Polari: Limited Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl LP (w/ Alt Sleeve), Transparent Purple Vinyl LP + Signed Art Card Judas Priest Donald Byrd was off to

Donald Byrd was off to the races after joining Blue Note in 1958 and had fully hit his hard bop stride by 1961 with his excellent album Royal Flush

Steve Ciolek’s long-running and much loved group The Sidekicks called it a day

The reissue features four previously unreleased tracks

The title alludes to the by now familiar

Polari: Limited Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl LP (w/ Alt Sleeve), Transparent Purple Vinyl LP + Signed Art Card Judas Priest Donald Byrd was off toUK Only. Many queer people will understand a penchant for secrets and codes, having had a backlog of thousands of years where we were unable to live openly. About 8 months or so into the writing process the topic of Polari came up in the studio and my north star (Polaris!) appeared. I dived into the fascinating history of Polari and it really is SO fascinating! Here was a story that spans centuries, filled with hidden meanings and forbidden love, a