Immediate Records — The Immediate Singles Story
Way back when, I almost never owned any records on cassette. Commercial cassettes just had generally poor sound quality, the risk of damage, and I didn’t want to be involved. There were a few...
Category: ’60s
Howlin’ Wolf — Howlin’ Wolf
Until I bought this record about three years ago – a brand new reissue of his second album, with a gorgeous new cover but no hint of the iconic “rocking chair” by which the...
John Lee Hooker — John Lee Hooker
If I haven’t said this before, I should, just to remind myself: If you see a John Lee Hooker record, buy it. For one thing, even if it has the same song titles as...
John Lee Hooker – Burnin’
Do you have a record dealer who will literally chase you down the street with something he thinks you need to see? I do, and I’m not complaining. I was walking down to the...
John Lee Hooker — The Real Folk Blues
The Real Folk Blues was a series issued by Chess Records from 1965-67, intended to introduce audiences to the blues that were then being idolized and reinterpreted by so many British Invasion artists. Marshall...
The Hollies — The Hollies’ Greatest Hits
I already admitted that I often wouldn’t buy albums because I already have the hits elsewhere on a greatest hits collection or even on 45, and in the days when every dollar counted, buying...
The Hollies — The Hollies’ Greatest Hits
So weird. I love The Hollies. At least, I thought I loved The Hollies. They certainly fit in with my love for the British Invasion, my love of harmonies, my love of finely crafted...
Al “He’s The King” Hirt — The Horn Meets “The Hornet”
Part of what drove my intense exploration of the British Invasion and ’60s music generally was a certain kind of nostalgia, something that it seems is very common for people in their 20s, to...
Herman’s Hermits — Blaze
There’s a craze currently for 180 gram vinyl. While not necessarily better than lightweight vinyl in terms of sound, in years past it was the sign of a significant release, with proper remastering and...
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