February 17th: An Acoustic Album
Andres Segovia,
A Bach Recital (
pic)
Segovia is a name I've heard in passing over the years. But I
didn't really understand the beauty of his playing until I watched a
clip in
Sound City. John Fogerty talks about the sound quality
and the passion of Segovia's playing, and I couldn't help notice. I
found this a little over a month ago. The sound quality is not great,
but the playing is top notch.
February 18th: A Split-EP
Minus the Bear/The City on Film (
pic)
Bob
Nanna gave me this at a show he played at Beat Kitchen in Chicago. I
didn't have a record player at the time, so I initially politely declined.
Thankfully I wised up, took it, and agreed to find some record to play it on.
February 19th: White Vinyl
Everyone Everywhere, self-titled (
pic)
There
are times when you're lucky to be online at the right time. This
fantastic Philly band was selling a very limited number of their second
record at a name-your-price deal. I sent them fifteen dollars and got
this about a month later. Totally beautiful record.
February 20th: A Favorite Record
Tom Waits,
Small Change (
pic)
Hands
down, my favorite Tom Waits album. So much beauty, so much sadness.
Just a classic. However, somehow, after the first play of my 180-gram
reissue, a skip developed on "I Wish I Was In New Orleans." Last year, I
found an original Asylum pressing of this, along with
Foreign Affairs. While the album was dusty, there are no skips on it.
February 21st: A Compilation
The Four Tops,
Anthology (
pic)
Found
this brand new at the wonderful Mad World Records in Denton. Though I
have many of these songs on CD, I don't have the full version of
"MacArthur Park." At $8 for a 2-LP set, I couldn't say no.
February 22nd: Clear-colored Vinyl
Certain People I Know, self-titled (
pic)
This band features Bob and Damon from
Braid and Hey Mercedes. I have never seen them play, but I have enjoyed
this record despite listening to it only a couple of times. I bought
this at a house show in Denton last year where the owner of the label
was selling all kinds of his label's products.
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