Donovan — Donovan’s Greatest Hits
As an aficionado of pretty much everything from the hippy dippy era, I was of course obliged at some point to get at least slightly into Donovan. It was mandatory. I remember my roommate...
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Thomas Dolby — Aliens Ate My Buick
No one could accuse Thomas Dolby of doing the same thing over and over again. Starting with the weird Euro-atmosphere of “The Golden Age of Wireless,” moving into the very spare and beautiful “The...
Thomas Dolby — The Flat Earth
This came out in February 1984, right in the midst of our transition from wild college students into semi-stable married couple. My love of Dolby already established by “The Golden Age of Wireless,” I...
Thomas Dolby — The Golden Age of Wireless
It’s hard to imagine how exciting music was for about 10 minutes in 1982. Probably a lot of it had to do with my age and place — 22 and coming to the end...
Willie Dixon — The Chess Box
When I started this project, I absolutely knew that I was going to miss some of the box sets – they’re off on another shelf, and easily forgotten. So yes, when I first went through...
Willie Dixon – Catalyst
What can I possibly say about Willie Dixon, one of the greatest blues writers and performers of all time? Other artists made such great performances of his songs that a 1990 Chess box set...
Jackie DeShannon — Put A Little Love In Your Heart
I’ve always had a weak spot for Jackie DeShannon. Her version of Bacharach/David’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love” is one of the earliest songs I really have a memory of. While it...
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends — On Tour with Eric Clapton
In my early years, I paid no attention to Delaney & Bonnie — they weren’t really a singles act in the days when Top 40 radio had all my attention; in my college years,...
Dead Kennedys — Bedtime for Democracy
I actually got this one before I got “Frankenchrist,” though probably not by much. It came out in November 1986, and I’m remembering I got it right around when it came out. I was...
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