Vinyl Distractions

Ramblings about My Records

Tagged: records

More of the Monkees cover 0

'60s / Pop

The Monkees – More of The Monkees

I didn’t think I owned More of The Monkees, except in a late-purchased digital version. It was released in January 1967, just three months after their debut. It’s an absolute classic with several songs...

The Monkees debut album – sometimes called "Meet The Monkees," for parallels with The Beatles and because it says that on the back cover 1

'60s / Pop / Rock

The Monkees — The Monkees

I’m not going to get into the all the obvious discussions about The Monkees – if you want to beat on them for being manufactured and not having played their instruments, you’d better toss...

Grape Jam front cover 0

'60s / Blues / Psychedelic / Rock

Moby Grape — Grape Jam

Moby Grape was one of those groups that I just didn’t even give a chance back in the day when I was getting into psychedelic music and the San Francisco sound. I don’t know...

Spring Session M front cover 0

'80s / New Wave / Synth

Missing Persons — Spring Session M

From 1982, the exact moment that MTV exploded and bands like Missing Persons were able to break through a very tired soundscape. New Wave and synth bands were suddenly everywhere, with bright music, bright...

Missing Persons EP front cover 0

'80s / New Wave / Synth

Missing Persons — Missing Persons

Missing Persons was one of those bands that suddenly made a splash thanks to MTV – otherwise I likely never would have heard of them. Their video for “Words” was in heavy rotation in...

Photograph front cover 0

'70s / Folk-rock / Singer/Songwriter

Melanie — Photograph

Just another Melanie record, just another mid-pandemic purchase. 1976’s “Photograph” just hits differently than the other Melanie records. It starts with as close to a rocker as she’s gonna get, the second side opens...