Ray Charles — The Real Ray Charles
This was one of the first records I bought when I started getting vinyl fever again. In the years before moving here, I had somewhat thinned my vinyl collection, ditching a bunch of stuff...
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Ray Charles — The Sensational Ray Charles
Not a lot to say about this one. I picked it up maybe three years ago here at Deep Groove in Phoenixville. On Coronet Records, it’s a compilation album from 1965 — but it’s...
Ray Charles – In Person
This is one I picked up just a couple of years ago, at Deep Groove Records here in Phoenixville. I’ll be honest — given naming conventions of the ’50s and ’60s, I didn’t necessarily...
Ray Charles – Yes Indeed!
This was another Ray album I only picked up recently. Man, these old Atlantic pressings sound sweet, even . . . holy cow, 60 years later. It was only his third studio album, and...
Ray Charles – Ray Charles at Newport 1958
Ray Charles. What can you say about Ray Charles that hasn’t already been said? He occupied an interesting space as I was growing up – acknowledged as a genius, ubiquitous on the “oldies” stations,...
Booker T. & the MG’s – The Best of Booker T. & the MG’s
Despite having a great love for the Stax/Volt sound, despite loving almost everything they ever produced, I have to admit that I rarely put on Booker T and the MGs. When I go instrumental,...
Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond, Dr. John — Triumvirate
I found this last summer, when Forever Changes was still in pop-up mode, feeding my need once a month instead of all the time (not complaining – having a great record store where I...
Billy Vera and the Beaters – By Request: The Best of Billy Vera and the Beaters
Another one being inserted out of alphabetical order because I insist on buying more vinyl. It’s often the case that there are artists out there whose names I have heard dozens, hundreds, perhaps thousands...
Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 5
A long time ago now, when I first started this project to look at my entire vinyl collection in alphabetical order, I raved about Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974 Volume 6, which covered the...
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