE POORBOYS Fantasy 1969 Xgau: A+
Crosby, Stills and Nash CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 1969
Dalton, Karen IT'S SO HARD TO TELL WHO'S GOING TO LOVE YOU THE BEST Koch 1969
Davis, Miles COMPLETE IN A SILENT WAY SESSIONS, THE… Sony 1969/2004 Davis, Miles FILLES DE KILIMANJARO Columbia/Legacy 1969/2002
Davis, Miles IN A SILENT WAY Columbia/amazon 1969
Davis, Miles MILES IN BERLIN Columbia/Legacy 1969/2005
Davis, Miles MILES IN TOKYO Columbia/Legacy 1969/2005
Davis, Miles PANTHALASSA: The Music of… 1969-1974 Columbia 1998 Xgau: A
Delaney & Bonnie ORIGINAL DELANEY & BONNIE, THE… Elektra 1969 Xgau: A+
Dibango, Manu SOUL MAKOSSA Musidisc (France) 1969/1994 Xgau: A-
Donovan DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS Epic 1969 Xgau: Core
Drake, Nick FIVE LEAVES LEFT Hannibal 1969
Dvorák/Tchaikovsky CELLO CONCERTO IN B MINOR Op. 104 / VARIATIONS ON A ROCOCO THEME (Rostropovich) (in 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon Red Box: Disc 50) Deutsche Grammophon 1969/2009
Dylan, Bob NASHVILLE SKYLINE Columbia 1969 Xgau: Core
Everly Brothers, The… WALK RIGHT BACK: …On Warner Bros. 1960 to 1969 Warner Archives 1993
Fairport Convention LIEGE AND LIEF A&M 1969 Xgau: B-
Firesign Theatre HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL Columbia 1969 Xgau: A+
Flamin' Groovies SUPERSNAZZ Sony Collectors Series 1969/1990 Xgau: B+
Garner, Erroll CONCERT BY THE SEA (in The Perfect Jazz Collection box) Columbia/Legacy 1969/2010
Grateful Dead AOXOMOXOA Warner Bros. 1969 Xgau: A
Grateful Dead LIVE/DEAD Warner Bros. 1969 Xgau: A+
Guthrie, Arlo RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD Reprise 1969 Xgau: A
Happenings, The… GREATEST GOLDEN HITS Wounded Bird 1969
Henderson, Joe POWER TO THE PEOPLE Milestone/eMusic 1969
Hubbard, Freddie WITHOUT A SONG: Live in Europe 1969 Blue Note 2009
Jones, Thad-Mel Lewis, Orchestra CENTRAL PARK NORTH Blue Note/amazon 1969
Joplin, Janis I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! Columbia Legacy 1969/1999 Xgau: A-
King Crimson IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING Atlantic 1969 Xgau: D+
Kinks, The… ARTHUR Reprise/Sanctuary 1969/2011 Xgau: A-
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland VOLUNTEERED SLAVERY WEA 1969
Kottke, Leo 6- AND 12-STRING GUITAR Takoma/Fantasy 1969
Led Zeppelin LED ZEPPELIN (Boxed Set Disc 1) Atlantic 1969
Led Zeppelin LED ZEPPELIN (Boxed Set Disc 1) Atlantic 1969 Xgau: B
Led Zeppelin LED ZEPPELIN II (Boxed Set Disc 2) Atlantic 1969 Xgau: B
Left Banke, The… THERE'S GONNA BE A STORM: The Complete Recordings 1966-1969 Mercury 1992
Los Lonely Boys 1969 Playing in Traffic/Mega Force/amazon 2009 Lyons, Jimmy OTHER AFTERNOONS Get Back/download (flac) 1969
Masked Marauders, The… MASKED MARAUDERS, THE… Reprise/eMusic 1969 Xgau: ?
Mayall, John & the Bluesbreakers AS IT ALL BEGAN: The Best of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 1964-1969 Polydor 1998
MC5 KICK OUT THE JAMS Elektra 1969
MC5 KICK OUT THE JAMS Elektra/amazon 1969
McLaughlin, John EXTRAPOLATION Polydor 1969/1991
Mother Earth MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE Mercury 1969 Xgau: A
Mystery of Santo Domingo de Silos, The… GREGORIAN CHANT FROM SPAIN Deutsche Grammaphon 1969
NRBQ PEEK-A-BOO: THE BEST OF… (1969-1989) Rhino 1990
Octopus OCTOPUS LP/ESP 1969
Pacific Gas & Electric PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC/ARE YOU READY? Columbia 1969/1970 Xgau: A-/B
Procol Harum SALTY DOG, A… Plus! Westside 1969 Xgau: A+(B+ now)
Prokofiev, Sergei SYMPHONIES No. 1 "Classical" & No. 5 (Karajan) Deutsche Grammophon 1969/1982
Rascals, The… SEE Atlantic 1969 Xgau: A-
Redding, Otis LOVE MAN Atco 1969 Xgau: A
Roach, Max WE INSIST! FREEDOM NOW SUITE Candid/eMusic 1969
Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED Abkco 1969/1986 Xgau: Core
Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED Abkco/amazon 1969/2005 Xgau: core
Russell, George ELECTRONIC SONATA FOR SOULS LOVED BY NATURE: 1968 Soul Note/amazon 1969
Scaggs, Boz BOZ SCAGGS Atlantic/eMusic 1969 Xgau: B+
Simone, Nina BEST OF NINA SIMONE, THE… [PolyGram] Polygram/amazon 1969
Sly & The Family Stone STAND! Epic/Legacy 1969/2007 Xgau: RS4.5
Smith, Lonnie TURNING POINT EMI/amazon 1969
Spann, Otis with Fleetwood Mac BIGGEST THING SINCE COLOSSUS, THE… (in The Perfect Blues Collection box) Blue Horizon/Legacy 1969/2011
Spector, Phil BACK TO MONO (1958-1969) Abkco 1991 Xgau: ?
Spence, Alexander "Skip" OAR Columbia 1969/1991 Xgau: C-
Spirit CLEAR Ode 1969 Xgau: C+
Springfield, Dusty DUSTY IN MEMPHIS Rhino/Atlantic 1969 Xgau: Core
Steig, Jeremy LEGWORK LPSolid State 1969
Stewart, Rod ROD STEWART ALBUM, THE… LP/Mercury 1969 Xgau: A-
Stooges, The… STOOGES, THE… Elektra 1969 Xgau: B+
Sutton, Ralph & Dick Cary RENDEZVOUS AT SUNNIE'S 1969 Arbors/eMusic 2005
THE 1969 WARNER/REPRISE SONGBOOK playlist DVD-R stream 2011/2/22
various CLASSIC RHYTHM & BLUES COLLECTION: 1967-1969 2Time-Life 1999? various TURKISH FREAKOUT: Psych-Folk Singles 1969-1980 Bouzouki Joe 2010
Velvet Underground VELVET UNDERGROUND LIVE 1969 Mercury 1988 Xgau: A-
Velvet Underground VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE Verve 1969 Xgau: A
Vinson, Eddie "Cleanhead" KIDNEY STEW IS FINE Delmark 1969/1993 Xgau: A-
Walker, T-Bone FUNKY TOWN Beat Goes On/download 1969
Who, The… TOMMY MCA 1969/1996
Williams, Tony, Lifetime, The… EMERGENCY! Polydor 1969 Xgau: A
Winter, Johnny JOHNNY WINTER (in The Perfect Blues Collection box) Columbia/Legacy 1969/2004/2011
Winter, Johnny SECOND WINTER Columbia 1969
Wuorinen, Charles WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (1969-1983) Bridge 1988
Yamaguchi, Goro SHAKUHACHI MUSIC: A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky Nonesuch Explorer 1969/2007
Young, Neil EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE Reprise/eMusic 1969 Xgau: B+
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 06, 2012
A pretty slapdash list
Being represented as a "favorite" rather than a "greatest" or "best" 25 albums list, I went with what came to mind when I tried to look deep in my heart. Here's what I sent:
And plenty of classical music albums got plenty of play for me back when albums had two sides and they took work to replace on the record player. Mostly budget labels: Vox, Seraphim, London Treasury, Nonesuch. Anything conducted by Beecham or Stokowski. Holst THE PLANETS. Berlioz SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE. And Mozart, big time. Schubert too.
I was thinking tonight was the deadline and that Friday would be the results, but I guess Friday is the deadline. Still, I whipped this up so I'll send it. Despite myself though (not being much for lists, at least my own):Of course plenty of afterthoughts. For example, can't believe I list all those Kinks albums but not Village Green. Stuff that might beat out some of the above if list were still open for changes: Marshall Crenshaw FIELD DAY, The Pretenders THE SINGLES (although I think I've listened to the first album more), The KLF THE WHITE ROOM, my Etta James LP LOSERS WEEPERS, The Foundations DIGGIN' THE... (picked up for 22¢ along with two Duster Bennetts -- the other one 12DB's might actually be the one that belongs on the above list, if either do), Syd Barrett BARRETT, Deep Purple MACHINE HEAD, David Bowie CHANGESONEBOWIE, John Lennon PLASTIC ONO BAND, Stevie Wonder ANTHOLOGY (1977), R.E.M. OUT OF TIME, Billie Holiday's GREATEST HITS (Decca, 1968), Colin Blunstone ONE YEAR...but that's just me and my what happened to be in my record collection.
(in no particular order)
Too much Kinks, I know. Lots of stuff I remember fondly from my record playing days (going back to teen-age years), pretty much what I remember wearing out the most. Year of birth: 1949.
- Beach Boy PET SOUNDS 10
- Neil Young TRANS 10
- Beatles WHITE ALBUM 10
- Kinks KINK KRONIKLES 10
- Beach Boys WILD HONEY 10
- Kinks SOMETHING ELSE 10
- Pink Floyd PIPER AT THE GATES 10
- Sir Thomas Beecham MUSIC OF DELIUS 10
- Duster Bennett JUSTA DUSTER 10
- Kinks GREAT LOST KINKS ALBUM 10
- Bob Dylan BLONDE ON BLONDE 10
- Kinks ARTHUR 10
- Shangri-Las GREATEST HITS 10
- Lana Del Rey BORN TO DIE (yes, right beside the Shangri-Las; and not an ironical bone in my body!) 10
- Rolling Stones FLOWERS 10
- CHRONOPHAGIE 10
- Pet Shop Boys VERY 10
- Tradewinds EXCURSIONS 10
- Insect Trust HOBOKEN SATURDAY NIGHT 10
- The Zombies ODESSEY AND ORACLE 10
- Chocolate Watchband INNER MYSTIQUE (don't try to listen to this on MOG -- it's a re-recording) 10
- Spirit TIME CIRCLE 10
- X WILD GIFT/LOS ANGELES 10
- Go-Betweens 1978-1990 10
- Nick Lowe BASHER 10
Now to give the albums on Raul's list a listen, and maybe a couple of mine I haven't heard in 45 years.
And plenty of classical music albums got plenty of play for me back when albums had two sides and they took work to replace on the record player. Mostly budget labels: Vox, Seraphim, London Treasury, Nonesuch. Anything conducted by Beecham or Stokowski. Holst THE PLANETS. Berlioz SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE. And Mozart, big time. Schubert too.
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