| I'll start with the cds I'd take if stranded on a desert island. In fact, you can bet these are always on my antiquated mp3-cd player in months abroad: | ||
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| Rain Dogs
by Tom Waits $9.99 Rain Dogs, 1985, is the fulcrum in Tom Wait's evolution from country/folk/blues influence towards world melange and experiment... | If I Should Fall from Grace with God
by The Pogues $10.99 I don't have any of the new remastered stuff with bonus tracks--in my day you had to buy the import for an arm and a leg, and ... | Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert John...
by Various Artists $11.98 One of my favorite blues compilations. I never get tired of this one. |
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| Buena Vista Social Club
by Ry Cooder $13.99 I played this once in class, and I've never seen so many students in such a groove drawing. Universally amazing, pure magic. | Fast Man Raider Man
by Frank Black $19.98 Great double album, but I seem to like everything Frank Black touches, from the Pixies to his recent foray into country/swing.... | Spirit of the Century
by The Blind Boys of Alabama $13.99 Their version of "Jesus Gonna Be Here" may revival Waits' original recording, which may be my highest praise. If you don't li... |
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| French Suites - 70th Anniversary Edition
by Glenn Gould $9.98 It seems obscene that I would put Frank Black in the same page with Gould playing Bach, but what can you do? |
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