Friday, August 10, 2007

In London without a turntable. New LP wish list

I've opted not to buy a turntable for my year in London, but I'm still buying used records. In the meantime I'm waiting to return to the US to buy new LPs, and the wish list keeps getting longer.
From Speakers Corner:
Elvis is Back
Lou Reed - Transformer
Louis Armstrong / Oscar Peterson
Sarah Vaughan - S/T
Little Walter - Best of
Coltrane - Impressions

From Pure Pleasure:
Son House
Skip James
Louis Armstrong
Sarah Vaughan
The Only Ones
Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music for the mind & body
Otis Span
Christine Perfect
Buddy Guy - Going Back to Acoustic

From 4 Men With Beards:
Tim Buckley - various
Nico - Chelsea Girl, Desert Shore
Flying Burrito Bros - Gilded
John Cale - Paris 1919
Wire - Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, 154
Velvet Underground - Another View, Velvet Underground
Big Star - Third
Judee Sill - ST/ Heartfood
Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers

From Rhino / Warner:
Van Morrison - Moondance
ZZ Top
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Joy Division box
Doors ST mono
James Taylor
Wilco
Travelling Wilburys 1, 3
Frank Sinatra - Francis, and Jobim
Ry Cooder - Jazz
Johnny Cash I-V
T Rex - Electric Warrior (need to check mastering)
Violent Femmes - ST?
Depeche Mode ??

From Sundazed:
Van Morrison - Blowin Your Mind
Love - Forever Changes
Byrds?? mono, stereo, various titles
Otis Redding - Otis Blue
Love - For Sail, Love
Taj Mahal - ST mono
Spirit - five albums
Moby Grape - various
Paul Butterfield - East West, In My Own Dream
Gene Clark - Gosdin Bros
Pretty Things - ST
Stooges - Fun House, ST, Raw Power
Mike Bloomfield

From Classic Records:
Neil Young - two lives sets, hits
Blue Note
Hendrix
The Who - Sell Out, My Generation etc
Allman Bros - Filmore
Procol Harum - mono
Roy Orbison

I'll refine the list by the time I'm back in the US to something affordable