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Purchase log, 2023-03-14

[Bill Frisell - Good Dog, Happy Man]

I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs, but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.

Catalog

CD
  • Drive-By Truckers, Go-Go Boots
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend
  • Luscious Jackson, Electric Honey
  • The Clash, Super Black Market Clash
  • Toni Childs, The Woman’s Boat
Vinyl
  • Bill Frisell, Good Dog, Happy Man

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Purchase log, 2022-10-11

[Judy Tenuta - Buy This, Pigs!]

I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs, but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.

New releases

CD
  • Charlie Puth, CHARLIE
  • Hajime Chitose, Niji no Fumoto
Vinyl
  • Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Files
  • Sassyblack, BLK

Catalog

CD
  • Echo and the Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing
  • Pixies, Death to the Pixies
  • Robbie Williams, Swing When You’re Winning
  • The Clash, London Calling (Deluxe Edition)
  • XTC, Rag & Bone Buffet
Vinyl
  • Department of Eagles, In Ear Park
  • John Coltrane, Ballads
  • Judy Tenuta, Buy This, Pigs!
  • Philip Glass, Low Symphony
File upgrades

These albums were purchased as MP3 downloads and upgraded to FLAC.

  • Dylan Rice, Fits and Fevers
  • Gaytheist, Hold Me … But Not So Tight
  • Gaytheist, Stealth Beats

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Favorite Edition Rewind: 1979

[The Manhattan Transfer - Extensions]

A decade ago, I wrote a series of entries ranking my favorite albums from 1985 to 2004. My collection has expanded greatly since then, particularly in the last five years. So I wanted to see what has changed in 10 years.

1979 is officially the year I started collecting music. And it’s all because of a post-disco hit about the Twilight Zone theme song. This list, though, couldn’t have been compiled till 2006.

  1. Gang of Four, Entertainment!
  2. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Evita
  3. Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
  4. Philip Glass, Einstein on the Beach
  5. Midnight Oil, Head Injuries
  6. Talking Heads, Fear of Music
  7. The Clash, London Calling
  8. Michael Jackson, Off the Wall
  9. The Police, Reggatta de Blanc
  10. Emmylou Harris, Blue Kentucky Girl

Other favorites from the year:

  • The Manhattan Transfer, Extensions
  • The B-52’s, The B-52’s

The hit in question is “Twilight Tone” by the Manhattan Transfer.

Though more renowned as a jazz vocal quartet, the group wouldn’t get on my radar till “Twilight Tone” invaded the airwaves. Search YouTube for a performance of the song on a variety show — it’s amazing what people will endure for art. Or gimmickry.

My parents relented and bought the Extensions album for me. Of course, I played “Twilight Tone” to death, but I also dug the other songs on the album. Unlike “Twilight Tone”, they ranged from doo-wop to a capella. One song was a bizarre novelty with the singers voices rendered at chipmunk speed. You could say this was Manhattan Transfer’s disco album.

I’ve included it in the extended list. As fond as I am of the album, I have a better sense of what 1979 really offered as a year in music.

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