Vinyl Distractions

Ramblings about My Records

Tagged: vinyl

Victim of Romance front cover 0

'70s / Pop

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...

360 Degrees of Billy Paul 0

'70s / Soul

Billy Paul – 360 Degrees of Billy Paul

Well, I didn’t own this record until the exact moment I was getting ready to write up the next record, The Best of Philadelphia International Records. While listening to that, and listening specifically to...

Chocolate City front cover 2

'70s / Funk / Soul

Parliament – Chocolate City

I’ve already written how late to the game I was on Funkadelic – it was too much for my teenage brain when it was current, and it took me many years to think of...

The front cover of 1.4.5.'s "Pink Invasion" Extended Play record. The high-contrast photograph was courtesy of my friend, the photographer who someone brought me on board to this project as a "designer." I painted the letters for "Pink" with a brush, and printed the "Invasion" from some lead type. 0

'80s / New Wave / Power Pop

1.4.5. – Pink Invasion

This one took a while to write, because in my entire record collection, there isn’t a record with a more personal connection – because this is the only record I ever designed a cover...

Ohio Players Angel front cover 0

'70s / Funk / Soul

Ohio Players – Angel

I’ve already written about how I couldn’t have brought any Ohio Players records home when I was in my teens (see “Fire”)– the graphic and frankly exploitive covers of sexualized women would not have...

Ohio Players Honey front cover 0

'70s / Funk / Soul

Ohio Players – Honey

Well, if as a teenager I couldn’t have brought home the Ohio Players’ “Fire” because of its provocative cover, I sure as hell couldn’t have brought home “Honey.” In fact, I didn’t buy it...

Ohio Players Fire front cover 2

'70s / Funk / Soul

Ohio Players – Fire

Ohio Players was probably my first real exposure to funk. In 1973, just as I was beginning to be music-crazy, they had an infectious hit single, “Funky Worm,” that was like nothing I had...