Elvis Costello — My Aim Is True
So, here’s the weird thing about Elvis Costello in my collection. I am a very, very big fan of Elvis Costello. I have something in the vicinity of 27 different titles by Elvis Costello...
Category: ’70s
Joe Cocker — I Can Stand A Little Rain
I’ve written before of my late arrival to Joe Cocker fandom. Hell, late arrival to most fandom is my way, that’s just how I am. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker
Self-titled albums are fairly common. They’re usually a debut album, or a solo artist’s break from their original band. Some bands have used them to signal a new direction or some self-ascribed gravitas. Some...
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Last time I alluded to a period around 2008 or so when I was stuck in a very tough situation, feeling nostalgic for the 70s, and open to some new experiences — somehow that...
The Clash — Black Market Clash
I remember getting “Black Market Clash.” It was my third summer in Syracuse, 1981. We were living in a hot apartment, technically a sublet — we were staying in an apartment over a sub...
The Clash — The Clash
Okay, the way I’ve been doing these (alphabetical by group, but then chronological by issue date), The Clash should really have come before London Calling. But there’s a personal level to the order, too,...
The Best of The Chicago Blues
Not the first and not the last alphabetical challenge. Not the first and not the last new entry to my collection that presents said alphabetical challenge. This is Vanguard’s incredible 2-disc “The Best of...
Harry Chapin — Greatest Stories Live
I loved Harry Chapin. His story songs were just part of what it was to listen to music in the ’70s. I had a number of his hits or at least singles that saw...
The Cars — The Cars
Okay. True confessions time: I never owned this album before. Despite being a freshman in college when this was released, despite being the target audience for anything new wave (or at least I would...
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