From the Cleveland Park listserv. Writer “Don” begs for vinyl:

“I have decided to go retro in my music listening and am trying to rebuild a collection of good old vinyl record albums. If you’d like to give a loving home to those lonely albums sitting around your house, I’d be happy to take them off your hands. I am mostly looking for rock from the 60’s through 80’s, but would also consider jazz, folk and other popular music.”

Dude needs to hit the used-record bins at Red Onion and Crooked Beat. If he lives in Cleveland Park, I think he could afford their prices.

Josh Harkavy, owner of the record/book store Red Onion, e-mailed me this: his favorite, or some of his favorite records of the year.

Josh explains: “This is by no means a top 11 list, just 11 albums I listened to a lot in 2008.
Let me know if you need more info or anything. I hope you don’t mind that I went to 11.”

We don’t mind at all.

Irma Thomas: Irma Thomas Sings (Mississippi Records)
While it’s tough to choose one favorite Mississippi Records release, this is probably the one I play the most, especially in the store. It seems that whenever this album starts up, somebody ends up buying it.

Cotton Jones Basket Ride: The River Strumming (St. Ives Records)
This is truly my favorite discovery of the year. 300 pressed and I am so happy that I own one. Funky, folky psych from Maryland. More people need to hear this album.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring: Primary Colours (Goner Records)
I know the lead singer kinda sounds just like Mark E. Smith from the Fall, but that’s ok.

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