Herman’s Hermits — There’s a Kind Of Hush
By 1967, the British Invasion by this point had split into acts that had become wildly experimental, breaking new boundaries and challenging musical forms, and the acts that kept on doing what they did....
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Herman’s Hermits – Hold On!
I have good news: the music on this 1966 soundtrack album has almost nothing to do with the Herman’s Hermits movie of the same name. Their second film is about . . . no,...
Herman’s Hermits – Herman’s Hermits On Tour
I may have mentioned before, there was a time when I was all about the British Invasion. Everything involved with it, I was into. My roommate Danny shared the fascination, and between us we...
Debbie Harry — In Love With Love 12″
Okay, this is only a 12″ single from “Rockbird,” but I’m featuring it anyway because it’s ready to go and the next entry isn’t. As with most 12″ extended dance mixes from the ’80s,...
Debbie Harry — Rockbird
So, after my disappointment in most things Blondie after “Parallel Lines,” and my extreme antipathy toward Deborah Harry’s 1981 solo outing “KooKoo,” I normally would have just been done – I tend to give...
Debbie Harry – KooKoo
This is an album. This was released by Deborah Harry (listed as “Debbie” still), a solo album in 1982, a year after Blondie’s “Autoamerican,” a few months before Blondie’s “The Hunter.” By then, Deborah...
Richard Harris – A Tramp Shining
Do I have to? Do I have to do this one? Be assured, I own this as something of a joke. A little tongue in cheek. After Donna Summer had a huge, huge hit...
Pearl Harbour — Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost Too
To my taste, this second record from Pearl Harbour (who explains that her British label changed the spelling of her name) is much more enjoyable than her debut, settling much more comfortably into a...
The Guess Who – Road Food
Growing up when I grew up, of course I was exposed to The Guess Who. You didn’t get through the ’70s without knowing Guess Who songs, and probably even liking them. The Canadian band...
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