Vinyl Distractions

Ramblings about My Records

Category: Jazz

Typical of Me front cover – the title and name of the artist, Laufey, are written in a simple pen text. Between them is a photograph of the singer, appearing to be a polaroid, with rather flat colors. She is posed against a blank wall, harsh shadow behind her. She is looking to her left, her head tilted down toward her left shoulder; her right arm is lightly clutching her left elbow. She is wearing a dark, low-cut top that is held closed only by two frogs about midway down. Two more frogs are open, exposing more skin below. 0

'20s / Catchup / Jazz

Laufey – Typical of Me

Just a bit more than a week after falling in love with “Bewitched,” I was back down the hill at Forever Changes for this little gem, “Typical of Me.” This is an EP from...

Nikki Giovanni The Way I Feel front cover 0

'70s / Catchup / Jazz / Spoken Word

Nikki Giovanni – The Way I Feel

I already wrote about my early experience with Nikki Giovanni, and my wife’s complete fascination with her, back in 2020. So here’s another incredible re-release by Modern Harmonic of a work from 1975. Could...

John Mayall Moving On, still in the original cellophane 1

'70s / Blues / Jazz / Live Album

John Mayall — Moving On

So it happens that I’m touching on this one before I leave the ‘M’ section of my collection, but in fact this begins a long series of “catch-up” entries – the records that I’ve...

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'80s / Jazz / Soundtrack / Swing

Joe Jackson — Tucker

Joe Jackson – Tucker Whereas “Mike’s Murder” just seemed to work as an album, without much consideration of the movie it was ostensibly the soundtrack to, 1988’s “Tucker” is much more of a traditional...

Body and Soul front cover 1

'80s / Jazz / Pop / Rock

Joe Jackson — Body and Soul

Just months after “Mike’s Murder,” this sensational album came out in March 1984; I have strong associations of this album with spring thaws and the smell of that cool air as the snow melts,...

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'90s / Funk / Jazz

Hypnosonics – Someone Stole My Shoes

Every now and then I take a leap of faith that really pays off. I’ve been a fan of the Sundazed label for quite a long time now – starting with some early surf...