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Random Vinyl 11/2-11/6

Posted at 11:57 AM on November 6, 2009 by Jill Riley
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Monday: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" (1971-US release) Keith Emerson plays the best Moog Synthesizer solo ever at the end of the Greg Lake penned tune, "Lucky Man." We even played it on Emerson's birthday.

Tuesday: Rolling Stones, "Their Satanic Majesties Request" (1967)
In response to The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Rolling Stones went psychedelic with this record. The album cover even resembles "Sgt. Pepper's." We played "2000 Light Years From Home." If you have this LP, make sure to check out the crazy hidden track ("Cosmic Christmas") after "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)." It's a trip. All in all, The Stones do some really cool work on this record, but it's really the only time they would dive into the world of psychedelic rock.

Wednesday: Roxy Music, "Flesh And Blood" (1980)
By the time Roxy Music arrived at their penultimate record, they were already quite a distance from the pulsating urgency of "Do The Strand" and "Love Is The Drug" and sinking ever deeper into the late-night candelabra-vibe that would make their final album, "Avalon," one of the staples of early '80s New Romantic suave'. We played the single "Oh Yeah," and also a few seconds of the album's cover of "Eight Miles High," which is just bizarre.

Thursday: Tammy Wynette, "Greatest Hits" (1969)
The song "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is almost a testament to what Tammy Wynette's soap opera life was. She experienced her share of heartache from her mother abandoning her, all her failed marriages (including her most famous marriage and divorce from George Jones), painkiller addiction and other health problems. She was known as the First Lady of Country Music, a title she wore well.

Friday: Janis Joplin, "Pearl" (1971)
Janis Joplin's untimely death due to a heroin overdose meant she would never see the release of this album. It was released a few months after she died. At the time of this record, she had the Full Tilt Boogie Band backing her up. An instrumental was included on the album and it's only an instrumental because Joplin died before she could record the vocals. It was called "Buried Alive in the Blues." Ironic?

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