My Vinyl Collection 111

In early April 1960, at 13, with money made selling subscriptions to my weekly paper in Enumclaw, Wash., I bought my first Long Playing vinyl record, The Fleetwoods’ Mr. Blue.

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This particular retired journalist (Seattle Sun, NY Post, UPI, Reuters,) has heard a lot of music in this life. As author of “That St. Louis Thing” I’ve been doing a lot of music writing since retiring.

I’m including the list so far of the LPs I’ve collected since I bought that first record in 1963 and written about in this space over the past year.

Band/performer, number of records in my vinyl collection. Vinyl, 33 rpm, alphabetically listed.

A

1. Abba, Bryan Adams, Afrika Bambaataa 2, Mose Allison 2, Allman Brothers, Herb Alpert

2.  Alpha 3, Alphaville, Tori Amos, Albert Ammons, The Animals 3, Archibald

3. Joan Armatrading 4, Louis Armstrong 4, Asylum Choir, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Autistic Savant

B

4. B-52’s 2, Joan Baez 11

5. Balfa Brothers, Marcia Ball, Bananarama, The Band 4, The Bangles, Lester Bangs

6. Gato Barbieri, Count Basie, The Beach Boys, Beastie Boys,

The Beat, The Beatles 8

7. The Beatnigs 2, Be-Bop Deluxe, Sidney Bechet 2, Jeff Beck 4

8. Captain Beefheart, Bix Beiderbeck 2, Harry Belafonte, Belly,

Pat Benatar, Duster Bennett 2, Mark Benno, George Benson

9. Chuck Berry 10

10. Mike Berry, Bikini Kills, Big Star 3, Black Flames, Reuben Blades 3, Eubie Blake

11. The Blasters 2, Mike Bloomfield, Blondie 7

12. Bochinche, James Booker, Boomtown Rats 2, Chivo Borraro, David Bowie 5

13. Billy Bragg 2, Braizen Boys, Brave Combo 2, Dhar Braxton, Jacque Brel, James Brown, Nappy Brown, Roy Brown

14. Jackson Browne, Bronski Beat, Dave Brubeck 2, Lindsay Buckingham 5

15. Buffalo Springfield, Johnny Burnett, Paul Butterfield Blues Band 2, Bus Boys 2, The Byrds 6

C

16. Cab Calloway, Steve Calt, Joe Carrasco and El Molino, Joe Carrasco and the Crowns 6, Joe Carrasco y las Coronas

17. Paul Carrack, Carter Family, Charlene Carter 4, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash

18. Cat Mother, Kathy Chamberlain 2, Chambers Brothers,  Tracy Chapman, Blondie Chaplin, Ray Charles 2, Cheap Trick 2

19. Clifton Chenier, Gene Clark, Erik Clapton 2, The Clash 4, Patsy Cline, The Coasters

20. Eddie Cochran, Joe Cocker 2, The Coconuts, New Commander Cody Band, Nat King Cole, Albert Collins-Robert Cray-Johnny Copeland, Judy Collins, Paul Collins Beat

21. John Coltrane 6, Ry Cooder 2, Sam Cooke

22. Rita Coolidge, Johnny Copeland 5, Elvis Costello 13

23. Chick Corea 2, Josie Cotton, John Cougar 2, Cowboys 2, Crack the Sky 3

24. Hank Crawford, Robert Cray 3, Crazy 8s 2, Cream, Creedence Clearwater, Marshall Crenshaw, The Cretones.   

25. Sonny Criss, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 2, Rodney Crowell 2, Culture Club 2, Crusaders

26. King Curtis

D

Daily Flash, Rick Danko, Terence Trent D’Arby, Bobby Darin, Dave Davies, Ray Davies

27. Miles Davis 8

28. Miles Davis Part Two

29. Dean Brothers, Joey Dee, John Delafose, De La Soul,  Deodato, Derek and the Dominos, Mink DeVille, Devo 3

30. Dharma Bums, Difford & Tilbrook, Dino & The Dinosaurs, Dire Straits 4, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Willie Dixon

31. Fats Domino 2

32. Donovan, Doobie Brothers, The Doors 3, Rockin’ Dopsie, Lee Dorsey 3

33. Doug and the Slugs 3, Dr. Buzzard’s Savannah Band, Dr. Feelgood 2, The Drifters, Dr. John 5

34. Ducks Deluxe, Ian Dory & the Blockheads 3, The Dynamics with Jimmy Hanna, The Dynette Set

35. Bob Dylan 52

36. Bob Dylan Part Two

37. Bob Dylan Part Three

38. Bob Dylan Part Four

E

39. Eagles 2, Earthquake, Dave Edmunds 8

40. Eddie and the Hot Rods, Duke Ellington 2, Elastica, The English Beat 3, Melissa Etheridge

41. Betty Everett

F

Fabulous Poodles 2, The Fabulous Thunderbirds 2, Faces, John Fahey 2, Fairport Convention

42. The Fearless Four, Bryan Ferry 5, Fishbone, Flamin’ Groovies 3

43. Fleetwood Mac 3, The Fleetwoods, The Flying Burrito Brothers 2, Foo Fighters

44. John Fogerty, Wayne Fontana, Steve Forbert 2

45. Foreigner, Four Seasons, Peter Frampton, Aretha Franklin,  Michael Franks 4, Fun Boy Three 3

G

46. Judy Garland 2, Erroll Garner, Gang of Four, Cecil Gant, Rory Gallagher, Larry Gatlin, Danny Gatton

47. Marvin Gaye 4, General Public 2, Generation X 2, Bobbie  Gentry

48. Lowell George, Georgia Satellites, Mark Germino, Dizzy Gillespie 4

49. Go Go’s 3, Ian Gomm, Benny Goodman, Jerry Goodman, Robert Gordon 3, Roscoe Gordon

50. Grateful Dead 3, Al Green, Green Day, Green Pajamas, Jo Jo Gunne

51. Arlo Guthrie 2

52. Woody Guthrie 8

53. Woody Guthrie Part Two

54. Buddy Guy, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Hancock 3, Merle Haggard 2, Bill Haley

H I J

55. John Hammond, Jimmy Hanna Big Band +1, George Harrison 2, Debbie Harry, Betty Harris, Emmylou Harris 3,   Richie Havens 2, Hazel

56. Heart 3, The Heats, Heaven17, Helium, Fletcher Henderson 3

57. Jimi Hendrix 3

58. Jimi Hendrix Part Two

59. Carolyn Hester, Dan Hicks, Joe Hill, Hole

60. Billie Holiday 3

61. Buddy Holly 3

62. John Lee Hooker, The Hooters, Hot Chocolate 2, Hothouse Flowers, Cisco Houston

63. Howlin’ Wolf, Humble Pie 3, Alberta Hunter, Ian Hunter 4,

Ian and Silvia

64. Billy Idol 2, The Inmates, Joe Jackson 3

65. The Jacksons 2, Michael Jackson 3

66. Millie Jackson 2, Wanda Jackson, Chris Jagger, The Jam,  Elmore James, Etta James

67. Rick James, Tommy James, Jan & Dean, Chas Jankel, Keith Jarrett, Jason and The Scorchers

68. Jefferson Airplane 5, Jefferson Starship

69. Garland Jeffreys, Waylon Jennings 4, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Flaco Jimenez, Billy Joel 5

70. David Johansen 3, Johnny and the Distractions 2, Southside Johnny, Jeremiah Johnson, Pete Johnson, Elvin Jones, Grace Jones, Rickie Lee Jones 3, Spike Jones

71. Janis Joplin 3

72. Scott Joplin 2

73. Louis Jordon, Jr. Cadillac

K

74. Doug Kershaw, Kid Creole & the Coconuts 6, Greg Kihn 3

75. Albert King 2

76. B.B. King 8

77. Carole King, Earl King 3

78. King Sunny Ade, The Kingbees 2

79. The Kingsmen 3

80. Kingston Trio 2

81. The Kinks 29

82. The Kinsey Report, Earl Klugh 5, Al Kooper, Leo Kottke, The Knack, Gloria Knight, Buddy Knox, The Jim Kweskin Band 3

L

83. L7, Tommy Ladnier, K.D. Lang 2, Cyndi Lauper

84. Lead Belly, Led Zeppelin 2

85. John Lennon, John Lennon/Yoko Ono, Huey Lewis & the News 4

86. Jerry Lee Lewis 25

87. Ramsey Lewis Trio, Jackie Lomax, Professor Longhair, Nick Lowe 6

88. Little Feat 8, Little Richard 2

89. Charles Lloyd, Los Lobos, Lone Justice 2, Roy Loney, Love Sculpture, Lene Lovich 4, Lovin’ Spoonful 3, Jimmie Lunceford 2

M

90. Uncle Dave Macon, Mad Season, Madness

91. The Magnetics, Chuck Mangione, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Bob Marley and the Wailers 4

92. Dave Matthews, Ian Matthews 2, John Mayall, Big Maybelle

93. Roger McGuinn, Jay McShann

94. Blind Willie McTell, Meat Loaf, Medium, Mellencamp, Ethel Merman

95. The Meters 2, Bette Midler, Amos Milburn 4, Steve Miller

96. Chad Mitchell Trio, Joni Mitchell 7

97. The Moberlys 2, Moby Grape, The Modern Lovers, Thelonious Monk

98. Bill Monroe 2, Van Morrison 5

99. Jelly Roll Morton 3

100. The Motors, Mudhoney, Moon Mullican

N

101. Rick Nelson 2, Tracy Nelson 2, Willie Nelson

102. Neville Brothers 5, New Age Squirrels, New Edition 2,

New Flamingos

103. Randy Newman 5, Harry Nilsson, Nine Nine Nine

104. Nirvana 3

105. Nirvana Part Two

106. NRBQ

O

107. Phil Ochs, Odetta,

108. Danny O’Keefe 2, Roy Orbison, The Johnny Otis Show 2

P

109. Paley Brothers, Paramour, Robert Palmer 5, Singleton Palmer

110. Charlie Parker 2

  Upcoming: Carl Perkins, Peter, Paul and Mary, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Liz Phair, Elvis Presley, Oliver Sain, The Rolling Stones, The Who