LWA Blog — records

Had lunch with a friend yesterday in a nearby town (Albany) that I'm not very familiar with. Afterwards, she pointed out a record store that was a block away (Strictly Vinyl in Albany), so we dipped in. A teenage girl and her father walked in to exchange a Steely Dan record (Gaucho) that had a skip or something. I thought this was for the dad, but it was for the daughter! She went to the racks and was pulling out stuff like Dylan, Springsteen and The Beatles. Clearly the dad had been raising her on a classic rock diet and...

Went to my local record store for some browsing. They had a Japanese pressing of Kate Bush's The Kick Inside which I absolutely did not need but, you know, I bought anyways. It's my third copy of the album. I have a US pressing, the one with Kate wearing the red boots, and I have a grey vinyl version, with the kite album cover. Very recommended, it's an excellent album front to back, no matter what version you have. 

Went to browse in a record store last weekend for the first time in ages. Found the first Bangles album, All Over the Place (1984), for $5. It's such a good album, I grabbed it without hesitation. Solid album with jangly guitars and tight, 60s-inspired power-pop songs. Hero Takes a Fall. James. A great cover of Katrina & The Waves' Going Down to Liverpool. I realize most people might only know them because of Walk Like an Egyptian, from their second album Different Light. But give All Over the Place a chance. It's definitely worth a listen in my book if...