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.
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Anton Webern, Complete Works, Opp. 1-31 (Pierre Boulez, London Symphony Orchestra) Bruce Springsteen, The Ghost of Tom Joad David Sedaris, Live at Carnegie Hall Johnny Cash, American III: Solitary Man Martha Argerich, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Listz: Piano Concerto No. 1 Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On? (Deluxe Edition) Orchestra Baobab, Made in Dakar Paul Jacobs, Paul Jacobs Plays Blues, Ballads & Rags Roxy Music, Country Life Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The 5 Violin Concertos (Itzhak Perlman; James Levine, Vienna Philharmonic)
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The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour
Tags: anton webern , bruce springsteen , david sedaris , helmet , johnny cash , martha argerich , marvin gaye , orchestra baobab , paul jacobs , purchase log , roxy music , the beatles , wolfgang amadeus mozart
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.
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Duran Duran, FUTURE PAST (Deluxe Edition) FINNEAS, Optimist John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle
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A Taste of Honey, A Taste of Honey / Twice as Sweet Carlos Paredes, Guitarra Potugesa Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain Goldfrapp, Seventh Tree Goldfrapp, Supernature Guns N’ Roses, The Spaghetti Incident? Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow Johnny Cash, Unearthed Kylie Minogue, Light Years Meat Puppets, Classic Puppets Robbie Williams, Escapology Robbie Williams, Sing When You’re Winning The Pretenders, The Pretenders Vanessa Williams, The Right Stuff VAST, Music for People
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Howard Jones, Dream Into Action Jack Wagner, Lighting Up the Night Makaha Sons of Ni`ihau, No Kristo Michael Jackson, Bad Rolling Stones, Some Girls
Reissues
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Tokyo Jihen, Kyouiku (Education) Tokyo Jihen, Otona (Adult) Tokyo Jihen, Goraku (Variety) Tokyo Jihen, Sports Tokyo Jihen, Daihakken (Discovery) Tokyo Jihen, Ongaku (Music)
Tags: a taste of honey , carlos paredes , duran duran , finneas , goldfrapp , howard jones , hugh laurie , jack wagner , john coltrane , johnny cash , kylie minogue , makaha sons of niihau , meat puppets , purchase log , robbie williams , tokyo jihen , vanessa williams , vast
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.
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Jeremy Denk, Mozart Concertos MONO, Pilgrimage of the Soul
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Emmylou Harris, Duets Emmylou Harris, Profile Emmylou Harris, Profile II Imagine Dragons, Night Vision Johnny Cash, Unchained Joshua Bell, Romance of the Violin Kesha, Warrior Lady Gaga, Born This Way Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg / Sergio and Odair Assad, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg / Sergio and Odair Assad Ne-Yo, Year of the Gentleman Sam Hunt, Montevallo Suzanne Ciani, The Velocity of Love
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Dawn Upshaw, Knoxville: Summer of 1915
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar (Deluxe Edition) Metallica, Metallica (Deluxe Edition)
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Guided By Voices, Isolation Drills
Tags: andrew lloyd webber , dawn upshaw , emmylou harris , guided by voices , imagine dragons , jeremy denk , johnny cash , joshua bell , kesha , lady gaga , metallica , mono , nadja salerno-sonnenberg , ne-yo , purchase log , sam hunt , sergio and odair assad , suzanne ciani , wolfgang amadeus mozart
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.
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Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum, Thanks for Coming
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Death Cab for Cutie, Live at the Showbox Yo Majesty, The Return of the Matriarch
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Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Shoppe Sessions
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Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berg: Violin Concerto / Rihm: Time Chant (Chicago Symphony, James Levine) Aram Khachaturian, Masquerade Suite / Violin Concerto / Gayaneh Suite (Philharmonia Orchestra, Khachaturian) Arthur Honneger, Symphonies 2 and 3 (Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan) Béla Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2 / Viola Concerto (Pinchas Zukerman, St. Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin) Boogie Down Productions, Edutainment Carlo Gesualdo, Il Quarto Libro di Madrigali, 1596 (La Venexiana) Claudio Monteverdi, Il Combattimento di Trancerdi e Clorinda (Les Artes Florissants) Don Byron, Music for Six Musicians Emerson String Quartet, Meyer: Quintet / Rorem: String Quartet No. 4 Four Tet, Rounds Frank Turner, England Keep My Bones Franz Schubert, The Late Quartets and Quintet (Emerson String Quartet, Mstislav Rostropovich) Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4 (Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein) Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado) Itzhak Perlman / Pinchas Zukerman, Bartók: 44 Duos / Shostakovich: Three Violin Duets / Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins John Corigliano, Violin Sonata / Etude Fantasy / Fantasia on an Ostinato / Chiaroscuro Johnny Cash, American V: Hundred Highways Josquin des Pres, Motets et Chansons (Hilliard Ensemble) Kansas, Point of Know Return Run-D.M.C., Run-D.M.C. Sergei Prokofiev, Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5 (Chicago Symphony, James Levine) Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata for Solo Violin (Gil Shaham, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn) Thomas Tallis, Spem in Alium (Hilliard Ensemble) William Bolcom, Violin Concerto / Fantasia Concertante / Fifth Symphony (American Composers Symphony, Dennis Russel Davies)
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Jack Wagner, All I Need Last Exit, The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo
File upgrades
These albums were purchased as MP3 downloads and upgraded to FLAC.
Sacha Sacket, “Aim” Sacha Sacket, “It’s Time” Sacha Sacket, “Just Like Cream” Sacha Sacket, “Low Blow” Sacha Sacket, “Song for Jamey” Sacha Sacket, Viscera
Tags: anne-sophie mutter , aram khachaturian , arthur honneger , bela bartok , boogie down productions , carlo gesualdo , claudio monteverdi , death cab for cutie , don byron , emerson string quartet , four tet , frank turner , franz schubert , gustav mahler , itzhak perlman , jack wagner , john corigliano , johnny cash , josquin de pres , kansas , last exit , pinchas zukerman , princess goes to the butterfly museum , purchase log , run dmc , sacha sacket , sergei prokofiev , sturgill simpson , thomas tallis , william bolcom , yo majesty
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.
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Sassyblack, Ancient Mahogany Gold
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Art of Noise, Re-Works of Art of Noise Charlie Robison / Jack Ingram / Bruce Robison, Unleashed Live Common, Like Water for Chocolate Grizzly Bear, Yellow House Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy The Cult, Sonic Temple
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Johnny Cash, American Recordings Rick Springfield, Tao The Xx, Xx
Tags: bruce robison , charlie robison , common , grizzly bear , jack ingram , johnny cash , kanye west , purchase log , rick springfield , sassyblack , the cult , the xx , torche
Hans Abrahamsen, Schnee
Seattle Symphony performed this piece as part of its [untitled] series, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Sonic Youth, Confusion Is Sex / Kill Yr. Idols
I’ve read a number of record guides, and very few of them recommend this album. They are wrong. Confusion Is Sex is probably the closest Sonic Youth has gotten to its modern classical roots, and I like it a lot.
Duffy, Rockferry
On Facebook, I posted this controversial stance: Duffy > Adele. Maybe I like Rockferry because it’s not piped into every restaurant and waiting room.
Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around
I scored when I found a copy of this album with a DVD of the video for “Hurt” at the thrift store. Then I heard the rest of it, and … wow.
Torche, Admission
This album entered the Favorite Edition list on pretty much the first listen.
Various Artists, Living In Oblivion, Vol. 1
I had a copy of this album, but the booklet got water damaged in a refrigerator leak. So I gave it away. Welcome back.
Washed Out, Within and Without
Part of me wishes the cover of the album were homoerotic, but the music on it is great.
Anderson .Paak, Ventura
I’ve heard of Anderson .Paak but not from Anderson .Paak, so a $2 copy of this album at Goodwill, unopened, seemed like a low-risk way to find out who he is. I’m impressed.
Tags: anderson.paak , duffy , hans abrahamsen , johnny cash , picks , purchase log , sonic youth , torche , various artists , washed out
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
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Alabama Shakes, Boys & Girls Bangles, A Different Light Clannad, Atlantic Realm Elliott Smith, Figure 8 Fleetwood Mac, Behind the Mask Front 242, Tyranny for You Gabby Pahinui and Atta Isaacs, Two Slack Key Guitars Grandaddy, The Sophtware Slump Hapa, In the Name of Love John Zorn, The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volumes One and Two Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around Lorde, Pure Heroine Morrissey, You Are the Quarry Mumford and Sons, Babel R.E.O. Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity SING LIKE TALKING, DISCOVERY Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites The Style Council, Confessions of a Pop Group Tricky, Maxinquaye Various Artists, Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them
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ABBA, The Singles: The First 10 Years Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual Krzysztof Penderecki, Violin Concerto (Isaac Stern, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewki) Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein Conducts His Symphonies (New York Philharmonic) New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Percussion Music Stephen Sondheim, Company (Original Cast Recording) The Alarm, Strength
Tags: abba , alabama shakes , atta isaacs , bangles , clannad , cyndi lauper , elliott smith , fleetwood mac , front 242 , gabby pahinui , grandaddy , hapa , john zorn , johnny cash , krzysztof penderecki , leonard bernstein , lorde , morrissey , mumford and sons , new jersey percussion ensemble , purchase log , reo speedwagon , sing like talking , skrillex , stephen sondheim , the alarm , the style council , torche , tricky , various artists
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.
I traveled to Austin for the record convention this past weekend. I didn’t find much of what I wanted, but I did find a lot of what I didn’t know I wanted. This list includes purchases at Waterloo Records and End of an Ear.
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Jamila Woods, Legacy! Legacy! Kronos Quartet with Masha and Marjan Vadat, Placeless
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a-ha, Hunting High and Low Bill Frisell, Before We Were Born Dwight Yoakam, Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room Grizzly Bear, Shields Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison Joy Division, Closer Robert Palmer, Pride Robert Palmer, Some People Can Do What They Like Shovels & Rope, Swimmin’ Time Tomita, The Planets Witold Lutoslawski, Symphonies / Concertos / Vocal and Choral Works
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Branford Marsalis Quartet, Crazy People Music Everything But the Girl, Everything But the Girl Franz Josef Haydn, Streichquartette, op. 20, 2 & 4 (Quarteto Esterhazy) Giovanni Palestrina, Pope Marcellus Mass / Stabat Mater / Three Motets (Pro Cantione Antiqua, Bruno Turner) Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park Marilyn Manson, Antichrist Superstar Megadeth, So Far … So Good … So What! Olivier Messiaen, La Nativité du Seigneur (Jennifer Bate) Olivier Messiaen / Toru Takemitsu, Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony / Takemitsu: November Steps (Toronto Symphony, Seiji Ozawa) Seawind, Seawind The Old 97s, Too Far to Care Soundtrack, Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu Ka? Soundtrack, The Iron Giant Various Artists, Brown Bags to Stardom Various Artists, Boulez, Messiaen & Koechlin Various Artists, Music by Busoni, Franz Schmidt and Lutoslawski
Tags: a-ha , bill frisell , branford marsalis , dwight yoakam , everything but the girl , franz josef haydn , giovanni palestrina , grizzly bear , jamila woods , janet jackson , johnny cash , joy division , kacey musgraves , kronos quartet , marilyn manson , megadeth , olivier messiaen , purchase log , robert palmer , seawind , shovels & rope , soundtrack , tomita , various artists , witold lutoslawski
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Crazy People Music
I bought this album back in high school, before I had any inkling of how to listen to jazz. I didn’t understand it and sold it for cash. Now that I’ve had rudimentary schooling in jazz, I picked it up again at the library book sale. I get it now.
Johnny Cash, American Recordings
I remember the accolades heaped upon this album at the time of its release, but I hadn’t gotten into country music yet. So I had no interest in Johnny Cash. Now that I know more about his life and music, I see what all the fuss was about.
Justice, Cross
This album was listed in the book 1,000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . I found a copy of it at the thrift store. I liked it enough.
PJ Harvey, Rid of Me
To Bring You My Love gets the highest praise among PJ Harvey’s albums, but I couldn’t get into it. I much prefer Rid of Me .
Pop Will Eat Itself, This Is the Day … This Is the Hour … This Is This!
This album got good reviews in all the magazines I read as a teenager, but I hesitated on getting it. I would eventually find a ratty vinyl copy selling for cheap decades later. Teenaged self should have been the one to take that plunge.
Sly and the Family Stone, Stand!
Too many tracks on this album have been licensed to sell products, but somehow, that doesn’t seem to diminish them. Or maybe we’re just more chill about music licensing these days.
Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club
I totally forgot that “Wordy Rappinghood” was a Tom Tom Club track. I dug that track so much as a kid, I annoyed everyone around me by singing it.
Weezer, Weezer (Teal Album)
The meticulousness this covers album takes in reproducing the originals is ridiculous and admirable.
Tags: branford marsalis , johnny cash , justice , picks , pj harvey , pop will eat itself , purchase log , sly and the family stone , tom tom club , weezer
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.
This past weekend was the Friends of the Seattle Library Book Sale, which usually provides a few weeks’ worth of listening.
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Aretha Franklin, Aretha’s Best Atmosphere, Overcast! Beck, Mutations Billy Idol, Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol bis, The New Transistor Heroes Björk, Drawing Restraint 9 Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet Branford Marsalis Quartet, Crazy People Music Daniel Lanois, Acadie David Bowie, Pin Ups Dawn Upshaw, Voices of Light Einstürzende Neubauten, 80-83 Strategies Against Architecture György Ligeti, Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music Jane’s Addiction, Nothing’s Shocking Joanna Newsom, Ys John Zorn, The Gift Johnny Cash, American Recordings Josquin des Prez / Giovanni Palestrina, Motets / Masses Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II Lizz Wright, The Orchard Lovage, Nathaniel Merriweather Presents … Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See Mike Patton, Adult Themes for Voice Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party Osvaldo Golijov, Ainadamar PJ Harvey, Let England Shake PJ Harvey, Rid of Me Pop Will Eat Itself, This Is the Day … This Is the Hour … This Is This! Queen Latifah, Nature of a Sista Robert Palmer, Addictions Volume 2 Roberta Flack, First Take Sonic Youth, Washing Machine Soundgarden, Louder Than Love Spice Girls, Spiceworld Stephen Sondheim, Putting it Together (Original Cast Recording) The Beatles, Yellow Submarine The Mars Volta, De-Loused at the Comatorium The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club William Grant Still, Africa XTC, Nonsuch Yaz, You and Me Both Various Artists, Stay Awake Soundtrack, Pride and Prejudice (BBC Television serial) Soundtrack, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) Soundtrack, Sense and Sensibility
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Dead Or Alive, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know Eleanor Steber, Barber: Knoxville: Summer 1915 / LaMontaine: Songs of the Rose of Sharon Millions Like Us, Millions Like Us Olivier Messiaen, Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum / Couleurs de la Cité Celeste Olivier Messiaen, Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine Olivier Messiaen, Tashi Plays Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time Robert Palmer, Clues Robert Palmer, Double Fun Robert Palmer, Maybe It’s Live Robert Palmer, Pride Robert Palmer, Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast) William Schuman, Symphony No. 3 / Symphony for Strings Yvonne Elliman, Yvonne Soundtrack, A Room with a View
Tags: aretha franklin , atmosphere , beck , billy idol , bis , bjork , bon jovi , branford marsalis , daniel lanois , david bowie , dawn upshaw , dead or alive , eleanor steber , gyorgi ligeti , jane's addiction , joanna newsom , john coltrane , john zorn , johnny cash , josquin de pres , led zeppelin , lizz wright , lovage , mazzy star , mike patton , millions like us , oingo boingo , olivier messiaen , osvaldo golijov , pj harvey , pop will eat itself , purchase log , queen latifah , robert palmer , roberta flack , sonic youth , soundgarden , soundtrack , spice girls , stephen sondheim , the beatles , the mars volta , the white stripes , thelonious monk , tom tom club , various artists , william grant still , william schuman , xtc , yaz , yvonne elliman
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