This might be the greatest album you’ve never heard.
From The Stacks: Paul Kossoff, ‘Back Street Crawler’
James Stafford
Cartoon Saturday: ‘Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits’
Artist: Herman’s Hermits Title: Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits Year: 1966 Label: MGM Cover Artist: Frank Frazetta
From The Stacks: Surf Punks, ‘My Beach’
The Captain and Tennille’s Daryl Dragon was only one successful member of a very musical family.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Billy Larkin and the Delegates, ‘Don’t Stop!’
Artist: Billy Larkin & the Delegates Title: Don’t Stop! Year: 1967 Label: World Pacific Art Direction: Woody Woodward Photographer: Ivan Nagy For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
Deep Cuts: Love Songs That Aren’t
Or maybe they are love songs, who am I to judge? The point is that things aren’t always as they appear.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Edgar Broughton Band, ‘Oora’
Artist: Edgar Broughton Band Title: Oora Year: 1973 Label: Capitol For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Blinking Out An SOS
Eleven days have passed since Daryl “The Captain” Dragon’s death, and in that time I’ve written three drafts of a Captain & Tennille story.
From The Stacks: ‘The Bunch’
What’s The Bunch? I don’t know. I mean, I do–it was a movie and this is its soundtrack, but I don’t really care. It’s probably good, but my only interest in this […]
Cartoon Saturday: Ariel, ‘Starbody’
Artist: Ariel Title: Starbody Year: 1997 Label: Vinyl Connections Design: Mauricio Couturier
From The Stacks: David Bowie, “Never Let Me Down” (Promo Single)
“Never Let Me Down” might be the most inappropriately titled song/album in the David Bowie discography.
