What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

earlier...

Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
(1971, Warner Bros)





now...


Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado
(1980, Polydor) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIF in the deadwax

Buddy Holly - For The First Time Anywhere
(1983, MCA) KPG/MCA in the deadwax



I found this one in a plain white cover with the LP in NM shape. Thanks to Steve Hoffman for these gems.

from a 1987 Rolling Stone review

Last September, while rummaging in the mustier reaches of the MCA tape archives in Los Angeles, Steve Hoffman, head of the company's catalog-research-and-development department, came across a long-forgotten box marked "Do Not Use." Inside were some ancient tapes and another label: HOLLY. Rockets went off in Hoffman's head. He realized immediately that these were the master tapes of ten tracks that, although listed on Buddy Holly's MCA artist card, had never before been located. The songs, recorded between the end of 1955 and January 1958, captured Holly in all his wild rockabilly splendor, wailing for the ages. It is something of a public service that these tracks have finally been released on an album, For the First Time Anywhere.

earlier...

The Stooges - Funhouse
(1970, Elektra) 2002 Sundazed pressing





now...

Led Zeppelin - Coda
(1982, Swan Song) RAYS in the deadwax, side 1; mastered by Ray Staff

The Beatles - 20 Greatest Hits
(1982, Capitol) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally in the deadwax, both sides

George Harrison - Living In the Material World
(1973, Apple) Hare Krishna / Hare Rama in the deadwax, sides 1/2

McCoy Tyner - Extensions
(1972, Blue Note) VAN GELDER in the deadwax




recorded in 1970 with Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Alice Coltrane.

The Velvet Underground & Nico - self titled
(1967, Verve) V6-5008 Side 1 MGS-558 REV / V6-5008 Side 2 MGS-559 RE-1 --> in the deadwax, side 1/2




looks like this is a 1968 issue with version 4 of the cover with the unpeelable banana.

earlier...

Frank Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
(1982, Barking Pumpkin)





now...

Jefferson Airplane - Long John Silver
(1972, Grunt)

Nilsson - Pussy Cats
(1974, RCA)




Purchased from the cut-out bins back in the mid 70s.

Yes - Fragile
(1972, Atlantic)




R 120107 "Manufactured by RCA Music Service, Indianapolis, Ind. under license" on the back cover.

Love - Forever Changes
(1967, Elektra) 2012 issue

now...

Steve Howe - The Steve Howe Album
(1975, Atlantic)





earlier...

Yes - Yesterdays
(1974, Atlantic)

Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
(1975, Epic)

Hot Tuna - Final Vinyl
(1979, Grunt) KENDUN JG in the deadwax, mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders

The Who - Live At Leeds
(1970, Track) UK pressing