Category: Pop

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Prince and the Revolution – Live

For those of us who haven’t lived in major cities, it’s pretty uncommon that our local venues get captured on vinyl by way of live albums. We didn’t have Fillmore East or places like...

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Prince – Lovesexy

Just a year after “Sign O’ The Times” came “Lovesexy.” It’s not nearly the revelation that the previous album was, at least for me, and while the tracks are strong, it never connected with...

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Prince and the Revolution – Parade

It’s hard to believe this was really this long ago, going on 40 years that Prince was on a level where he could put out a new album every year, write and produce for...

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Prince and the Revolution – Around The World In A Day

There’s no denying the incredible talent and lasting impact of Prince. There’s also no denying that in the ‘80s, I picked up a few of his albums, enjoyed them, but didn’t really become a...

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The Pretenders – Learning to Crawl

As with most acts, it would seem, I came late to The Pretenders. Not that I didn’t hear their first two records, or at least the singles. I cannot for the life of me...

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Buster Poindexter – Buster Poindexter

In the ’70s and ’80s, there came a time in every young man’s life when he became convinced, often by his friends, that signing up with a record “club,” such as Columbia House Records,...

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Gene Pitney – 20 Greatest Hits

Back in the days when I was working in a printing plant, one of the worst things about the job was the radio. In a job that was mostly manual work, there was always...

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Michelle Phillips – Victim of Romance

Okay, yes, Michelle Phillips is a very famous, very talented singer in one of the most iconic groups of the ’60s, The Mamas and The Papas. She was also, for more than a few...