Category: Music

Giorgio Moroder: Giorgio & Chris (1978)

Meh. Just meh.

This, on the other hand…

I listened to this on my morning commute today, and I actually arrived at work in a really good mood. There’s just something about this album that puts a smile on my face, no matter how cranky I might be otherwise. There’s an exuberance, a life in the music that is sadly lacking from Madge’s more recent work.

And I may have just spent a ridiculous—at least for me—amount of money to secure a copy of True Blue on true blue vinyl. Just sayin’…

Grace Jones: The Compass Point Sessions (1998)

I remember when this was the “new” Grace Jones album! Jesus…even Hurricane is 11 years old this year!

Chicago: Chicago X (1976)

Part of the soundtrack of my first semester in college.

Carpenters: A Song For You (1972)

Grace Jones: Fame (1978)

Chic: Good Times (1979)

And speaking of summers of good music…!

https://youtu.be/suh-y7_KJZc

Shiela E.: The Glamorous Life (1984)

The summer of ’84 was so full of good music.

But I do like this.

More info here.

Seems like only yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYd2oW9o9I&list=PL-UWPlRIl68rznjyCvU4PbLtQLomZynXy

Sade: Stronger Than Pride (1988)

Star Wars OST (1977)

Remember when soundtracks came out after the movie so as not to give anything away?

Tina Turner: Private Dancer (1984)

https://youtu.be/hgScmJUUCoI

Jean Michel Jarre: Magnetic Fields (1981)

https://youtu.be/DbBqJhxbwWY

Carpenters: Carpenters (1971)

Donna Summer: I Remember Yesterday (1977)

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing (1981)

https://youtu.be/cBYd2oW9o9I

Sade: Stronger Then Pride (1988)

Kraftwerk: Computer World (1981)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OeX9Rq9cFk&list=PLrpyDacBCh7D9LYtNqpCNxIAyLk4R26uA

Grace Jones: Warm Leatherette (1980)

My favorite—or maybe second favorite—Grace Jones album. I can never definitively say if this or Nightclubbing is my favorite. They’re both so good they could easily have been released as a double LP.

Carpenters: Now and Then (1975)

I saw this disc on an Instagram post and had to have it. It’s always been a favorite film and soundtrack of mine, so seeing it on Tiffany-blue vinyl was all I needed. Tracking down this particular pressing was a bit more difficult. I bought one from Discogs.com that was listed as “blue vinyl,” but it was actually royal blue, not this gorgeous teal.

Of course, I hadn’t favorited it on Instagram, so tracking it down again was a bit of a chore, but after messaging the owner I got the specific record label and catalog number and was able to find it that way.

I don’t know what prompted me to seek this one out, but I’m glad I did.

Annie Lennox: Diva (1992)

Donna Summer: Bad Girls (1979)

Erasure: The Innocents (1988)

Probably my favorite Erasure album ever.

David Bowie: Let’s Dance (1983)

Toto: Toto IV (1982)

Pet Shop Boys: Please (1986)

Chicago: Chicago VIII (1975)