Today's Purchases (Non-classical)

[jut1972]

Just bought some Bjork albums:





Any Bjork fans here?

2 of the best there (debut and vespertine).   Biophilia was a return to form IMHO.   The first Sugarcubes album life's to good is just brilliant. 

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2 of the best there (debut and vespertine).   Biophilia was a return to form IMHO.   The first Sugarcubes album life's to good is just brilliant.

I love Post in addition to Debut. I haven't explored the rest (yet). Since making this post, I have bought Selmasongs, Medulla, Volta, Biophilia, and two live box sets (Live Box and Voltaic). Once I've explored, and absorbed, all of these recordings, I'll backtrack to her earlier work with The Sugarcubes and also check out other albums outside of her solo career.

[jut1972]

Fair play, when you get into something you get into it...
I wouldn't go anything pre-Sugarcubes, even as a die hard fan I find stuff like KUKL pretty ropey. 

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Fair play, when you get into something you get into it...
I wouldn't go anything pre-Sugarcubes, even as a die hard fan I find stuff like KUKL pretty ropey.

You're a die-hard Bjork fan?!?!? Excellent! I hope to get to that status at some point.

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Might as well update my purchases:

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Oh and I was able to snag an original US release of Bjork's Debut. So now I have the US release and the international release. The main different between the two besides perhaps some slightly different artwork is the international release contains a song called Play Dead which wasn't included on the US release.

[Marc]

Oh and I was able to snag an original US release of Bjork's Debut. So now I have the US release and the international release. The main different between the two besides perhaps some slightly different artwork is the international release contains a song called Play Dead which wasn't included on the US release.

Play Dead.

I like that one.
It's groovy.
It's a stand-still-in-the-middle-of-the-dance-floor-and-move-ur-body-nice-and-slow song.

Or something like that.

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Play Dead.

I like that one.
It's groovy.
It's a stand-still-in-the-middle-of-the-dance-floor-and-move-ur-body-nice-and-slow song.

Or something like that.

Yeah, it's a cool little tune for sure. Surprised it wasn't issued on the US release as the US one ends with The Anchor Song, which is another cool tune.

[Marc]

Yeah, it's a cool little tune for sure. Surprised it wasn't issued on the US release as the US one ends with The Anchor Song, which is another cool tune.

I think that the US release is 'just' the original 11-track cd/vinyl issue from 1993.
Play Dead was not part of the original album and added later, after it gained some fame because of the movie The Young Americans . IIRC, the song was mixed by (the later famous) film composer David Arnold and Björk herself.

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I think that the US release is 'just' the original 11-track cd/vinyl issue from 1993.
Play Dead was not part of the original album and added later, after it gained some fame because of the movie The Young Americans . IIRC, the song was mixed by (the later famous) film composer David Arnold and Björk herself.

Cool, Marc. I don't think I've seen The Young Americans.

[kishnevi]

Made a quick run to Barnes and Noble this morning on the way to work.  Result was"

Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers:  Moanin'
Wynton Marsalis: Standard Time Vol. 2 (not that I have volume 1 yet!--h/t John/MI)
John Coltrane: Blue Train (in some sort of enhanced CD version that's titled The Ultimate Blue Train)

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Made a quick run to Barnes and Noble this morning on the way to work.  Result was"

Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers:  Moanin'
Wynton Marsalis: Standard Time Vol. 2 (not that I have volume 1 yet!--h/t John/MI)
John Coltrane: Blue Train (in some sort of enhanced CD version that's titled The Ultimate Blue Train)

I own all of those. All of them are excellent. Good choice on that Marsalis album. The whole Standard Time series is definitely worth owning. I, too, own that enhanced version of Coltrane's Blue Train.

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Just bought some Alison Krauss:

[Jay F]

Someone else whose name starts with B and ends with K.

To be released Feb. 25.

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[toledobass]

I've always felt a hole in my library and listening depth for not having heard all of the albums, so went ahead and got the box.  Now, I wonder,  do I bulldoze through or do I create or wait for the perfect moment, when the stars align, to listen to each disk, even if that means it takes a long time.  hmmmmm.

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[George]

^
I found it interesting to listen through the set chronologically.

[toledobass]

I'll for sure go through chronologically, but not sure what pace yet.  Sometimes I'll just blast through a catalogue, but sometimes I like to make sure I'm really making space to take in the recording, but that takes some doing sometimes, but I think it'd be worth it with an important catalogue like this.

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[George]

I'll for sure go through chronologically, but not sure what pace yet.  Sometimes I'll just blast through a catalogue, but sometimes I like to make sure I'm really making space to take in the recording, but that takes some doing sometimes, but I think it'd be worth it with an important catalogue like this.

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Sure, and I am sure you already know much of it.

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I've always felt a hole in my library and listening depth for not having heard all of the albums, so went ahead and got the box.  Now, I wonder,  do I bulldoze through or do I create or wait for the perfect moment, when the stars align, to listen to each disk, even if that means it takes a long time.  hmmmmm.

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I think it's best to go slowly through The Beatles' catalog. You really should get to know all of these albums slowly. I made the mistake of going too fast through either a composer's oeuvre or a band's entire discography only to find that I really don't know this music well at all. I'm starting to feel now that it's best to take things a bit slower and really absorb all of these individual sound-worlds. This said, I really hope you enjoy these recordings. My favorite Beatles album is probably Sgt. Pepper's. I really felt they were pushing themselves into completely unknown territory.

[Bogey]

I've always felt a hole in my library and listening depth for not having heard all of the albums, so went ahead and got the box.  Now, I wonder,  do I bulldoze through or do I create or wait for the perfect moment, when the stars align, to listen to each disk, even if that means it takes a long time.  hmmmmm.

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Man, mix 'em up, grab one, and play it for a week straight.  That's what I do now that my son has taken over my Beatles collection.  I will pop my head in the room at 5 A.M and ask for one for the car.  Without looking he will snap one off the shelf and toss it my way.  Never been disappointed.