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Post by Ed on Mar 15, 2015 14:41:46 GMT
I like the idea of discovering new albums that are old enough to be celebrated in 2015. I'll try and update with two albums every post. Starting with an album that's completing 30 years and another one that's almost 40 years old.  GEORGE SHEARING - Grand Piano (1985)1. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:31 2. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:48 3. "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:44 4. "Nobody Else But Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:31 5. "Imitations" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:43 6. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John La Touche) – 2:39 7. "If I Had You" (James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:50 8. "How Insensitive" (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 3:16 9. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:50 10. "While We're Young" (Billy Wilder) – 5:03 I'm a sucker for piano-driven albums and such so I really liked this one. It's full on Spotify, YouTube hardly has any of the songs. "It Never Entered My Mind" is so beautiful, I can't remember the film I relate this song to. "How Insensitive" is quite haunting too, great work by Jobim. "Imitations" was pretty decent too, his composition.  HERBIE HANCOCK - Man-Child (1975)1. "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" (Hancock, Ragin, Jackson) — 7:29 2. "Sun Touch" — 5:11 3. "The Traitor" (Hancock, Ragin, Johnson, Shorter) — 9:38 4. "Bubbles" (Hancock, Ragin) — 9:02 5. "Steppin' in It" — 8:41 6. "Heartbeat" (Hancock, Ragin, Jackson) — 5:16 Also on Spotify but YouTube has many links, including this one: I was blown away by Man-Child. Even the long tracks are so addictive, I could listen to them for hours. I guess I'll have to check out Mr. Hancock's entire discography. |
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Post by JohnNF on Mar 16, 2015 6:32:40 GMT
are all of us open to posting on this? Plenty of good 1995-1985-1975-1965 albums (2005 feels so recent still lol)
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Post by Ed on Mar 21, 2015 21:56:19 GMT
are all of us open to posting on this? Plenty of good 1995-1985-1975-1965 albums (2005 feels so recent still lol) Sure! I moved the thead to Classics, it fits better here. |
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Post by Ed on Mar 21, 2015 22:16:27 GMT
This one just turned 15!  IAN ANDERSON - The Secret Language of Birds (2000)1 - "The Secret Language of Birds" – 4:17 2 - "The Little Flower Girl" – 3:37 3 - "Montserrat" – 3:21 4 - "Postcard Day" – 5:07 5 - "The Water Carrier" – 2:56 6 - "Set-Aside" – 1:29 7 - "A Better Moon" – 3:46 8 - "Sanctuary" – 4:42 9 - "The Jasmine Corridor" – 3:54 10 - "The Habanero Reel" – 4:01 11 - "Panama Freighter" – 3:21 12 - "The Secret Language of Birds, PT. II" – 3:06 13 - "Boris Dancing" – 3:07 14 - "Circular Breathing" – 3:45 15 - "The Stormont Shuffle" – 3:20 16 - Extra Track Intro (unlisted) – 0:08 17 - "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" (unlisted) – 2:50 18 - "Thick as a Brick" (unlisted) – 2:37 I didn't even know Anderson. Anyone? His use of flutes is just...  Loved the folk sound and the instruments go really well together. Available on Spotify and this link: |
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Post by trebor on Apr 13, 2015 19:02:53 GMT
KRAFTWERK - Radio-Activity / Radio-Aktivität (1975) A1. "Geiger Counter" ("Geigerzähler") – 1:07 A2. "Radioactivity" ("Radioaktivität") – 6:42 A3. "Radioland" – 5:50 A4. "Airwaves" ("Ätherwellen") – 4:40 A5. "Intermission" ("Sendepause") – 0:39 A6. "News" ("Nachrichten") – 1:17 B1. "The Voice of Energy" ("Die Stimme der Energie") – 0:55 B2. "Antenna" ("Antenne") – 3:43 B3. "Radio Stars" ("Radio Sterne") – 3:35 B4. "Uranium" ("Uran") – 1:26 B5. "Transistor" – 2:15 B6. "Ohm Sweet Ohm" – 5:39 A2 - A4 + B1 - B4: written by Hütter/Schneider/Schult A1, A5 & A6 + B5 & B6: written by Hütter/Schneider
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Post by trebor on Apr 14, 2015 6:43:48 GMT
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Post by trebor on Apr 14, 2015 7:51:44 GMT
Celebrating 50 years: The Beatles: "Help!" (1965) A1. "Help!" - 2:18 A2. "The Night Before" - 2:33 A3. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" - 2:08 A4. "I Need You" - 2:28 A5. "Another Girl" - 2:05 A6. "You're Going to Lose That Girl" - 2:17 A7. "Ticket to Ride" - 3:10 B1. "Act Naturally"- 2:29 B2. "It's Only Love" - 1:54 B3. "You Like Me Too Much" - 2:35 B4. "Tell Me What You See" - 2:36 B5. "I've Just Seen a Face" - 2:04 B6. "Yesterday" - 2:03 B7. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - 2:53 A1 + A3 + A6 + B2 + B7: written by John Lennon A2 + A5 + B5 - B6: written by Paul McCartney A4 + B3: written by George Harrison A7 + B4: written by John Lennon / Paul McCartney B1: wirtten by Ringo Starr  |
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Post by trebor on Apr 14, 2015 8:56:28 GMT
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Post by Martin on Apr 14, 2015 9:06:16 GMT
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Post by trebor on Apr 16, 2015 8:31:47 GMT
Celebrating 70 Years! Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra: "Cugat's favorite Rhumbas" (Columbia C-110 / 1945)
 Set C-110 Front (Full Resolution)Set C-110 Back (Full Resolution)A1 36850 (CO 38450) - Begin The Beguine - (Written-By – Cole Porter) A2 36850 (CO 34920) - Say "Si Si" (Para Vigo Me Voy) - [Vocals [Chorus] – Del Campo] (Written-By – Lecuona, Luban) B1 36851 (CO 34758) - Estrellita (My Little Star) - (Written-By – Ponce) B2 36851 (CO 34834) - La Golondrina (The Swallow) C1 36852 (CO 34849) - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) (Written-By – Utrera, Menendez) C2 36852 (CO 34919) - Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) - [Vocals [Chorus] – Del Campo] (Written-By – Velazquez) D1 36853 (CO 34835) - La Paloma (The Dove) - [Vocals [Chorus] – Hermanas Boyd (Boyd Triplets)] (Written-By – Yradier) D2 36853 (CO 34833) - Celito Lindo (Blue Skies) - [Vocals [Chorus] – Hermanas Boyd (Boyd Triplets)] 4x 10" 78RPM (Shellac) |
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Post by trebor on Apr 16, 2015 8:36:15 GMT
Celebrating 50 Years! - Billboard Country #1 Buck Owens (And His Buckaroos): "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" (Capitol ST 2283 / 1965) Full front cover (Capitol ST 2283) A1 - "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" (Harlan Howard, Buck Owens) – 2:12 A2 - "Trouble and Me" (Howard) – 1:54 A3 - "Let the Sad Times Roll On" (Owens, Red Simpson) – 2:14 A4 - "Wham Bam" (Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich) – 2:01 A5 - "If You Fall Out of Love With Me" (Owens, Owens) – 2:15 A6 - "Fallin' for You" (Owens, Owens, Rich) – 2:01 B1 - "We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll" (Owens) – 2:15 B2 - "The Band Keeps Playin' On" (Red Simpson, Fuzzy Owen) – 3:02 B3 - "The Streets of Laredo" – 2:55 B4 - "Cryin' Time" (Owens) – 2:30 B5 - "A Maiden's Prayer" (Bob Wills) – 2:33 B6 - "Memphis Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) – 2:27 |
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Post by Ed on Apr 16, 2015 19:12:38 GMT
Favorite Rhumbas: wow, that was cool, I love to dance and this gave me ideas lol! Shame the audio quality is not the best but we can forgive our oldest album yet!
Buck Owens: not too keen, nice instrumental but I tend to find it boring.
Stormbringer: that fantasy cover is awesome! The Gypsy was instant to me, so epic! Just added to my playlist. I'll check the entire album with more time later.
Glenn Miller: I wouldn't listen to this if not in a film context, for example.
Help!: I knew most of the tracks without knowing they're from Help!. I like it, especially You Got to Hide Your Love Away.
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Post by trebor on Apr 16, 2015 21:46:35 GMT
Favorite Rhumbas: wow, that was cool, I love to dance and this gave me ideas lol! Shame the audio quality is not the best but we can forgive our oldest album yet! Buck Owens: not too keen, nice instrumental but I tend to find it boring. Stormbringer: that fantasy cover is awesome! The Gypsy was instant to me, so epic! Just added to my playlist. I'll check the entire album with more time later. Glenn Miller: I wouldn't listen to this if not in a film context, for example. Help!: I knew most of the tracks without knowing they're from Help!. I like it, especially You Got to Hide Your Love Away. Xavier Cugat: Rhumbas. Was chuckling and amazed at the same time when listening to this. The records in the 1940s came in sets (Box Sets) and they were shellacs 10" 78RPM. The graphic design is so #hipster cool. I find these journeys into the past to be quite entertaining and educative. Sorry about the audio. Buck Owens: Love it (obviously). It's surprisingly not dusty and conservative as you might expect from a country record of the 60s. Bad audio here as well. Deep Purple: Wasn't familiar with that song. Love it! Will check out the parent album next; it's actually a 1974 release and not 1975 (but I'm digressing). Glenn Miller: I found this to be really educative. Was surprised that I knew some of the some songs outside of Mood & Serenade. Cool graphic design! The Beatles: I knew some of the songs and, same as you, was surprised that some tracks are found on this album. Must watch the movie next. Really enjoy doing historical research and preparing these posts.  |
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Post by trebor on Apr 16, 2015 21:51:29 GMT
Grat pick! Fantastic track. Played it multiple times at full blast! Are you sure about 1975?; I have this as a 1974 record. Just saying; no offence. |
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Post by Martin on Apr 17, 2015 12:53:50 GMT
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Post by Ed on Apr 19, 2015 19:01:20 GMT
@rob I know, it's fun to dig some "forgotten" albums!
20 Mothers - what a random artwork that was! hahaha Literally 20 moms just there.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is beautiful! The use of cello is not very common in popular music/rock so I loved it.
Try Try Try: quite catchy!
Adam and Eve Hit the Road: lol wasn't expecting this!!!!
Just Like Pooh Bear... nor this!!! Awesome Depeche Mode-y beat.
Senile Get: yesss crazy lyrics and addictive beat.
Some of the guitars and the feeling overall reminded me a bit of R.E.M., what doesn't mean Cope lacks personality. Great album to discover in this rainy day down here, Martin!
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Post by Martin on Apr 20, 2015 0:40:59 GMT
For years I thought I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, was actually I Wandered Lonely As A Clown. My mate taped the album for me back in the day and didn't put song titles on it and it was a years before I bought it for myself, saw the track listings and realised my error! I still sing "clown" though in my head. lol I actually prefer the thought of the song being about a lonely wandering clown!
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Loved the folk sound and the instruments go really well together. Available on Spotify and this link:
