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Got myself a copy of the new issue of double fantasy, the one with the stripped down and remastered CDs.

I'm not terribly familiar with the JL solo stuff, but the stripped down thing sounds bloody great. Really really adds to the music. The remastered version is like listening to a badly overcompressed CD instead....

Mavis Staples - You are not alone



Picked this up in freebird I think - its the second double LP, 45rpm album I've got recently for I think 19.99 (grizzlybear yellow house was the other one). What great value!!

Lovely album, the odd track that doesn't live up to its mates, but excellent nonetheless.

Tracklisting

1. Nick Cave - Ramblin' Mind
2. Mark Lanegan - Constant Waiting
3. The Raveonettes - Free To Walk
4. Debbie Harry - Lucky Jim
5. Lydia Lunch - My Cadillac
6. David Eugene Edwards - Ramblin' Mind
7. The Sadies - Constant Waiting
8. Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell - Free To Walk
9. Lydia Lunch - St. Marks Place
10. Crippled Black Phoenix - Bells On The River
11. Cypress Grove - Ramblin' Mind
12. Johnny Dowd - Constant Waiting
13. Nick Cave & Debbie Harry - Free To Walk
14. Mick Harvey - The Snow Country
15. David Eugene Edwards & Crippled Black Phoenix - Just Like A Mexican Love
16. Lydia Lunch, Dave Alvin, And The JLP Sessions Project - Walkin' Down The Street (Doin' My Thing)

Love at first Listen
Great offerings from Nick Cave, Cypress Grove, Mark Lanegan & Isobell Cambell

Johnny Dowd and Crippled Black Phoenix were maybe a bit off of the mark.

All told, a treat though.

Fran wrote:Got myself a copy of the new issue of double fantasy, the one with the stripped down and remastered CDs.

I'm not terribly familiar with the JL solo stuff, but the stripped down thing sounds bloody great. Really really adds to the music. The remastered version is like listening to a badly overcompressed CD instead....

Fran, I bit the bullet and picked up a copy today looking forward to a full listen later

I have the CD version of the Mavis Staples and I think it’s the best thing she has done in quite a while, mind you double 45 rpm LP…

Donovan: Fairytale....



....subtitled Songs for Sunshine People this gives a big clue to its vintage. I remember coming across these songs in my early teens and how I loved them!

Some more "Hippy" music....

Cleaning my vinyl collection slowly ( no sniggering at the back!) so reliving my teen years!

JAW wrote:Cleaning my vinyl collection slowly ( no sniggering at the back!) so reliving my teen years!

I actually have the original vinyl of that :) What a barnstorming sound they managed to concoct
with a little bit of help from mad Andrew. Fabulous....