October 4th Newsletter

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  • The Donnas – Turn 21 (Blue Vinyl)
    The Donnas – Turn 21 (Blue Vinyl)
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    Blessed with a formidable front woman in Brett Anderson, a guitar heroine in Allison Robertson, and a pummeling rhythm section in bassist Maya Ford and drummer Torry Castellano, The Donnas […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – Get Skintight
    The Donnas – Get Skintight
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    1999’s Get Skintight was The Donnas’ third album in three years, but, with such bangers as “I Didn’t Like You Anyway,” “You Don’t Wanna Call,” and “Hyperactive,” the girls show […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – The Donnas (Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl)
    The Donnas – The Donnas (Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl)
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    Recorded when they were still in high school, The Donnas’ 1997 debut was and will forever be one of the most infectious, sing-along slabs of punk ever waxed. Owing no […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
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    You’ve heard Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drum on more albums than you can count. Besides releasing some 30 albums as a bandleader, and acting as Aretha Franklin’s musical director, Purdie played […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Deicide – Deicide (Metallic White & Red “Centurion” Vinyl)
    Deicide – Deicide (Metallic White & Red “Centurion” Vinyl)
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    Are you ready to experience the definitive death metal album? Deicide’s 1990 self-titled debut is not just one of the genre’s top-selling releases (if it’s not #1, it’s top three); […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
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    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Chester Thompson – Powerhouse (Blue With Black Swirl Vinyl)
    Chester Thompson – Powerhouse (Blue With Black Swirl Vinyl)
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    With long-standing stints in Tower of Power and Santana, Chester Thompson just might be the most decorated and distinguished keyboardist in all of rock and R&B, let alone of the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Norma Tanega – Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog (Green & Purple Vinyl)
    Norma Tanega – Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog (Green & Purple Vinyl)
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    The theme song “You’re Dead” to the FX show What We Do in the Shadows has fostered a new appreciation for the singular talent that was Norma Tanega. And it’s […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
    Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
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    Every Cowboy Junkies album is a sonic treat, full of gorgeous guitar tones from Michael Timmins, haunting vocals from Margo Timmins, and beautiful arrangements, and 1996’s Lay it Down is […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
    The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
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    Better production? Check. Better musicianship? Check. A more mature attitude? $#@! no! Released just a year after The Donnas’ first, self-titled record, American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
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    In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
    East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
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    The only conceivable reason this 1973 album isn’t generally recognized as a soul-funk classic is because it came out on Bernard Purdie’s Encounter label, which mustered only five LP [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
    George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
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    This soul-funk nugget, released in the early ’70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott’s Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
    Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
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    Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest—and certainly the most swinging—jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
    Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
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    In between acting as Producer on all of the Black Jazz label releases, keyboardist Gene Russell also cut two fine albums for the imprint, of which this is the second, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
    Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
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    The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020. This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gene Russell – New Direction
    Gene Russell – New Direction
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    The first album released by the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black Jazz, it was only […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz