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From The Stacks: ‘The 5th Dimension / Live!!’
The 5th Dimension haven’t aged as well as many of their peers. There’s a reason for that: The band’s target audience was the middle of the road. I can imagine fans of Englebert Humperdink and Tom Jones enjoying a night out at a 5th Dimension show, where the band’s layered harmonies breathed life into Jimmy…
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Cartoon Saturday: Ramones, ‘Road To Ruin’
Artist: Ramones Title: Road To Ruin Year: 1978 Label: Sire Album Cover Artist: John Holmstrom
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From The Stacks: ‘The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook’
The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook is the first collection in a series that ran until 1980. That series is known as the Loss Leaders, because for two bucks buyers got a two record compilation of various Warner Brothers recording artists. Ads for these records appeared not only in magazines but on the inner sleeves of Warner…
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Ya Habibi!’
Artist: Eddie “Sheik” Kochak, Hakki Obadia Title: Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East Year: 1964 Label: Decca Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Songs For the Second
All this talk about New Year’s Day, but it’s January 2 when things really get moving.
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Roger Cook, ‘Minstrel In Flight’
Artist: Roger Cook Title: Minstrel In Flight Year: 1973 Label: Kama Sutra For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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My New Year’s Incremental Ambitions
It hardly seems possible to me that we’re nearly two decades into the 21st century, maybe because so little has changed.
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From The Stacks: Fred Blassie, ‘King of Men’
Wrestling, Rhino, and colored vinyl. What more do you want?
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From The Stacks: Aerosmith, ‘Look Homeward Angel’ (Bootleg)
You might only know them as old farts playing power ballads, but Aerosmith in their prime were a force of nature.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Port Said-Music of the Middle East’
Artist: Mohammed El-Bakkar & His Oriental Ensemble Title: Port Said-Music of the Middle East Year: 1957 Label: Audio Fidelity Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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