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John Fahey – Popular Songs Of Christmas & New Year’s: Guitar Instrumentals (1983)

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John Fahey – Popular Songs Of Christmas & New Year’s: Guitar Instrumentals Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz || Folk, Holiday 1983 Varrick || Includes insert from Rounder Less hauntingly beautiful as his initial Christmas LP, this is still plenty enjoyable.  Heck, by 1983, Fahey had released enough Xmas records that I quite literally can’t keep track, especially since at least one (or possibly two) got repackaged with different covers.  Anyway, check this out if you liked any of the others. Continue reading

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Azymuth – Telecommunication (1982) (2023 Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf)

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Azymuth – Telecommunications Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | Brazilian Jazz Distributed as FLAC (24/192, 24/96) and mp3 (320kbs) 1982 Milestone || 2022 Jazz Dispensary (Craft) || Ltd. ed Hey, remember when this blog featured Brazilian music?  Me neither!  Well, the relative inutility of music blogs in 2023 notwithstanding, I’m going to make a New Year’s resolution to start visiting Brazil more often, sonically at least, in 2024.  Why not start early with this classic recording from Brazilian jazz outfit… Continue reading

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The Pogues – The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984-1987) (2023 RSD release)

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The Pogues – The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984-1987)  300 dpi cover scans | Folk-rock, Post-punk 1.93 GB (24/192) + 1.11 GB (24/96) 2023 Record Store Day Ltd. Ed || Warner Brothers 0190296503221 I just got the news that troubled genius Shane MacGowan passed away.  There have been plenty of musical deaths in the last year, some of them unexpected and many more in the purview of the general vibe of this blog, that probably warranted a tribute post on this… Continue reading

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Johnny Pacheco – Pacheco At The NYC World’s Fair (1964 Fania)

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Johnny Pacheco – Pacheco At The N.Y. World’s Fair Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC |  300 dpi  | Latin, Salsa 1964 Fania LP-326 || Mono gold label Because everything sucks right now except my record collection.  Nothing provocative, depressing, nor spooky (this being Halloween and all) but rather uplifting and invigorating. This is great early work from Maestro Pacheco, released within the first year of Fania Records’ life as a company that would cast a long shadow in… Continue reading

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Alain Goraguer – La Planète Sauvage Original Soundtrack (1973) (2020 RSD)

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Alain Goraguer – La Planète Sauvage Original Soundtrack Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC |  300 dpi  | Jazz-funk, Psychedelic 2020 Superior Viaduct – SV058 translucent yellow vinyl Original release 1973 on the Pathé label (France) When I was a teenager, staying up late on the weekends, I used to see this film come on the TV.   I found it beguiling, unsettling, and trippy.  It seemed to combine everything my adolescent self was immersed in: science fiction, psychedelia, and… Continue reading