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Early Vinyl Record Buys

Peter R. Furlong, PhD

Our memories of events that occurred in the fifties, sixties, and seventies are to some degree faulty and maybe downright fabricated. My memories are honest and this brief story is…

Everybody Digs Bill Evans—Record Store Day Giveaway

“Everybody Digs Bill Evans” Bill Evans Trio Recorded: December 15, 1958 Release Date: End of March 1959 The recording captures Evans at a time when he frequently played extended musical…

A Record Story—"An Ode to Vinyl"

Snap, crackle, pop! Is that the sound of a bowl of Rice Krispies or an abused record? In a blind test, 7 out of 10 listeners couldn’t tell the difference…

Long Play on The Nightside

It’s called “Long Play” and it gives Nightside host Andy O’ the opportunity to explore the longest tracks of the vast KUVO library… “Concierto de Aranjuez” (19:05) written by Joaquin…

Vinyl Vault—"Yr." by Steve Tibbitts

It’s guitar nirvana on the next Vinyl Vault when we feature a 1980 release from Steve Tibbitts entitled “Yr.” This was Tibbitts’ second album and was originally released on Tibbitts’…

Vinyl Vault—Chick Corea, Again and Again

This Week the Vinyl Vault continues its remembrance of Chick Corea by featuring his 1983 album “Again and Again; The Joburg Sessions” on the Elektra Musician label. Corea passed away…

Vinyl Vault—Chick Corea's Touchstone

The Vinyl Vault remembers Chick Corea with his 1982 album “Touchstone” released on Warner Brothers Records. For this album, Corea assembled a different band for each of the six compositions…

Vinyl Vault—Freddie Hubbard, Polar AC

Like so many of the top jazz artists of great longevity, Freddie Hubbard recorded for many different record labels over the years. And like many of his contemporaries, that included…

Vinyl Vault—Finesse by John Klemmer

This week the Vinyl Vault goes to the mellow side with a 1983 release from tenor sax man John Klemmer and his album “Finesse.” The album was released on the…

Vinyl Vault—Tom Cat

This week’s Vinyl Vault features a mid-70s West Coast fusion classic: “Tom Cat” by Tom Scott and the L.A. Express. Recorded in 1973, it was released on Ode Records in…

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