# 2 - John Coltrane Quartet

# 2 - John Coltrane Quartet - A Love Supreme

1964, Impulse! Records, with McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums).

Category: Jazz - Modal

I know, I know. The sleeve for this record is VERY hard up. However, the album itself still sounds amazing. This is one of my favourite jazz records, and one of the first I ever acquired. Pretty sure I bought it used off a friend for ten bucks in my early years of university, and it was ten bucks well spent. I fell in love with jazz while in high school, but all of my listening had been on tape or cd. To get my hands on some Coltrane vinyl was a very exciting moment. I have some more great jazz stuff now, but this was the first piece.

I'm sure a thousand people have offered their thoughts on A Love Supreme before me, so I'll keep it brief. The album features intense, intimate jazz that runs the gamut from frantic to trance-inducing to soothing. Well, maybe someone's definition of soothing. It has great drums, bass, piano, and of course, sax. It's the kind of record that makes you want to drink a little too much and indulge in being dramatically solitary and intense. 10/10 would spin again.

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#73 Tyrannosaurus Rex - Unicorn

Blue Thumb Records, 1969 Psychedelic Acoustic Folk This album is very important to me. Those who know me, know I am fond of T Rex, but this pre T recording is extra special. I first remember hearing it in grade 8, and I fell in love with it entirely. It resonated with me a on strangley personal level, considering how far out the lyrics are. Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles was my jam. My friends were forced to listen to poorly dubbed cassettes every weekend, because that was the easiest way to copy and share music on the North Mountain in 1998. I had always listened to my dad's record (from whence came the cassette) and didn't have my own copy when I moved out, so I was very excited when I found it at Taz---the old spot on, what was it, Grafton? Two locations ago. It was like finding treasure, though I spose that's always what second-hand vinyl shopping feels like to me. Maybe it was more like finding the Arkenstone. I remember being super excited, and Bob telli...

#82 Herman's Hermits - On Tour

MGM, 1965 60s Pop Rock Every now and then when I have a guest over, I pull out Herman's Hermits. It's a safe pull---a classic band that's fun and easy. I always enjoy spinning this record, and "For Your Love" is a friccing amazing track. I don't have much to say, really, but it's staying in the collection.

#3 - John Allan Cameron - Weddings, Wakes and Other Things

Released 1976, Columbia Records. Category: Cape Breton Folk, Country, Canadiana This was the 3rd random pull, and I'm grateful, because this album perfectly reflects why I am doing this complete collection countdown. It's not a record I was super familiar with---it was given to me by my Dad as a Canadian classic. Of course John Allan Cameron is a household name in much of Nova Scotia, but I'm not sure if I've ever sat down and listened to the whole thing before. Of the two records, I liked the second better, as it was a little more traditional and I like that vibe. That said, the first was also very good, in more of a 70s folk / country way. There are some songs I will definitely be humming to myself later. Perhaps the nicest discovery of this album? John Allan Cameron signed the records, autographing one for my father and my mother. It was a sweet little surprise!

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