It’s the weekend and I wanted to do something fun and different going forward. So I wanted to share with you music Albums that are etched into my memory and fabric. I’m sure you have the same songs and albums that bring back a flood of memories, emotions and feelings.
Everything I am going to share with you here are all Vinyl.
My Brother’s Influence:
My brother being 10 years older than me was the one who purchased a bunch of vinyl albums over the years when I was approximately 6/7 all the way up until my teens. The below albums had me transfixed as I could read the lyrics on the album sleeve and sing along. This was the 80s and the birth of synths, new sounds and new hairstyles. This was the first time I had heard music like this.
Depeche Mode – Speak and Spell – https://music.apple.com/us/album/speak-spell-deluxe-edition/298691732
Tears for Fears – The Hurting – https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-hurting-remastered/1440912595
Yaz (Yazoo) – You and Me Both – https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-and-me-both/403727709
Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage – cannot get this album online but I purchase it at a flea market in Encinitas for $3 in 2021 (what luck)
Men At Work – Business as Usual – https://music.apple.com/us/album/business-as-usual/282960957
eVoid – eVoid – https://music.apple.com/us/album/evoid/1485005131
My Father’s Influence:
My dad loved anything from Nat King Cole and the Carpenters. Here are some of the ones I remember.
Nat King Cole – Ramblin’ Rose – https://music.apple.com/us/album/ramblin-rose/716733832
Nat King Cole – After Midnight: Complete Session – https://music.apple.com/us/album/after-midnight-the-complete-session/725844056
Nat King Cole – Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer – https://music.apple.com/us/album/those-lazy-hazy-crazy-days-of-summer/716278624
Nat King Cole – Unforgettable – https://music.apple.com/us/album/unforgettable/724835747
Carpenters – Carpenters – https://music.apple.com/us/album/carpenters/1423235747
Carpenters – Voice of the heart – https://music.apple.com/us/album/voice-of-the-heart/1434885692
My Mother’s Influence:
I promise I didn’t choose these LOL
Julio Iglesias – 1100 Bel Air Place – https://music.apple.com/us/album/1100-bel-air-place/177414672
Julio Iglesias – Libra – https://music.apple.com/us/album/libra/217004028
Boney M – Happy Christmas – https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-christmas/250866552
And that is it for now. There are so many different albums and songs that I can add and I will add these over time, that reflect the other stages of my life.
What were some of your earliest music influences?
Kenneth
