ISIS – Oceanic
There have been a few pressings of this record and I’m not sure exactly which one this is. It was released by Level Plane and Ipecac Recordings in 2002. It’s a double LP gate fold press (like all the others) on black vinyl. I bought this copy from Toilet Water in Ocean City, NJ for $20.
Side A:
01. The Beginning And The End
02. The Other
03. False Light
Side B:
01. Carry
02. -
03. Maritime
Side C:
01. Weight
Side D:
01. From Sinking
02. Hym
Eric Dolphy – Eric Dolphy
There were a good number of years where I didn’t buy any vinyl because I thought it was too impractical and didn’t sound good. One reason I thought that was because I didn’t have a decent turntable. Nevertheless, I was starting to get interested in jazz a bit and I decided that the only proper way to listen to old jazz is on vinyl. This is what got me to start buying vinyl again, not just jazz but all kinds of music (I actually haven’t purchased too much jazz overall, but I’ll remedy that in the future). Anyway, I knew I wanted to hear some new jazz but really didn’t know what or who to look for. A friend of mine owns a record store and knows a LOT about music, so I asked him to recommend me some good jazz records from his collection for me to buy. This Eric Dolphy record was one of the records he picked out for me and it was pretty much exactly what I was looking for. This is kind of free jazz or avant-garde jazz. Dolphy likes to play based on the 12 tone scale which makes for some interesting sounds. This was released on Everest Records in 1960. It’s in pretty decent shape, although it was used when I bought it, of course.
Track List:
Side A:
01. Jitterbug Waltz
02. Music Matador
Side B:
01. Juggin’ Around
02. Little Ditty
03. Awful Mean
Tool – Undertow
Undertow was the first Tool album I ever owned back in 1993. That was a cassette tape. A year or two later I bought the CD. And now I own this double LP version. I bought this brand new from Toilet Water in Ocean City, NJ. It’s pretty much awesome in every way except for that fact that its a double LP but it’s not a gate fold cover. Also, we don’t get that wonderful picture of the cow licking it’s own ass (found under the tray on the CD version). Just think how awesome that would have been, a gate fold, you open it up and theres that picture of the cow large as life. There is also no insert with the naked fat people or the grotesque portraits of the band members. This is most likely a re-press because the “Volcano/Tool Dissectional” label appears instead of the “Zoo Entertainment” logo. Also, while looking on eBay I came across an auction for an Undertow LP which boasted a first pressing and the pictures showed that the images of the fat people and band members were included (either as an insert or printed on the record sleeves, I couldn’t tell) in that version.
Track List:
Side A:
01. Intolerance
02. Prison Sex
03. Sober
Side B:
01. Bottom
02. Crawl Away
03. Swamp Song
Side C:
01. Undertow
02. 4°
03. Flood
Side D:
01. Disgustipated
Journey – Escape
You know that old saying “keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer”? Well I hate Journey. Mostly I just hate the song “Don’t Stop Believin’”. It’s the second worst song ever recorded right after Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having”. If you’ve read this blog then you may know about my neighbor who threw out a bunch of records and I grabbed a handful of them for myself. This was one of them. I would never in a million years pay money for this or anything that Journey had a hand in creating, but I thought to myself, “”Don’t Stop Believin’” is my sworn enemy. I’d better take this record so I can keep an eye on it. Make sure it’s not plotting my demise.” So now I have it in a box where I can keep tabs on it on a regular basis. It makes me feel dirty to know that it’s touching my other records, but they can keep it in check. Every once in a while I’ll wake up afraid in the middle of the night. I check just to make sure it hasn’t escaped and made it’s way to my kitchen where the knives are. So far I’m still alive. This unholy Antichrist of a record was released in 1981 by Columbia Records (who I should probably add to my shit list for green lighting this turd). I guess this is an original pressing. My neighbor was an old lady so it’s possible.
Track List:
Side A:
01 . Don’t Stop Believin’
02. Stone In Love
03. Who’s Crying Now
04. Keep On Runnin’
05. Still They Ride
Side B:
01. Escape
02. Lay It Down
03. Dead Or Alive
04. Mother, Father
05. Open Arms
