Identity Crisis

Three Hundred Forty-Nine

Artist - Cat Stevens
Album - Greatest Hits
Released - 1975
Label - A&M
Genre - Folk Rock

Tracks:
Wild World
Oh Very Young
Can't Keep It In
Hard Headed Woman
Moonshadow
Two Fine People
Peace Train
Ready
Father & Son
Sitting
Morning Has Broken
Another Saturday Night

I went above and beyond to look for this one particular song and I found it on this album.  A compilation of the best of what Cat Stevens has to offer, this Greatest Hits album drew me in with the first song Wild One.  I don't know how many Cat Steven records I turned over in record stores just to find that one song.

Enjoy!

So Fantastic

Two Hundred Seventy-Six

Artist - Elton John
Album - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Released - 1975
Label - MCA
Genre - Rock/Pop

Tracks:
Side One
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Tower of Babel
Bitter Fingers
Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Side Two
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
Better Off Dead
Writing
We All Fall In Love Sometimes
Curtains

Enjoy!

The Boss Part Deux

Two Hundred Fifty-Nine

Artist - Bruce Springsteen
Album - Born to Run
Released - 1975
Label - Columbia
Genre - Rock

Tracks:
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Night
Backstreets
Born to Run
She's the One
Meeting Across the River
Jungleland

Enjoy!

In Style

One Hundred Ninety-Five

Artist - The Stylistics
Album - The Best of The Stylistics
Released - 1975
Label - Avco
Genre - R&B/Soul

Tracks
Side One
You Make Me Feel Brand New
Betcha by Golly, Wow
Rockin' Roll Baby
Break Up To Make Up
You're a Big Girl Now
Side Two
I'm Stone In Love With You
Heavy Falling Out
Let's Put It All Together
You Are Everything
People Make the World Go Round

Since I'm in a bit of a compilation mood, here is another fantastic record by The Stylistics which I think is the album that will make you fall in and out and maybe right back in love.  Nothing like a little R&B/Soul to captivate you heart and mind to making you feel good about a little love in your life.  Even if you are not in love or if you are going through a breakup, this album will do wonders.  I happened to be listening to this album with a very special person who was listening right along with me.  It's funny how things work.  

Enjoy!

In the Spirit

One Hundred Ninety-One

Album - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Released - 1975
Label - Ode
Genre - Glam Rock

Tracks:
Side A
Science Fiction/Double Feature
Dammit Janet
Over At The Frankenstein Place
The Time Warp
Sweet Transvestite
I Can Make You A Man
Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul
I Can Make You A Man: Reprise
Side B
Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me
Eddie
Rose Tint My World
   A. Floor SHow
   B. Fanfare/Don't Dream It
   C. Wild and Untamed Thing
I'm Going Home
Super Heroes
Science Fiction/Double Feature: Reprise

In honor of the fun festivities Halloween brings, I decided to spruce up the mood with a little bit of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Though I have never seen this movie before in its entirety (I think I stand alone in this one), I still wanted to display it.  

Enjoy!

I'm BACK

As I have been out of commission these past few days, I've been slowly dying simply for the fact that I could not post my vinyl records on this blog.  My vacation is now over and I am back in full force and nothing would make it better than displaying my fifty-seventh pick.

Artist - John Coltrane

Album - The Gentle Side of John Coltrane

Released - 1975

Label - ABC Records

Genre - Jazz

Tracks:

Side A

Soul Eyes (Recorded June 19, 1962)

What's New (Recorded September 18, 1962)

Welcome (Recorded June 10, 1965)

Nancy (Recorded September 18, 1962)

Side B

My Little Brown Book (Recorded September 26, 1962)

Lush Life (Recorded March 7, 1963)

Wise One (Recorded April 27, 1964)

Side C

Alabama (Recorded November 18, 1963)

My One and Only Love (Recorded March 7, 1963)

I Want to Talk About You (Recorded October 8, 1963)

Dear Lord (Recorded May 26, 1965)

Side D

After the Rain (Recorded April 29, 1963)

In a Sentimental Mood (Recorded September 26, 1962)

The Spiritual (Recorded November 5, 1961

Nothing makes me happier than listening to jazz on a day like today.  My first day back to work and I am all kinds of tired.  All day I thought about what I would put on to get me back on track and this was it.  John Coltrane knows how to make me feel relaxed, especially on a day like today.  His sound, his musical talent is just beyond words and with this record, you sense it.  The title tracks alone make you fall in love with what would be heaven upon the ears.  I have a special fascination with jazz, soul or any kind of soft instrumental music.  I like to play it while I eat, while I read, while I cook and definitely while I am relaxing.  

Enjoy!

Back to Basics

This record is one that you have to know or if you don't, get to know it quickly.  To my thirty-fourth pick:

Artist - Ohio Players
Album - Honey
Released - 1975
Label - Mercury
Genre - Soul/Funk


Tracks:
Side A
Honey
Fopp
Let's Love
Ain't Givin' Up No Ground
Side B
Sweet Sticky Thing
Love Rollercoaster
Alone

Okay, this is yet another awesome record (because I only play awesome records) that I decided to display today.  This is takin' it back to back in the day when soul was soul and funk was just plain funk.  One of the best things about this record, other than the fact that every song is awesome, is one of my favorites, Love Rollercoaster.  Which is the ORIGINAL, not the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover.  This is the SEVENTH album by Ohio Players and I capitalize seventh for a reason.  My reason is that because this album cover is so seductive and it's a good thirty one minutes of soul.

Enjoy!