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#MorningCoffeeAlbum Afterburner from ZZ Top A lukewarm critical reception for ZZ Top's ninth studio album didn't stop it going platinum in the UK. I bought this as a "no extra postage" addition to another order. It's ZZ Top. What else can one say? #nowPlaying #ZZTop #music #vinyl

#morningCoffeeAlbum Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion It's hard to believe this album is nearly 50 years old. Joan Armatrading's music, very much her own, is timeless. This album contains perhaps her biggest hit, Willow. #nowPlaying #JoanArmatrading #music #vinyl

#morningCoffeeAlbum Rory Gallagher - Live (generally known as Live In Europe) On what would have been Rory's 78th birthday, it seems appropriate to play this, the first album of his I bought. I'd just seen him do two sets at the Great Western Express festival near Lincoln in May 1972. As I remember, I bought the album from the very young Virgin Records, when it was a cut price mail order company taking out full page ads in the Melody Maker and other music press. It's a US pressing, and in remarkably good nick considering the almost constant playing it got from me as a 17 year old. #nowPlaying #RoryGallagher #music #vinyl

#morningCoffeeAlbum Crossroads - soundtrack album by Ry Cooder In addition to the many fine albums issued in his name (not to mention his extensive session work), Ry Cooder wrote the soundtracks to several movies which were released as albums. Crossroads is based on the legend surrounding blues musician, Robert Johnson. Johnson, whose recording career spanned less than a year, nevertheless had enormous influence on the development of the blues. According to the legend, Johnson, at the time a plantation worker, met the devil at a crossroads and entered into a Faustian plot to become a great blues player. The title/opening track is a Johnson composition. #nowPlaying #RyCooder #RobertJohnson #music #vinyl

#morningCoffeeAlbum Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits I was motivated to get this from Discogs by my ThursdayFiveList a couple of weeks ago. I already had Rain Dogs and Frank's Wild Years, so this completes the "Frank" trilogy. The album marks the beginning of Waits' move into more experimental music. I saw him on the supporting tour at The Dominion in London, when I was stood up by a girl I was rather keen on at the time. #nowPlaying #TomWaits #music #vinyl