Joe's Record Paradise - 6/20/10

Very nice trip to Silver Spring and Joe's Record Paradise today. It's only my 2nd time there and I have a feeling I'll be going back more frequently. Terrific selection and some great rarities.


Picked up the following:

10CC's "The Original Soundtrack" which, of course, features their masterpiece "I'm Not in Love."



Prince's "Kiss" 12" single. Exclusive extended mixes of both "Kiss" and it's stellar b-side, "Love or Money" - one of Prince's best obscure tracks.



The Records self-titled 1979 album featuring their classic single "Starry Eyes"




The Chameleon's amazing "Strange Times" LP



and a sealed copy of The Dead Boys "We Have Come For Your Children"




very happy with my haul today.

Thomas Dolby: "Amerikana"

Thomas Dolby has just released a new 3-track EP called "Amerikana", available only at his website. The tracks are a preview of his upcoming album, "A Map of the Floating City." Earlier this year he had released the preview track "Love is a Loaded Pistol."

It's amazing to hear new TD music after so many years, and the new material sounds terrific. Evidently he will release 2 more EPs and then later in 2010 the full album. Looking forward to it.

Kele: "Tenderoni"

Just picked up the new single from Bloc Party vocalist Kele. It's called "Tenderoni" from his upcoming album "The Boxer."

It definitely continues in the more dance/electronic vibe that Bloc Party had been exploring on their last album. Not sure yet if I'm crazy about it, need to give it some more spins.

new music Tuesday

picked up some new releases today:

Steve Miller Band: "Bingo!"
Drake: "Thank Me Later"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: "Mojo"
Morcheeba: "Blood Like Lemonade"

Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs

ahh... how great it is to hear this album. Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs." Definite underrated gem from the 70's.



Here is the amazing title track, with vocals by the great James Dewar, who recorded an incredible song himself: "Stumbledown Romancer"

Bellydancing-ish @ Substix

Stumbled upon a music blog called Substix, which is really cool.

Especially this stellar mix called Bellydancing-ish - I highly recommend checking it out.




---Tracklisting---
1. Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Follow the Sun"
2. Shocking Blue - "Love Buzz"
3. Nine Inch Nails - "14 Ghosts II"
4. Damon Albarn - "Reedz"
5. Danielle Dax - "Timber Tongue"
6. Beastie Boys - "Eugene's Lament"
7. Ratatat - "Mumtaz Khan"
8. David Bowie - "Yassassin"
9. The Who - "Disguises"
10. The Fall - "Theme From Error-Orror!"
11. Koji Kondo - "Marina Research Laboratory"
12. Danielle Dax - "Ostrich"
13. Ananda Shankar - "Dance Indra"
14. Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Silly Thing"
15. Ofra Haza - "Im Nin Alu"
16. Dead Can Dance - "Indus"
17. Nico - "Into the Arena"
18. Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Lunar Camel"
19. Koji Kondo - "Lethal Lava Land"
20. Dead Can Dance - "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove"

Record and Tape Exchange - June 10, 2010

Hit my local music shop in Fairfax last night, Record and Tape Exchange. They have done some rearranging of the vinyl and I found it very confusing... hopefully it's just the start of an ongoing reorganization process.

The gem I picked up was an excellent copy of The Dream Syndicate's 1982 album "The Days of Wine and Roses." I noticed when I got it home and looked it up on Wikipedia that the cover was different, so I did some research and realized that I got the French pressing issued on Closer Records. I paid $20.00 for it, and the only listing I found online for the French version was on Gemm.Com for $119.00. Seems like I got a pretty good deal.

I listened to the album last night and thought it was terrific.



Also picked up a number of other vinyl goodies:

Roberta Flack: "First Take"
Roberta Flack: "Feel Like Making Love"
The Cult: "Love"
The Cult: "Dreamtime"
Pet Shop Boys: "Actually"
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: "Nine Tonight"
Robin Trower: "Bridge of Sighs"

a Washington-DC Area Go-Go compilation called "Go Go Crankin' - Paint The White House Black"