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Thursday September 02, 2010

RECENT ARRIVALS: Records and CDs

John Mellencamp : No Better Than This

Back to Mono For Mellencamp and T-Bone Burnett

John Mellencamp: No Better Than This
Elvis Presley : 24 Karat Hits

Elvis' Hits Spin Sweetly at 45rpm

Elvis Presley: 24 Karat Hits
Otis Redding : Otis Redding & His Orchestra Live on The Sunset Strip

Otis Redding's Only Live Recording With His Band Finally Issued

Otis Redding: Otis Redding & His Orchestra Live on The Sunset Strip
The Rolling Stones : Exile on Main Street

Exile For the iPod Generation

The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street
Elvis Presley : Elvis Is Back!
Miles Davis : Kind of Blue

A Digital Kind of Blue?

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
More than enough has been written about this album for me to attempt to add anything of value to the mix. It's the best selling jazz album ever and continues to sell the way Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the...
Elvis Costello and the Attractions : Armed Forces

Costello Sees the World

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Armed Forces
Elvis Costello took a quantum songwriting leap on his third album and with a generous six weeks in the studio following a world tour with new songs written, came up with intricate arrangements and sonically sophisticated production that while complex,...
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FEATURES: In Depth Articles, Interviews and Discographies

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IN HEAVY ROTATION: September's 10 featured record reviews

Various Artists : Preservation (... to Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation  Hall Music Outreach  Program)

Stars Line Up For Preservation Hall Benefit Album

Various Artists: Preservation (... to Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program)
Joanna Newsom : Have One on Me

Newsom Has Alot To Say On This 3 LP Fairy Tale

Joanna Newsom: Have One on Me
Top Topham : Ascension  Heights

First Yardbirds Guitarist Gets His Due

Top Topham: Ascension Heights
Dan Dyer : Dan Dyer Vol. 1 and 2

Superb D2D Recording of Intimate Singer Songwriter

Dan Dyer: Dan Dyer Vol. 1 and 2
The Blues Project : Projections
Rickie Lee Jones : Pirates
Rosanne Cash : The List
John Jenkins : John Jenkins
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman : John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

Classic Collaboration Reaches New Sonic Heights

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
  If you didn’t know who was playing behind the honey-voiced Hartman on “They Say It’s Wonderful,” the opening track of this short, thirty one minute set, you’d probably never guess it was John Coltrane or that Coltrane asked Hartman to...
Steve Earle : Townes
  Steve Earle’s dusty, gritty tribute to his late friend Townes Van Zandt issued last year is about what you can usually expect from “tribute” albums. The two met when Earle was still a kid and Van Zandt was already established. If...
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