The Box Tops – The Letter/Neon Rainbow
I almost skipped this one. Why? Well, it was out of order in my collection, and it’s a record I may not have physically played since, oh, say, 1980. It’s a record that is...
Ramblings about My Records
I almost skipped this one. Why? Well, it was out of order in my collection, and it’s a record I may not have physically played since, oh, say, 1980. It’s a record that is...
I’m a bit unclear on how I found, and decided to buy, the soundtrack to a movie I never saw. Maybe because I was a Blasters fan, and this had Dave Alvin all over...
Despite having a great love for the Stax/Volt sound, despite loving almost everything they ever produced, I have to admit that I rarely put on Booker T and the MGs. When I go instrumental,...
There are some artists to whom I feel like I owe an apology. Karla Bonoff would be one. I’ve already written about how, despite my absolute, total love for her first album, and despite...
Karla Bonoff did a tour in support of “Restless Nights,” and, quite enamored of her debut album, the Woman Who Would Become My Wife (WWWBMW? 3WBMW? Or maybe just Lee) and I went to...
I have always, always been that guy who sits through the end of the credits at movies and reads them. Now, the black and white features on the midnight movies that played on Saturday...
Another new one (to me), and another one that challenges alphabetization. This was another splendid find from Siren Records in Doylestown from earlier this year (2020) when I raided their blues bins (thinking I...
Somehow I got through an intense period of ’60s rock/British Invasion/rhythm ’n’ blues/psychedelic fandom without ever buying a Blues Magoos record. I’ve got The Beau Brummels and the Standells and The Barbarians and The...
Another new record picked up during a record store crawl this past February, 2020, when going places and being with other people was still a thing. And another new record that gives me a...
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