Here are the birthday presents that i got at the 5th Birthday of A Vinyl Affair........
New Age – Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea
Oh man this is as golden as the sunset on the cover. Some epicly 80s moments which would make great backing tracks to infomercials. Cool mellow 80s new age vibes. Second album in this series I’ve fallen for. Is it soo bad It’s good?? Yes!! Subjectively!!
Yma Sumac – Voice of the Xtaby & Inca Taqui, Chants of the Incans
Yma Sumac was played in the house by my mum growing up and we all would try to imitate her alien vocal range. She’s plenty fun. I wouldn’t think I need to explain Yma Sumac. An artist where every superlative about them is truth, not hype or sales. I am sold, and I will search out her entire catalog to buy.
I was pretty sure I didn’t really enjoy Esther Phillips music when I last came across it. This one was on Kudu, so for $2 I thought surely at least one gem? The parts where she is not singing are the best parts, which are very few between.
Iron Butterfly – Evolution (The Best of Iron Butterfly)
Whats an Iron Butterfly? Well, it’s the term given to an options trade that uses four different contracts…. Yawnnn… Tell me about the time when Bart Simpson made the church organist play the 17 minute long In-AGadda-Da-Vida after which she collapsed and died, and who killed it the hardest on Iron Butterfly breaks?
Crackerjack Top 20 Disco Hits
Look past the fact that it’s a top 20 disco hits album not performed by the original artists and put out by Music World. Ok, now take in the cover art, stars, checkers, beaming rays. Then you have Mere. Mere Nihoniho. New Zealand’s very own Maori Disco Champ. Way to go Mere! Doing that crackerjack kanikani. Oh shit what is our NZ disco champ wearing? Are those platform shoes? No.. gumboots!!? Hang on, this album was put together by Skellerup Industries Ltd. The gumboot company. And the name of those very stylish blue red and white gumboots are called ‘crackerjacks’. God defend this free land.
City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band – Pipe Major Frank Mackinnon.
Freebee, as it should be for the condition it was in and also it’s a pipe band, I’m not sure if there’s a market at all for these records as there was somehow at one point. Why do I want this? I got my reasons. Pipe it up!
Another freebee. Written and read aloud by Dr Pat W Hohepa and Mrs Ata Pederson. It doesn’t have the book which accompanies the record with the English translations, but that will show up eventually. Ironic that Professor Biggs poorly pronounces Maori in his introduction, but kei te pai, its where the heart is at in every effort. Some interesting phrase selections to learn such as “He ataahua nga kotiro”. For a great podcast which dives into Te Ao Maori check out Taringa.
Eddie Low – The Golden Voice Of
I am searching Eddie’s catalog for something, something different, outstanding, I don’t know… Sadly so far it’s mostly same same. Like other NZ performers at this time, it’s all pretty tame cover songs. There’s an okay version of Joni Mitchell’s Look Both Ways. But nothing really pops on this. I will keep searching.
Baxter & Heenan – Jack Winter’s Dream
James K Baxter play, music by Ashley Heenan the NZSO and a cast of Keywey voice actors. Gold fever dreams, tales of murder, Swagman Jack’s drunk banter, ol timey insults matched equally with poetic phrases “With sheets of love folded I have made our bed…” This albums a deep trip which I haven’t taken all the way yet.
Larry Pruden - New Zealand Composer Edition.
The last time I spent with my dad before he died at age 50 he was sharing his new found enthusiasm for classical music. From a rock’n’roll life to that point where he just wanted to mellow out and listen to Erik Satie. In recent years I’ve been to more NZSO shows than hiphop shows. I don’t know shit about classical and always thinking why these talented orchestras always gotta be playing Mozart and Beethova (H to the Izo) all the time? Surely there’s other composers on the planet? Well there’s this guy Larry Pruden. Soundtracks of “bitter and murderous” histories, of a Maunga and a dedication to the memory of his dad. Pruden is an original, who himself died in his 50s.
Saga of Steam – Stereo Steam Spectacular
There was always going to be a cross over group of train enthusiast and record collectors. Like ol hip hop heads who originally came to appreciate trains through the interest of spray painting on them, as with their interest in collecting records through the hunt for classic breaks.
Rick James – Fire It Up
In the early 80s Rick dated the actor Linda Blair who played the child in the film Exorcist. He later died! [in 2004 at age 54] Coincidence?? I think not! This guy is another conflicting talent where the art is great, but the person not so. Sure, lampoon his drug addiction, but just don’t skip past the fact he landed in jail for some fucked up shit because of it.
Samantha Sang – Emotion
Look at the wash on that cover. This album sounds exactly like the cover looks. Light, soft 80s. The Version of ‘La La La – I Love You’ is a crime. Though her pitch isn’t too far off the Delfonics. This was produced by the BeeGees and their studio team. But don’t buy this. Its garbage. I suspect the sample police would find you if you "borrowed" from this record.
Pieces of a Dream – Self Titled (1981)
Two dollars for some sexy smooth jazzy soul funk you feel in your balls (or ovaries, I can really only speak to my own experience). From an era when people made sweet love albums especially for intimate times. This debut was produced by Grover Washington Jr. These guys have never stopped putting albums out, 22 and counting!
Kool & The Gang – Celebrate!
We’re going to dance and groove all night - Alll night - till the morning light! ah look guys, I gotta go to bed by 9:30, I got an early start tomorrow. You know, work and shit. The 90s was definitely the hangover of the previous two decades. Maybe listening to this just before getting ready for bed wasn’t the right time for it.
Beach House – Teen Dream.
Mint copy of pure pop heaven at a bargain bin price. So many anthems. I can only speculate why the seller wanted to get rid of this. Either something really really bad must have happened to ruin the album for them or they somehow ended up with two copies.
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