Vinyl Distractions

Ramblings about My Records

Author: cjvinyl

It's All Happening 0

'60s / Pop

Boyce & Hart — It’s All Happening On The Inside

Boyce & Hart’s third album came out in 1969 (it was actually released in Canada in 1968), very soon after their second record. It’s not quite a concept album, but it’s definitely thematic, and...

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite? front cover 1

'60s / Pop

Boyce & Hart — I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite?

If Test Patterns was a bit of a disappointment coming from two of the biggest hitmakers of their day, “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite?” more than made up for it. The title track,...

Test Patterns front cover 2

'60s / Pop

Boyce & Hart – Test Patterns

If you don’t recognize the names Boyce & Hart — well, then you don’t recognize a couple of ‘60s songwriting deities. If you know The Monkees, then you know Boyce & Hart. Tommy Boyce...

The Box Tops front cover 0

'60s / Pop

The Box Tops – The Letter/Neon Rainbow

I almost skipped this one. Why? Well, it was out of order in my collection, and it’s a record I may not have physically played since, oh, say, 1980. It’s a record that is...

Restless Nights Front Cover 0

'70s / Singer/Songwriter

Karla Bonoff – Restless Nights

Karla Bonoff did a tour in support of “Restless Nights,” and, quite enamored of her debut album, the Woman Who Would Become My Wife (WWWBMW? 3WBMW? Or maybe just Lee) and I went to...

Karla Bonoff 0

'70s / Singer/Songwriter

Karla Bonoff – Karla Bonoff

I have always, always been that guy who sits through the end of the credits at movies and reads them. Now, the black and white features on the midnight movies that played on Saturday...