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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Blue Mink, ‘A Time of Change’
Artist: Blue Mink Title: A Time of Change Year: 1972 Label: Regal Zonophone For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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Suspicious Minds (An Elvis Thanksgiving Story)
Fiction Fact: When you’re working closing shift at the diner you can always expect somebody to walk in just before close. It used to always be Johnny Hays and his little friends that race their cars after Johnny closes the garage, but they don’t come in anymore. I’m glad, too, because he’d probably bring that…
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From The Stacks: The Police, “Message In A Bottle” (Shape Disc)
The Police’s “Badge” discs are on my vinyl grail list.
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From The Stacks: George Harrison, ‘Madison Square Garden August 1, 1971’ (Bootleg)
Why own a bootleg copy of part of The Concert For Bangladesh? That’s a fair question.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Percy Faith Plays Continental Music’
Artist: Percy Faith Title: Percy Faith Plays Continental Music Year: 1953 (original release); 19– (this printing) Label: Columbia Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pink Floyd, ‘Obscured By Clouds’
Artist: Pink Floyd Title: Obscured By Clouds Year: 1972 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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From The Stacks: David Bowie, “Modern Love” (12-Inch Single)
For my money, “Modern Love” is the greatest hit of Bowie’s eighties pop era.
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From The Stacks: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ (Original London Cast Recording)
The legend of The Rocky Horror Picture Show loomed large when I was 11 or 12.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘The Astromusical House of Pisces’
Artist: Ed Bland (arranger and conductor) Title: The Astromusical House of Pisces Year: 1969 Label: GWP Records Designer and Art Director: Bob Cato Photographer: Francesco Scavullo “Coiffures By Paul Mitchell for Henri Bendel” For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Songs For A Long Walk
I can’t imagine walking all the way from Ohio to D.C. for a protest.
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