Vinyl Distractions

Ramblings about My Records

Tagged: blues music

John Mayall Memories front cover – with a mezzotinted photograph of a young boy (Mayall) with a thick mop of hair, protruding ears and an open-mouthed but perhaps not smiling expression. He appears to be holding an infant, only half of which appears in the frame and has a face of typical infant distress. 0

'70s / Blues / Catchup

John Mayall – Memories

On the previous album, “The Turning Point,” John Mayall stripped his band down to four players, and no drummer. For this 1971 album, Mayall took it a step further, just a trio with Larry...

Lightnin' Strikes front cover – featuring the title stacked to the left, and then Lightnin' Hopkins stacked to the right. Below that is a picture of Hopkins, a middle-aged Black man, wearing a cocked hat, sunglasses, and smoking a cigarette, looking straight at the viewer. 0

'60s / Blues / Catchup

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ Strikes

Here’s another really heavyweight reissue by Lightnin’ Hopkins – I mean, the cardboard has a weight not seen since the early ’60s. Very sturdy gatefold. Verve was always oriented toward quality production, and seems...

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'20s / Blues / Catchup / Colored Vinyl

Larkin Poe – Blood Harmony

Several years into this project, I’m embarrassed: Case in point: I am currently in a phase I call “catchup” – having gotten through the artists beginning with ‘P’ in my collection (last spring!), I’ve...

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...