Aphex Twin's Seleted Ambient Works! Abbie, I am so happy for you!! Richard James is a music pioneer and SAW is his most beautiful record. And Eno's 2nd LP Taking Tiger Mountain! - Robert Fripp from King Crimson is on it.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Spirit song. Granted, Zep ripped off EVERYONE pretty blatantly (not that that's a horrible thing, but they rarely gave credit early on, which IS horrible), but that always felt particularly egregious since it's probably generated a billion dollars for them since it's release and (until relatively recently), Page, Plant and the rest took full credit for writing it.
I actually read Real Life Layla after I first found you here. As a writer myself, it was how I knew you truly know your stuff, and I decided to subscribe here. Glad it’s back.
Just wanted to add that your Love Supreme episode was great & even though you're not a jazz expert, you were able to connect the dots from a rocker's perspective, and if any of those New York jazz-snobs expected more, the hell with them. You mentioned the rockers who were influenced by Trane, and gave very insightful thoughts on the spiritual importance of the album. Plus you mentioned the church of Coltrane in SF, which added depth to your review. Maybe you can do a redux later on, but take it from me, it was a very uplifting episode of vinyl Monday, and I give it an A+
I wouldn't pretend to know Jazz but I do cherish "A Love Supreme". May I also recommend a posthumously released Coltrane album from the early 70s called "Living Space".
@DoctorInsomnia-qw7us I totally agree. I loved that episode. And I am jazzer and studied at the Berklee College of Music (not that that means much in my case). I thought Abby did a fine job and that was a favorite video of mine about a favorite album of mine.
COSMIC SLOP! Now all you need to complete the Holy Trinity of Funkadelic are “Let’s Take It To The Stage”, “Standing On the Verge of Getting It On” and “Tales Of Kid Funkadelic”
Thanks for coming back. What a haul! And thanks for taking care of yourself after the massive effort of producing and performing these outstanding videos, sounds like a well deserved rest.
XTC also went under a pseudonym called The Dukes Of The Stratosphere and released an album called 25 ‘0’ Clock. It’s a really cool 80s psych album with a beautiful psychedelic cover. Good to see you back and great finds!
Great collection update & coming attractions video, Abby. Looking forward to more King Crimson deep dives, as I am a big fan. And also the earlier Fleetwood Mac albums, and the Van Morrison albums. The Tull THICK AS A BRICK album, The Airplane’s album…Among others. And I loved your take on A LOVE SUPREME. And I say that as a jazzer somewhat educated at the Berklee College of Music. A LOVE SUPREME is one of my favorite albums of all time. I thought you did a fine job and is one of my favorite videos by you. So there.
During a road trip in the early 80s, I discovered my favorite radio station of all time, KRQX out of Dallas. One year on April Fools Day, this station celebrated the day by playing one-after-another, every version of “Louie, Louie”, they could get their hands on, which I found absolutely hilarious!
I feel sorry for kids who have not been able to know the joy of holding and diving into an album cover while playing the record. The art, the liner notes , the lyrics, the slipcovers, and any inserts that might be inside concept LPs were a reliable source of joy and entertainment. It was a huge part of social culture that is missing today.
My sister gave me a copy of Hendrix In The West, but it was in such terrible condition, my turntable refused to play it. I spent the next 10 years or so in every used record store and record show searching for a better copy of it. And then one day, the universe smiled down on me and I found it at a record show. It was/is in absolutely wonderful condition and was marked at $5. It's still my finest moment in record collecting. His version of Johnny B. Goode is jaw-dropping.....
That Strawberry Alarm Clock single is a must have. The non album “Birdman of Alkatrash” was supposed to be the “A Side” but DJ’s instead flipped it over and favored “Incense and Peppermints.” Way to go Abby! Looking forward to the new season.
Awesome Abby!!! Great to see you growing your channel 😎😎😎I just signed up for the mailing list. * EDIT* I think it's just so freakin' cool that people are sending you these albums! I can't think of anyone more enthusiastic, genuine, appreciative, and more deserving than you. These albums are in great hands. It's almost like you are giving them new lives, so to speak, another generation. It makes me smile watching you get so happy about these albums. It kind of brings me back to the day when I was scouring record stores for music. I could lose myself for hours just flipping thru records and taking them in as art pieces and making mental notes of records I wanted to dive into when I had the $$. There's ALWAYS one more record. No matter how many you have, you want...you need, it will never be enough. There's always one more to look at, to open, to hear, to discover!! It's always an adventure both visually, aurally, and mentally. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
please never think you are underappreciated by us, never think you are not missed. the schedule must be insane sometimes. today a podcast ( a first brit doll no less,🇬🇧) and an update on the same day!!!? please never think yo....oops already been there, outstayed my welcome. on the other hand the deja vu review on reallifelayla is a different experience where you can let the import of words sink in. going now promise.
Always good to take a break every now and then. No recent additions to my collection. My favorite band of all time Coroner are hopefully releasing an album in 2025 🤞There have been previous speculative release dates and I'm really hoping this time it happens.🤘
Abby: "one of you is going to lose their minds over this" Me: " I am a very composed adult there's no way" Abby: pulls out Thick as a Brick Me: Completely loses his mind
Having been born in the middle of the previous century, and becoming seduced into becoming a professional musician, I might be your target audience. Your Strawberry Alarm Clock LP reminded me of one of my favorite concerts. In 1967, The Beach Boys arrived in Maryland. I was in the front row with my band. The opening acts were an unknown band called "Buffalo Springfields" (yes, misspelled Springfields), and a barely known act called Strawberry Alarm Clock. We were so blown away that we bought the first Springfield album and learned it top to bottom -- which destroyed our career working at teen dances. Oh well. Richie Furay got a laugh out of that when I told him about it years later. Keep up the great work, and try to get to Poco one day. Very influential.
2112 future Vinyl Monday episode. Killer album from Rush. Also Exile on Main Street another phenomenal album. That could be another future episode too.
When I sent you Exile on Main St., I had a feeling you would enjoy receiving the book more than the album itself 😂 jk. I hope you enjoy them both. Good to see you back on RU-vid Abby, take care.
LOVE your videos! As a long-time astronomer, the nebula (not galaxy) on Islands is Messier 20: The "Trifid Nebula", which is in the constellation of Sagittarius "the Archer".
Ritchie Blackmore & Jon Lord of DP and Ian Anderson loom large for me, so Purple and Tull would be cool, but I'm content with whatever is in the pipeline. Good to see you back up. 😊😊
Man i'm so jealous you got Live In Brooklyn !. Sonic Youth is probably my favourite band of all time and Thurston was/is a massive influence on my music. I've been lucky enough to meet Thurston 3 times and he's always been really nice and down to earth.
"Days of Future Passed" is so wonderful, might be a top 10 album for me. The Moody Blues should be mentioned in the same breath as the all-time legends of classic rock; their music is so beautiful. I also love George Harrisons self-titled album.
Wow Abby you are taking me back to my high School days. Revolution, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Dreams. I love the obscure. That Bib Brother album sounds a lot like the per Janis version of the band. Oh she made her presence very well known but songs like Easy Rider pre date her joining the group. I really big your dress. That material looks like Peter Maxx designed it!
Lana Del Rey... I'm 70 years old, and, well, I'm still trying to deal with experiencing her. The last album left me in shatters... Talk about guilty pleasures... NFR anyone?
I'd love to see you cover more jazz, especially 50s and 60s jazz. Brubeck, Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, etc. Or even Pat Metheny, although he didn't get started until the late 70s/early 80s. George Harrison's self-titled album? One of my favorite albums! I originally had it on 8-track tape back in high school, and if I remember correctly, I bought it at a truck stop during a school band trip (I played trumpet in band). I got back on the school bus with it, tore off the plastic wrap and pushed it into the portable 8-track player I carried with me on trips back then to listen to it for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised to recognize the two singles that had been released from the album, but all the songs are interesting, with Harrison's unique style stamped into them, like Here Comes The Moon, a sequel of sorts to Here Comes The Sun. And of course, like all of my favorite albums, I ended up getting it on vinyl and later on cd as well. I also like the early 70s Fleetwood Mac with Bob Welch, so yeah, Bare Trees and especially Mystery To Me. It's so interesting to watch Christine McVie grow as a songwriter during this period. If you're willing to cover later Eric Clapton, I'd definitely recommend 1985's Behind The Sun. This split-personality of an album also has some interesting background, with only some of the Phil Collins-produced songs ending up on the album instead of being fully produced by Phil. And if you like King Crimson, and apparently you do, it's inconceivable to me that you wouldn't like other progrock from the 70s, like Yes, Genesis, and Emerson Lake and Palmer. But some people are just turned off by prog for various reasons. And I really like 80s King Crimson, with Adrian Belew in the lineup, but it's quite a different sound from 70s King Crimson. And while you may not be into singles much, they might be a good way to do shorter videos when you get tired of writing these longer ones, or need a bit of a break. Just a thought.
Abby,”Days of Future Past” by The Moody Blues is,not only one of my favorite albums by the band, but it’s also my first album by this band. I hope that you do an episode of this album and very nice video as always!!!
Great great albums are brought to our attention. So great you also showed us a few classic singles. I vividly remember the moment HEY JUDE was first played on Radio One. It had been announced a few hours in advance.... and everybody joined in to be part of that magical moment. This is how great the FAB's impact was at the time. So great you also re-introduced Van's superb classics...; Keep up the good work !
Awesome stuff! You are correct, I'm Not In Love Is one of the greatest songs/production ever recorded. I will anxiously wait for your video on Red! A week ago I saw 'Beat' in concert doing 80's Crimson.. but Belew and Co. decided to throw the track ' Red' into the set list. It was fantastic 👍
I picked up Bitches Brew for my birthday almost two months ago and I'm madly in love with it! Also, thanks in advance for sitting through Trout Mask Replica for us. It will happen this season. No, I'm not THAT Frank Zappa guy...
Looks like you got an excellent haul of new albums! I can't wait for your reviews of 'Thick as a Brick' and 'Red'. These two are in my top five favorite albums.
The Beatles `Day Tripper/We can work it Out` UK copy is the one that I enclosed with one of my Album packages to you Abigail. I included it because you had stated that it is your favourite Beatles single. The Hollies `For Certain Because` and Moody Blues `Days of Future Passed` were also from me. Just hope you like them.
Some real nice acquisitions there Abby. I hope you pick King Crimson's "Larks" or "Islands" for a season 4 review. Edit: now that I'm further along, "Red" will work too (of course).
That Pretenders - Learning to Crawl album looked to me like it might have originally been purchased at Nico Records in Oslo, Norway? Great album!!!!! Oh yeah, welcome back!!
Adding 2112 to the season will be a fascinating . But…the less regarded, though far more notable album from Rush’s catalog is A Farewell to Kings. This one heralded the double-neck guitars, synthesizers up the yingyang, and massive drum kits with tubular bells and temple blocks.
You are in for a trip...to say the least! Miles Davis, The Mothers, Crimson, Moodies, Tull, Beatles, Hollies. A close tie-in (that I see lacking) would be Procol Harum's first 5 albums and some Gong/Soft Machine on the more fusion/canterbury front
I remember finding that We Love You/Dandelion 45 second hand back in the late '80s. It was surprisingly playable. Maybe that's why it was in the op shop - not what you'd call classic Stones but it was one of the big numbers in the early '80s Paisley Underground because of that. It was in a paper sleeve and on Decca (we followed U.K. packaging in Australia) and original. When either appeared on compliations they left out the audio references to each other that happen at the end of each side. Very cool to finally have them. Still have it.
So nice to have you back Abby!! Yes a break- well, well deserved! What a great bunch of albums- my personal favorite- "Arthur"- by "The Kinks"- a total masterpiece in my opinion. By the way I hope you do something on Buckley's "Grace". His version of "Hallelujah" kind of "resurrected" the song! A great help to Leonard Cohen (I was his friend, record/tour producer/engineer for his later work).
Wow what a great eclectic haul🌟!!. Spiritualized ladies and gentleman we are floating in space, i can remember buying it in 97 and playing it on repeat. Also excited to see psychocandy by the jesus and mary chain, i would love to see that reviewed at some point. And the man i share my bday with jeff buckley, grace and so many others.... ♍️🙌
The Deep Purple album name is pronounced "tally - eee - son". It was the name of an ancient Welsh or Celtic changeling. I owned that as a schoolboy and recommended "Listen, Learn, Read on" as a kind of "Magical Mystery Tour" follow up.
I'm thrilled to see Queen II Loved your Crimson albums (but where's Lizard) Low is my favourite Bowie album but it was produced by Tony Visconti. Brian Eno performed on it.
That Hendrix "Rainbow Bridge" album has my favorite Jimi song of all time- "Hear My Train A' Comin'". Best version ever!! As a side note, Jimi left this world on this day in 1970 :(
YES! that MX-80 Sound is a cool record. avant rock from Indiana, the band were signed to Ralph Records (the Residents label) after their first record, Hard Attack failed to sell. Out of the Tunnel is the first Ralph recording
Yay! THICK AS A BRICK!!!! Love that album! RUSH - 2112!!! My favorite Rush album! (Yes, i also live in the North, eh! ;) ) QUEEN II!!! Old Queen is amazing! Nice additions overall!
Abby, I hate to say it but I just remembered another band who needs a long overdue return to vinyl Monday. Hear me out because I know this is artists records you don’t have a lot of but I’m curious to see what you have to say about this album: Tom Petty. Specifically: the Wildflowers album. It has a very interesting story that would make it a good series finale or a mid season special episode
Glad you're back Abi! Just a heads up about your XTC English Settlement lp... the original American pressings were only one disc, instead of the much better double album released in the UK. Cheers!
You are correct about Jimi doing Sgt Pepper at the Savill theatre in June 1967. It’s in the movie “Jimi all is by my side’ that’s a movie you will like ! But I don’t think it was a few hours to get the arrangements together. I suspect he had the record for a few days. According to the late Tony Bramwell he gave Jimi and Chas a advanced copy at least the week before. But still a gutsy thing to do with Paul in the audience! Lol
Ok so I'm chilling in my PJs, catching up on a little knitting project, and I see ENGLISH SETTLEMENT is in your collection! I actually shouted "YES!" at the screen, then realised, when you gave me shoutout, that I'm basically just a caricature of myself at this point. 😂 Also! That George Harrison album is on my wish-list - I literally almost bought it this afternoon, then talked myself out of it. And 3+3 has one of my all-time-favourite songs on it. I think it got a mention in our crossover episode. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on both of those. Fantastic update!
"Astral Weeks" is my most loved Van Morrison album, closely followed by "Moondance". I also love Jack Bruce "Songs for a Tailor". "Hendrix in the west" has the best version of "Little Wing" on it. The early Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green's soulful voice & guitar, is longer lasting than the later Mac, for me anyway.
Well Abby, I scored the Big Brother and the Holding Company at a thrift store in '03 for 5 bucks. The song Easy Rider is a straight up silly sing along song, and it does have Janis Joplin singing in it, not as the lead singer...it's fun. And of course has nothing to do with the 1969 Movie of the same name. Also If you happen to get a hold of Elvis's LP Moody Blue and the vinyl is BLACK, that's the really rare one, not if it's blue or any other color. LUV LUV this channel🎶😎
George Clinton, Funkadelic wrote a book titled Brothers be yo, like George, ain't that funkin kinda hard on you? George has an encyclopedic knowledge and appreciation of rock music. You'll love it.
I recently acquired the alternative takes/remixes version of Lark's Tongues in Aspic, as a companion piece to my original Larks Tongues in Aspic pressing. Looking forward to you covering this one and the other King Crimson stuff.
I would love it if you did a Vinyl Monday on Moby Grape "Wow." BTW, Your best find by far, Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock. Overall, I'd say that you had about 5 of the records I grew up with as a kid.
Paul McCartney plays the riff to "Foxey Lady" at every concert as a little tribute to Jimi. And yes, Paul was at that show where Hendrix played Sgt. Pepper a mere two days after the album came out. While playing the song, Jimi was going crazy with the whammy bar and got his guitar horribly out of tune. In need of some assistance, Jimi looked into the crowd and called, "Eric?!" Who else but Eric Clapton (HE'S EVERYWHERE!) came on stage and got Jimi's guitar back in tune.
11:03 uhuuuu favourite band king crimson!!! You got me on In The Court! Islands is such a masterpiece, I'm dying to hear your opinion on the arrangements and lyrics!
You will love man and Deke leonard has put out multiple solo albums that are fantastic. Yeah I’m the one who’s requested horses and marquee moon get reviewed. I’m so glad you have them and I am so surprised that you did not have plastic Ono band eight grade I personally think it’s John’s best.
I have Deke's first two solo albums and Clive John's less successful You Always Know Where You Are With A Ferret along with Christmas at the Patti. Used to have Beware the Shadow on cassette which I liked a lot. Surprised the Tafia have made it to the US in this era.
There's a Miles Davis poster on my wall. I'm a fan "In a Silent Way", the prelude to Bitch's Brew. I'm not as familiar with BB, so I'm looking forward to that. Welcome Back!
