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GoatlessAug 27, 2026

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Reactor, 1981 on Reprise

GoatlessAug 23, 2026

Golden Smog, On Golden Smog, 1992 on Crackpot Records

GoatlessAug 18, 2026

Mazzy Star, Among My Swan, 1996 on Capitol

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GoatlessAug 18, 2026

Mazzy Star, Among My Swan, 1996 on Capitol

This was Mazzy Star's third album out in 1996 on Capitol. (I posted their sophomore album in the last few weeks: So Tonight That I Might See). It would be their last album until a re-formed Mazzy Star put out 2013's Seasons of Your Day on their own label. It was produced by Hope Sandoval...

GoatlessAug 17, 2026

U2, Songs of Surrender, 2023 on Island

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GoatlessAug 17, 2026

U2, Songs of Surrender, 2023 on Island

This album features re-recordings of U2's own songs, re-interpreted from their 2023 vantage point. It was something of an accompanying record to Bono's memoir (Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story) and the AppleTV documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender. The vinyl editions (2 x LP) only have 16 songs, where some of the other editions had more...

GoatlessAug 16, 2026

The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, 2015 on Capitol

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GoatlessAug 16, 2026

The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, 2015 on Capitol

Seventh studio album from Portland Oregon's The Decemberists. The album was a bit of a return to the band following a hiatus of a couple of years after The King is Dead. So many great songs here, many of which get stuck in your head for weeks. My favorite is maybe a toss-up between "Carolina...

GoatlessAug 14, 2026

U2, How to Re-assemble an Atomic Bomb, 2024 on Island

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GoatlessAug 14, 2026

U2, How to Re-assemble an Atomic Bomb, 2024 on Island

Let's see if the title gets flagged by the bots. This was the "shadow album" released alongside the 20th anniversary edition of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb and features songs from the sessions for that album. Basically any U2 vinyl I don't already have (or don't need an upgrade copy) is on my wantlist,...

GoatlessAug 13, 2026

Mazzy Star, She Hangs Brightly, 1990 on Capitol

GoatlessAug 7, 2026

Acoustic Alchemy, Red Dust and Spanish Lace, 1987 on MCA

GoatlessAug 3, 2026

Bill Callahan, Resuscitate!, 2024 on Drag City

GoatlessJul 24, 2026

Bill Callahan, Reality, 2022 on Drag City

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GoatlessJul 24, 2026

Bill Callahan, Reality, 2022 on Drag City

Some people write this as Ytilaer, based on how it appears mirrored on the cover and labels. Drag City's website lists it as YTI⅃AƎЯ, and on discogs they call it Reality, which is what I think of it as. Whatever you call it, it's the eight solo album Callahan's put out on Drag City. Recorded...

GoatlessJul 21, 2026

James Taylor, Walking Man, 1974 on Warner Bros.

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GoatlessJul 21, 2026

James Taylor, Walking Man, 1974 on Warner Bros.

I became a James Taylor fan in the 80s via a CD of Greatest Hits but as I'm rebuilding my vinyl collection have been picking up his early 70s albums. Walking Man was his fifth, out in 1974 on Warner Bros. (after his debut had been on Apple Records). It was less successful commercially than...

GoatlessJul 20, 2026

Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Vol 1., 2017 on Mercury Nashville

GoatlessJul 16, 2026

Bill Callahan, Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest, 2019 on Drag City

GoatlessJul 13, 2026

Regina Spektor; Home, Before and After; 2022 on Sire

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GoatlessJul 13, 2026

Regina Spektor; Home, Before and After; 2022 on Sire

I was a bit obsessed with Soviet Kitsch, Spektor's major label debut, when it came out in 2004 via Sire (she'd previously self-released it), as well as Begin to Hope which included the song "Samson". This is Spektor's eighth full-length album and her sixth for Sire. It was produced by John Congleton (along with Spektor...

GoatlessJul 10, 2026

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Sonny & Brownie, 1973 on A&M

GoatlessJul 6, 2026

The Connection, 7 Nights to Rock, 2013 on King Yum Records

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GoatlessJul 6, 2026

The Connection, 7 Nights to Rock, 2013 on King Yum Records

This may actually be called Connection Collection Vol 1 - there's no real title on the cover or the labels but that's what it is currently called on Bandcamp (which also says it came out in 2012). But the "one sheet" for the release I found on Facebook (see below) calls it "7 Nights to...