Christmas List

[Chris Sommovigo]

In the spirit of the holiday season, what five records would be at the top of your Christmas List this year?

Rules: No Out of Print, no box sets

Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group: Calibration
Decemberists: Always a Bridesmaid Vol.2
Lou Reed: Live at St. Ann's
AC/DC: Black Ice
Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars

[Paul Luscusk]

Ok , Chris This year:
Van Morrison- Moondance- Reissue
James Taylor -Covers(The New LP)
James Taylor- Mudside Slim-Reissue
She & Him -Vol 1
3 way tie- Jimmy Smith -The Cat- Speaker Corners Reissue
Van Morrison- Astrial Weeks-Reissue
The Great Escape Soundtrack-Reissue

[Bryan Bierman]

In no particular order:

The Fiery Furnaces - Remember (A 3 LP live album, don't think it's a box set)
Captain Beefheart - Dust Sucker (2 LPs of Rarities)
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of MIllions... (Really, all of their albums on vinyl)
George Harrison - Wonderwall Music
GZA - Liquid Swords

[Alexander]

Jimi Hendrix - Blues
Radiohead - Amnesiac (the new Capital repressing would be just fine)
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Naturally
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Their Satanic Majesties Second Request
Tom Waits - Alice

Hey Chris, nice call on the Omar. Do you have any of his other solo stuff? I think Apocalypse Inside of an Orange is my favorite. What about Defacto, Omar's post-At the Drive in but pre-Mars Volta band? Their release Megaton Shotblast is a kind of weird and twisted dub record, also a good listen. Omar is a machine, he already has a new record out called Old Money for download, with the LP release slated for late January. This just after putting out Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus a month or two ago. That one is pretty good. I like the B side. It sounds like Defacto. The first side sounds mostly like sound experiments.

[Steve Nathan]

Hi Chris, and thanks.

It may look conventional, but hey. I'm a simple man. Was listening to these and would not be unhappy with shrink wrapped fresh copies, of originals:

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Mountain - Climbing
Deep Purple - Fireball
Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny And Mutation
Humble Pie - Smokin'

What can I say, I have a place in my world reserved for early heavy metal.

I like Paul's XMas list too, let's add a copy (with the original cover!) of Buckingham Nicks in there.

If not these .... how bout the first 5 Metallica re-issues on 180 gram shiny black, but man! some of the profiteers been selling these for $50 and up. No surprise there - I saw a couple of general admin tix for the Philly Magnetic show going for $700 Buy It Now. Man, that is a bad case of you snooze .... and there's a sucker born every minute, Lord ....

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