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The Vinyl Court: Nilsson – Schmilsson

Artist: Nilsson Album: Schmilsson (1971) Purchased at: Yard Sale (Gower, MO) for $1 Harry Nilsson is a forgotten character in the history of rock in many ways. Palling around with The Beatles and enjoying radio play on several songs hasn’t … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: William Elliott Whitmore – The Early Years Box Set

Artist: William Elliott Whitmore Album: The Early Years Box Set (2014) Purchased at: WilliamElliottWhitmore.com for $50 William Elliott Whitmore is a Midwest treasure. His simple delivery of raspy vocals with a kick drum and banjo or guitar is about as … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino

Artist: Fats Domino Album: Rock and Rollin’ with Fats Domino (1956) Purchased at: Yard Sale (St. Joseph, MO) for $.50 Every once in a while a stack of yard sale vinyl yields more than Glen Miller and Herp Alpert albums. … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Blake Mills – Heigh Ho

Artist: Blake Mills Album: Heigh Ho (2014) Purchased at: Trade with another collector Blake Mills is a name you may not have heard much but you’ve likely heard his guitar playing before. He was in the band Simon Dawes before … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Lucinda Williams – Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone

Artist: Lucinda Williams Album: Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone (2014) Purchased at: Hastings (St. Joseph, MO) 3xLP vinyl for $34 A triple album is a lot to swallow. Throughout history double albums (as in the CD version of … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Lucero – That Much Further West

  Artist: Lucero Album: That Much Further West (2003) Purchased at: Lucero Concert (The Crossroads, Kansas City, MO) for $20 As a music fan I do my best to support the artists that I like. Listening to them on Spotify … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Jack White – Lazaretto

Artist: Jack White Album: Lazaretto (2014) Purchased at: Third Man Records (thirdmanrecords.com) for $20 Jack White is a revolutionary artist in many ways. Obviously his bands have shaped the musical landscape for the past decade and a half but now … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Iron Maiden – Live After Death

Artist: Iron Maiden Album: Live After Death Purchased at: Hastings(St. Joseph) for $10 Holy crap was I excited when I saw the top of the “Iron Maiden” logo peeking out from behind a $.99 Janis Ian record. I could tell … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks

Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Blood On The Tracks Purchased at: The Lucky Tiger (St. Joseph) for $16 Buying multiple copies of vinyl records makes more sense than multiple copies of CDs. Condition is always key but sometimes it is just … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Court: The Old 97’s – Most Messed Up

Artist: Old 97’s Album: Most Messed Up Purchased at: Homer’s (Omaha, NE) for $20 Indie bands are doing some really cool things with record releases these days. The Old 97’s for example just released their 10th studio album in April … Continue reading

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