Madness (US Version)
Madness
Geffen Records
1983
This is US their major label debut, which compiled earlier singles and tracks from the UK.
Category: TBT Vinyl
TBT Vinyl: Frampton Comes Alive! 1976
Peter Frampton
Frampton Comes Alive!
A&M Records
1976
Great album, great live tracks, great liner notes written by a young Cameron Crowe!
TBT Vinyl: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Chance, 1980
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Chance
Warner Bros
1980
Great album by the band that does Springsteen songs better than Springsteen. It features Bruce’s “For You” with vocals by Chris Thompson and Trevor Rabin on lead guitar.
TBT Vinyl: Led Zeppelin, Coda, 1982
Coda was Led Zepp’s final studio album and included unused tracks from the vault including “Bonzo’s Montreux.”
TBT Vinyl: Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced, 1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Are You Experienced
Reprise Records
1967
Here’s a first edition US version of the iconic LP. The back cover liner notes say it all: “Be forewarned…”
TBT Vinyl: Metallica, Fade To Black, 1984
Metallica
Fade To Black 12″Elektra / Megaforce
1984
Here’s a early promotion-only 12″ single of Fade to Black….
TBT Vinyl: Battlestar Galactica Soundtrack, 1978
Battlestar Galactica
Original Soundtrack
MCA Records
1978
The original Galactica followed the Star Wars formula closely, including a great symphonic score.
TBT Vinyl: D Generation, No Lunch, 1996
D Generation
No Lunch
Columbia Records
1996
Here’s a 10 inch vinyl LP of the New York neo-punk band’s major label release.
TBT Vinyl: CCR, Chronicle, 1976
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle
Fantasy Records
1976
I became a CCR fan a decade after they broke up. There was no exposure to their original albums and not much radio airplay. But there was a TV commercial for this greatest hits package that ran constantly through the 80s on syndicated television, cable, and of course the early days of MTV.
If this record introduced you to John Fogerty and Creedence as well, we’re not alone; over 8 Million copies were sold in the US!
TBT Vinyl: Popa Chubby, Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer, 1995
Popa Chubby
Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer
Sony Music / Okeh Records
1995
For a few years in the 90s, Sony Music brought back the Okeh Records label for some new blues artists including Popa Chubby. His single of “Sweet Goddess…” was issued on a 10″ vinyl single with a cardboard sleeve to look like a 78 from the 1930s Okeh blues line. Great blues tune, and great packaging.
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