Archive for the ‘The Album-a-Day Project’ Category

Denny Laine-Holly Days

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Holly Days

One of the great lost McCartney/Wings albums (“McGear” being another one). The vocals are perfect, with Denny Laine leading the way, and on the whole this sounds more like McCartney’s pre-wings solo work than anything else… understated and delightful.

Keepers:

Heartbeat
Moondreams
Rave On
I’m Gonna Love You Too
Fool’s Paradise
It’s So Easy (Listen To Me)

Holly Days

Joni Mitchell-Blue

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Blue

Keepers:

All I Want
My Old Man
Little Green
Carey
Blue
California
This Flight Tonight
River
A Case Of You
The Last Time I Saw Richard

Blue

Mink DeVille-Where Angels Fear To Tread

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Keepers:

Each Word’s A Beat Of My Heart
River Of Tears
Demasiado Corazon (Too Much Heart)
Lilly’s Daddy’s Cadillac
Around The Corner
Love’s Got A Hold On Me
Are You Lonely Tonight?
The Moonlight Let Me Down

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Ween-The Mollusk

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Mollusk

Keepers:

Buckingham Green
Cold Blows The Wind
I’m Dancing In The Show Tonight
It’s Gonna Be (Alright)
Mutilated Lips
Ocean Man
Polka Dot Tail
The Mollusk

Mollusk

Stay With The Hollies

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Stay With the Hollies

Keepers:

Baby Don’t Cry
Little Lover

Stay With the Hollies / In the Hollies Style

Aimee Mann-Lost In Space

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Lost in Space

Some excellent bonus tracks on this one… Aimee Mann is just plain good, you know?

Keepers:

Humpty Dumpty
This is How it Goes
Guys Like Me
Pavlov’s Bell
Today’s the Day
The Moth
It’s Not
Real Bad News [Live]
Nightmare Girl [B Side]
Backfire [B Side]
It’s Not [BBC]

Lost in Space (Spec)

Arthur Alexander-Rainbow Road

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Rainbow Road: Warner Bros Recordings

Keepers:

Rainbow Road
Down The Backroads
In The Middle Of It All
Lover Please
You Got Me Knockin’
It Hurts To Want It So Bad
Love’s Where Life Begins
Go Home Girl
Mr. John

Rainbow Road: Warner Bros Recordings

Land Of 1000 Dunces: Best Of The Bug Outs

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Land Of 1000 Dunces

Keepers:

ABA-Daba-Do Dance – The Tradewinds
Egyptian Shumbia – The Tammys
Snacky Poo, Pt. 1 – The Del-Mars
The Weasel – Little Eddie
The Switch – Race Marbles
The Brain – Jimmy Troy
Rags – T.J. Timber
Beetle Squash – Sonny Boch’s Elephants
Rockin’ in the Jungle – The Oddballs
Ride Your Horse – The Galaxies/The Regulars
Hot Licks – The Rendell’s
We’re Wobbling – Ebbtones
House on Haunted Hill, Pt. 1 – Kenny & the Fiends (pt 1)

Jefferson Airplane-Volunteers

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Volunteers

Keepers:

We Can Be Together
Good Shepherd
Volunteers

Volunteers

Roxy Music-Manifesto

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Manifesto

Keepers:

Angel Eyes
Dance Away

Manifesto

George Harrison-Extra Texture

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Extra Texture

Only one keeper, but it’s a great one…

Keepers:

You

Extra Texture

Byrds-Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Keepers:

You Ain’t Going Nowhere
I Am A Pilgrim
The Christian Life
You Don’t Miss Your Water
You’re Still On My Mind
Pretty Boy Floyd
Hickory Wind
One Hundred Years From Now
Blue Canadian Rockies
Nothing Was Delivered
The Christian Life (Originally Unissued Master Take with Gram Parsons Vocal)

Sweetheart of the Rodeo: Legacy Edition

10cc-Bloody Tourists

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Bloody Tourists

Keepers:

Dreadlock Holiday
For You and I
Reds in My Bed

Bloody Tourists

Joan Armatrading-Whatever’s For Us

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Whatever's for Us

Keepers:

Spend A Little Time
Whatever S For Us For Us
It Could Have Been Better
Conversation

Whatever’s for Us

Strawbs

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Strawbs

Keepers:

The Man Who Called Himself Jesus
Where Am I?/I’ll Show You Where to Sleep

Strawbs

String Driven Thing (1968)

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Early Years Mark Two

This doesn’t bear much resemblance to the (amazing) String Driven Thing that would re-emerge a few years later with Shel Talmy at the knobs, but it’s not bad and the bonus tracks give us a glimpse of what was to come.

Keepers:

One of the Lonely People
Winter Is Coming
Argyle St.
Wonderful Places

Early Years Mark Two

Incredible String Band

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Incredible String Band

Keepers:

Dandelion Blues
Empty Pocket Blues
How Happy I Am
Maybe Someday
Schaeffer’s Jig
The Tree

Incredible String Band

Jim O’Rourke-I’m Happy & I’m Singing & a 1 2 3 4

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I'm Happy & I'm Singing & a 1 2 3 4

Keepers:

A really good album, but no keepers here.

I’m Happy & I’m Singing & a 1 2 3 4

Pentangle-Basket Of Light

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Basket of Light

Keepers:

Light Flight
Once I Had A Sweetheart
Lyke-Wake Dirge
Hunting Song
Sally Go Round The Roses
The Cuckoo
House Carpenter

Basket of Light

Tav Falco’s Panther Burns-Blow Your Top

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Blow Your Top

Keepers:

I’m On This Rocket
Bertha Lou

Behind the Magnolia Curtain / Blow Your Top