a year to shuffle

12/10: Album of the year (or today’s random shuffle)

Since it’s rare for me to listen to an entire album these days, I am including today’s random shuffle playlist. It’s an eclectic mix of little vignettes from the past.

p.s. I tried to get the exact recordings, but not all of them are available.

Random Shuffle 12.10.09:

1. “The Race Is On Again” by Yo La Tengo from I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

2. “Lullaby of Birdland” by Count Basie & His Orchestra from The Complete Roulette Live Recordings 1959-1962 (Disc 3 of 8)

3. “Come Back From San Francisco” by The Magnetic Fields from 69 Love Songs, Volume 1

4. “L’innocence” by Bastien Lalemant from Le Pop 3

5. “One-sided Love Affair” by Elvis Presley from The Complete 50′s Masters (Disc 1)

6. “Harlem Congo” by Chick Webb from Ken Burns Jazz (Disc 2)

7. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Nouvelle Vague from Nouvelle Vague

8. “Fannin Street” by Tom Waits from Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Disc 2)

9. “Bad Light” by Built To Spill from Keep It Like A Secret

10. “It’ll Be Me” by Jerry Lee Lewis from 20 Classic Jerry Lee Lewis Hits!

11. “Mote” by Sonic Youth from Sonic Youth Mix Tape, Volume 1

12. “How Blue Can You Get” by B.B. King from King Of The Blues (Disc 1)

13. “I Want To Vanish” by Elvis Costello from Extra Stuff Rock

14. “Traveling Riverside Blues” by Robert Johnson from The Complete Recordings Blues 2

15. “A Fond Farewell” by Elliott Smith from From A Basement On The Hill