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  • The Value of Construction Paper Holidays

    St. Patrick’s Day just came and went, but it was just another Sunday to me. It was a big deal when I was little, though,

  • From The Stacks: John Lennon Singles

    Once upon a time, the single was the music industry’s dominant format.

  • Cartoon Saturday: The Johnny Otis Show, ‘Cuttin’ Up’

    Artist: The Johnny Otis Show Title: Cuttin’ Up Year: 1970 Label: Epic Cover Artist: Jack Davis

  • From The Stacks: ‘The Best Of Spike Jones and His City Slickers’

    The name Spike Jones and His City Slickers might not mean much these days, but the band was the Tenacious D of their time.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Billy Larkin, ‘Ain’t That a Groove!’

    Artist: Billy Larkin and the Delegates Title: Ain’t That a Groove! Year: 1966 Label: World Pacific Art Direction: Woody Woodward Cover Photography: Ken Kim For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Deep Cuts: The Woodstock You’ve Never Heard

    We’ve all seen Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock, the Academy Award-winning 1970 documentary about the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. 

  • Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Wishbone Ash, ‘Live Dates’

    Artist: Wishbone Ash Title: Live Dates Year: 1973 Label: MCA For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

  • Celebrities Do Bad Things, Too

    I made the mistake last week of watching Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary featuring two survivors of Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse.

  • From The Stacks: The Kickstands, ‘Black Boots and Bikes’

    If you dig surf and hot rod music but you want to stray off the narrow road of Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and Dick Dale, this is the record for you. There wasn’t really a band named The Kickstands (though there is now, so don’t confuse the two). Black Boots and Bikes was a…

  • Cartoon Saturday: Lalo Schifrin, ‘Kelly’s Heroes’

    Artist: Lalo Schifrin Title: Kelly’s Heroes Year: 1970 Label: MGM Cover Artist: Jack Davis

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