Latest vinyl finds – From Stephen Stills and Roberta Flack to The Faces and Chet Atkins (Aug./09)

Posted on Wed Aug 5 2009 at 4:48 pm in the category Latest vinyl finds -- Copyright notice

A good lot of records this month, with many in near mint condition bought for .50 cents a piece (including Stephen Still’s debut that includes Hendrix and Clapton on a tune each):

  • Alan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe (1976)
  • Alan Parsons Project, Pyramid (1978)
  • Joan Armatrading, Joan Armatrading (1976)
  • Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion (1977)
  • Joan Armatrading, Steppin’ Out (1979)
  • Chet Atkins, The Guitar Genius (1963)
  • Chet Atkins, The Best of Chet Atkins (1964)
  • Beatles, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967; better copy)
  • Harry Belafonte, Belafonte
  • Tony Bennett, I Wanna be around. . . (1963)
  • Bunny Berigan, I Can’t Get Started (1978)
  • David Bowie, Let’s Dance (1983)
  • Tracy Chapman, debut (1988)
  • Nat King Cole, Ramblin’ Rose (1962)
  • Nat King Cole, Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (1963)
  • Phil Collins, Face Value (1981)
  • Neil Diamond, Stones (1971)
  • The Faces, Coast to Coast – Overture and Beginners (1974)
  • Roberta Flack, Killing Me Softly (1973)
  • Daryl Hall, Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986)
  • Bruce Hornsby and the Range, The Way It Is (1986)
  • Janis Ian, Aftertones (1975)
  • Ink Spots, The Best of the Ink Spots (2 LP; 1965)
  • Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
  • Klaatu, Sir Army Suit (1978)
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy (1980)
  • Level 42, Running in the Family (1987)
  • Lighthouse, Thoughts of Movin’ On (1971)
  • The Mamas and the Papas, 16 of Their Greatest Hits (1966-69)
  • Melanie, The Best . . . Melanie (2 LP; 1972)
  • Peter, Paul and Mary, Ten Years Together (1970)
  • The Police, Ghost in the Machine (1981)
  • Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson (1987)
  • Santana, Santana (1969)
  • Simple Minds, New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84 (1982)
  • Simple Minds, Sparkle in the Rain (1983)
  • Simple Minds, Once Upon a Time (1985)
  • Stephen Stills, Stephen Stills (1970)
  • Stills-Young Band, Long May You Run (1976)
  • Sting, Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
  • Strawbs, From the Witchwood (1971; with Rick Wakeman on keyboards)
  • 10cc, Deceptive Bends [with cover by Hignosis] (1967
  • B. J. Thomas, Billy Joe Thomas [with Stevie Wonder on Harmonica] (1972)
  • Ultravox, Rage in Eden (1981)
  • Midge Ure, The Gift (1985)
  • Stevie Ray Vaughn, Couldn’t Stand the Weather (1984)
  • Rick Wakeman, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975)
  • Barry White, Greatest Hits (1973-75)
  • Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood (1977)
  • Neil Young, Hawks and Doves (1980)

A few more:

  • Earth, Wind, and Fire, Electric Universe (1983)
  • The Elephant’s Child (narration Jack Nicholson, music Bobby McFerrin 1987)
  • Marvin Gaye, Midnight Love (1982)
  • Moody Blues / Justin Hayward and John Lodge, Blue Jays (1975)
  • Grand Funk Railroad, Good Singin’, Good Playin’ (Frank Zappa produced; 1976)
  • Stan Kenton, Kenton’s West Side Story (1961)
  • Men at Work, Cargo (1983)
  • Paul Simon, Graceland (1986)
  • Spyro Gyra, Catching the Sun (1980)
  • Midge Ure, Answers to Nothing (1988)

Tail end of August:

  • Bruce Cockburn, Bruce Cockburn (debut; 1970)
  • Bruce Cockburn, Salt, Sun, and Time (1974)
  • Bruce Cockburn, Further Adventures of (1978)
  • Jimi Hendrix,  Midnight Lightning (1975)

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