Random Vinyl

Every day around 6:30 a.m. The Current's Morning Show hosts pick a random record from the bins and throw it on the turntable. For Random Vinyl before July 1, 2012, visit the blog archive.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green RiverRandom Vinyl: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
    This is an all around solid record from CCR, with some of their best known songs "Green River," "Bad Moon Rising," and "Lodi." Rolling Stone ranked this album #95 on their 2003 list of the greatest albums of all time.November 12, 2012
  • Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!Random Vinyl: Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
    Frampton's live double album that forever linked his name to the talk box. The big hits from this record are "Show Me the Way," "Baby, I Love Your Way," and "Do You Feel Like We Do."November 9, 2012
  • Steely Dan - AjaRandom Vinyl: Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
    Steely Dan's best-selling album, "Aja" was a tour-de-force of session musician virtuosity, with no fewer than 36 guest master-players appearing on its seven tracks. For whatever reason, Steely Dan remains vastly unhip with contemporary cool kids (Too slick? Too smooth?), so that ostensibly makes it a guilty pleasure today.November 8, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Cinderella - Long Cold Winter (1988)
    This week on Random Vinyl it's guilty pleasure week! 80's glam rock band Cinderella was featured with "Gypsy Road." The other big hit from this album was "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)." Jill can't decide if she felt more guilt than pleasure when grabbing this from the "home use only" shelf this morning.November 7, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
    Steve's first submission for Guilty Pleasures Week comes from the often scorned genre of prog rock. Yes' "The Yes Album" was the band's breakthrough, containing hits like "Starship Trooper" and "Yours Is No Disgrace." Steve selected "I've Seen All Good People."November 6, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Madonna - True Blue (1986)
    Madonna just performed in the Twin Cities for the first time since 1987. To celebrate, we played "Open Your Heart," one of Madonna's best pop songs from the 80's.November 5, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Sweet - Give Us a Wink (1976)
    Give Us a Wink is an album released in March 1976 by the British rock band Sweet. It was their first album to be fully written and produced by the band themselves. We played "Action" which reached the Top 10 in many European countries.October 25, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: The Blasters - Hard Line (1985)
    The California based band led by the Alvin brothers has been pumping out good ol' fashioned amped-up American roots rock for several decades. "Hard Line" contains the song "Dark Night," which has been used on TV and movie soundtracks ranging from "Miami Vice" to the Robetr Rodriquez/Quentin Tarrantino vampire flick "From Dusk Til Dawn."October 24, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (1978)
    Gabriel's 1978 solo album was the second of three known simply as "Peter Gabriel" (his fourth would have had the same title yet again if Geffen Records hadn't balked). This one is sometimes nicknamed "Scratch" for its cover art depicting Gabriel appearing the scratch the air with his fingernails. We played "On the Air."October 24, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Lloyd Cole - Lloyd Cole (1990)
    After three albums with his band The Commotions, Lloyd Cole's self-titled solo debut delivered more of the literate, melodic guitar-driven pop he'd become known for, but with a roster of guest musicians including Robert Quine and Matthew Sweet. We played "Undressed."October 22, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (1969)
    "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (commonly called "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by The 5th Dimension.October 19, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Lulu - To Sir With Love (1967)
    Lulu is best known in the U.S. for a of couple movie themes. "To Sir With Love" was a huge hit in 1967. She also sang the theme to the 1974 James Bond film The Man With the Golden Gun.October 18, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964 U.S.)
    This is not the UK "A Hard Day's Night" album part of the official discography of The Beatles. This is the US release, the "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," featuring tracks from the film and some George Martin, instrumental arrangements.October 17, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
    This is the second record from Jefferson Airplane and the first to feature Grace Slick on vocals. She brought a few songs over from her previous group The Great Society, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," which became huge hits and put the psychedelic, counterculture of San Fransisco into the mainstream.October 16, 2012
  • Random Vinyl: Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
    Harry Nilsson's album "Nilsson Schmilsson was a commercial hit, with the songs "Coconut," "Jump Into the Fire" and the Badfinger cover "Without You."October 15, 2012
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