Category: Rock

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Cream – Live Cream

As I noted, other than a battered copy of “Fresh Cream” and a somewhat less battered copy of “Goodbye,” my Cream experience in the vinyl age relied on what I had put onto cassette...

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Cream — Goodbye

So it turns out that the Cream album I’ve had the longest is their last one, the live and studio mix that came out after their breakup. I’d say I picked up my first...

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Cream — Wheels of Fire

Astute readers may begin to wonder exactly what Cream albums I did have — because here’s another one, from 1968, that I only recently acquired. Never had it before, not even digitally, until I...

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Cream – Disraeli Gears

This is probably the best known of Cream’s albums — released in November 1967, Cash Box listed it as the No. 1 album of 1968, a year with some incredible musical competition. This is...

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Cream – Fresh Cream

For the most part, I hold onto my records no matter what. There was a time when we were pretty short on space and I just decided to consign a whole bunch of records...

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The Courettes – Hold On, We’re Comin’

Okay, I love The Courettes, but I have to admit – I’m still not quite sure what I’m listening to here. The few promotions or reviews of this 2024 album don’t make it clearer....

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The Courettes – Back In Mono

It was “Want You! Like A Cigarette” that first brought The Courettes to my attention earlier this year – and then “Hop The Twig,” and “Trash Can Honey,” and holy cats is this a...

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The Courettes – We Are The Courettes

I don’t have much to say about this, being brand new to me just this March, except that this 2018 release is even more exciting than their debut. Every song is a rocking good...