So much to say, so much to write...

So I'm a music teacher meaning I'm off for the summer and have nothing but time in the world to listen to vinyl.  I've been listening to full records non-stop and just haven't had the time to write about it.  Here's a list of what's been on the turntable recently...

Sandy Denny - self titled, album I picked up at Amoeba Music in San Francisco.  Nice, but not in as good a shape as I'd hoped.

Cheiftans 7 - Columbia Promo pressing, sounds great and a great album.  I'll have to share this with my celtic enthusiast friends

Fairport Convention- Expletive Delighted, again, picked up at Amoeba with the Denny and Chieftans album... love it!

AC/DC  - Back in Black, new 180 gram issue.  Can't believe I've never owned this album!  Silent and huge.  Love it!

Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow, got this from my stepfather's sister.  What an AMAZING album!  Can't believe I haven't heard it before but I've digitized it now.  This is a must listen for any guitar fan.  Jeff Beck is a real guitarist's guitarist.

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, everyone RAVES about this album.  It was okay, don't really know what all the fuss is about.  Of course Wouldn't it Be Nice, God Only Knows and Sloop John B. are the go-to tracks here.  All in all one of the better Beach Boys albums...

Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two, really good album though this one I just bought on eBay and it's in rough shape, sounds like a group of 20 kindergarteners chewing cereal with their mouths open. Music is really excellent though, will have to find a better copy more on this in another post...

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream and Other Delights, not just notable for the album cover!  Their cover of Taste of Honey is a classic!

Paul Butterfield - North South, this is not what it seems.  It appears that Paul had a slight lapse of judgement.  This is no East West.  Blues meets disco?  This one is not one of my favorites.  I like drums to sound like drums, not like some electronic overly produced synthesizer.  I'm posting this one on eBay if anyone is interested...

That's all I can think of now.  I then spent some time modding my Turn Table to be able to play 78rpm but that is for a new post.