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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Bell Biv Devoe, Poison De La Soul, Timeless: The Singles Collection Fatboy Slim, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F / American in Paris (Andre Previn; London Symphony Orchestra) Laibach, Let It Be Ludwig Van Beethoven, Complete Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Jascha Heifetz) Ludwig Van Beethoven, Complete Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jascha Heifetz) Manu Chao, Clandestino Randy Travis, Old 8×10 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Discord (Untitled 01) Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Takács Quartet, Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 / Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 VAST, Visual Audio Sensory Theater Yo-Yo Ma, Cello Concertos from the New World
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Isaac Stern, Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso / Ravel: Tzigane
Tags: bell biv devoe , de la soul , fatboy slim , george gershwin , isaac stern , laibach , ludwig van beethoven , manu chao , purchase log , randy travis , ryuichi sakamoto , spiritualized , takacs quartet , vast , yo yo ma
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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Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Session
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98 Degrees, 98 Degrees Carlo Gesualdo, Quarto libro di Madrigali a cinque voci 1596 (Ensemble Music D’Arte) En Vogue, The Best of En Vogue Franz Schubert, 21 Lieder (Dietrich Fischer-Deskau) Giya Kancheli, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 (State Symphony of Georgia, Djansug Kakhidze) Glass Tiger, The Thin Red Line Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 2 (San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt) Joe Satriani, Surfing with the Alien John Legend and The Roots, Wake Up! Kylie Minogue, Hits+ Kylie Minogue, Kylie Minogue Mike Mills, Concerto for Violin, String Orchestra and Rock Band (Robert McDuffie, MCS Ensemble, Wade Stare) Ludwig Van Beethoven, Violin Concerto / Sonata No. 10 (Pinchas Zukerman, Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic) Soundtrack, The Hunt for Red October
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Tags: 98 degrees , carlo gesualdo , en vogue , franz schubert , giya kancheli , glass tiger , gustav mahler , joe satriani , john legend , kylie minogue , ludwig van beethoven , mike mills , purchase log , soundtrack , sturgill simpson , the roots
Animotion, Animotion
I owned this album on vinyl, but I never played Side B all that much because the two hit singles were the two first tracks of the album (“Obsession”, “Let Him Go”). This album also had to compete with Duran Duran, Tears for Fears and ABC for my attention, and it didn’t fare well. Eventually, I would sell the record for cash.
I picked it up again at the thrift store and actually gave Side B a few spins. As a whole, the album holds together incredibly well. I went so far as to find the expanded edition reissued by Cherry Red on CD.
Big Black, Songs About Fucking
The arm of Big Black stretches long.
Richard Goode, Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas
Nonesuch offered a priced-down reissue of this boxed set for $25 to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday. That same week, I spotted a used copy of the original boxed set selling for that exact amount.
Sam Hunt, SOUTHSIDE
On Twitter , I said, “I find Sam Hunt simultaneously fascinating and disappointing.” The disappointing part are the bro country lyrics. The fascinating part is the use of hip-hop beats in country, which I hear is actually a thing.
Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You
Spike Lee has been described as someone who doesn’t know how to end his films. I sometimes feel the same about Bruce Springsteen. This album does drag after a while, but the stronger moments rank up there with his most renowned works.
Tags: animotion , big black , bruce springsteen , ludwig van beethoven , picks , purchase log , sam hunt
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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Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard (Premiere American Recording) Animotion, Animotion Aretha Franklin, Aretha Sings the Blues Big Black, Songs About Fucking Justin Townes Earle, Harlem River Blues Ludwig Van Beethoven, The Complete Sonatas (Richard Goode) Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising Sonic Youth, Sonic Death Suzanne Ciani, Seven Waves The Sisters of Mercy, First and Last and Always The Sisters of Mercy, Floodland Various Artists, Tom’s Album
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A Taste of Honey, Twice as Sweet Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand The Knack, Get the Knack Yes, 90125
Tags: a taste of honey , andrew lloyd webber , animotion , aretha franklin , big black , justin townes earle , ludwig van beethoven , purchase log , sonic youth , suzanne ciani , the knack , the sisters of mercy , yes
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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Adiemus, Songs of Sanctuary Ludwig Van Beethoven, The Five Piano Concertos (Rudolf Serkin; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa) My Bloody Valentine, Isn’t Anything Yello, One Second
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John Coltrane, Ascension Martha Argerich, Chopin: The Legendary 1965 Recordings
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Janet Jackson, Control: The Remixes
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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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Benjamin Britten, Peter Grimes Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, 101 Damnations Dawn Upshaw, Angels Hide Their Faces Duffy, Rockferry Easterhouse, Waiting for the Redbird Emma Kirkby / Anthony Rooley, Olympia’s Lament Frank Zappa, Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa Hans Abrahamsen, Schnee Jay-Z, The Blueprint Ludwig Van Beethoven, Beethoven Sonatas: Opp. 53, 54, 57 (Richard Goode) Ludwig Van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 / Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 (Fitzwilliam Quartet) Natalie Merchant, The House Carpenter’s Daughter Olivier Messiaen, Par lui-même Various Artists, Living in Oblivion: The ’80s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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Falco, Falco 3 Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Liverpool Harry Partch, The Bewitched Taylor Swift, 1989 The Beatles, Abbey Road Was (Not Was), What Up Dog? World Saxophone Quartet, Plays Duke Ellington
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Everything But the Girl, Amplified Heart
Tags: anthony rooley , benjamin britten , carter the unstoppable sex machine , dawn upshaw , duffy , easterhouse , emma kirkby , everything but the girl , falco , frank zappa , frankie goes to hollywood , hans abrahamsen , harry partch , jay-z , ludwig van beethoven , natalie merchant , olivier messiaen , purchase log , taylor swift , the beatles , various artists , was (not was) , world saxophone quartet