Friday, October 18, 2013

New Arrivals/Now Playing (Graham Parker, Goblin, Tommy Shaw, Motopsycho + Jaga Jazzist Horns)

A mixture of new arrivals and some older stuff today:

9060388-1

Graham Parker And The Shot - Steady Nerves
(1985) Elektra - 9060388-1
UHF Records, Royal Oak, MI 94¢ (Used)

Great LP from Graham Parker, a guy whose career goes back to the early 70's. If you're a fan of early-ish Joe Jackson and maybe The Clash, you'll probably enjoy this. Touches of power pop, punk, and ska. Nice white label promo on Elektra Records. The jacket's a bit beat, but not horrible.



DW019

Goblin - Goblin Tour EP 2013
(2013) Death Waltz Recording Company - DW019
Purchased at Show $25.00 (Sealed)

Just in time for Halloween! Goblin has specialized in horror film soundtracks for several decades. This is a sampler, pressed on red vinyl, featuring four re-recordings of some of their most popular works. $25 is a tad steep for a sampler, but the boys came all the way from Italy to play for me, so I helped them out. Musically, it leans more prog than classical.  The show was great and I also scored a sweet Goblin t-shirt.

81789-1

Tommy Shaw - Ambition
(1987) Atlantic Records - 81789-1
eBay $7.99 (Sealed)

My first "favorite band" was Styx. I couldn't get enough of them back when I was 15. This is a solo album released by Styx guitarist, Tommy Shaw in 1987. Production is pretty typical mid-80's big rock, but the songs are excellent. Nice guitar tones, as well. $8 is a nice price on a minty sealed copy.



FISH10

Motorpsycho + Jaga Jazzist Horns - In The Fishtank 10
(2003) Konkurrent - FISH10
BestBuy.com $13.99 (Sealed)

One of my recent "favorite bands".  Motorpsycho is a pretty convincing genre-hopping band from Norway. On this LP they team with the avante-garde Jaga Jazzist Horn Section.  Motorpsycho leans in the stoner rock arena the past couple years, but this album (recorded in 2003) is closer to jazz.  Original copies of this on vinyl are pricey.  I found this reissue on BestBuy.com and burned some Reward Zone dollars to score it.  I win.

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