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From The Stacks: ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’ Original Soundtrack
Here’s a cool little Rhino collectible.
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From The Stacks: Howard Menger, ‘Authentic Music From Another Planet’
Here’s one from the weird albums department. Howard Menger was either a lunatic, an alien contactee, or a first-class grifter, or maybe all three, whatever you prefer. UFO contact is a bit like religion and politics: Everybody is entitled to their belief, and I don’t really want to argue about it. With that being said,…
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bucky Crawford, ‘Red, White and the Blues!’
Artist: Bucky Crawford Title: Red, White and the Blues! Year: 1962 Label: Mount Vernon Music Cover Design: Burt Portnoy For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Pie Songs
Some people love pie, others are wrong. There’s not much pie that I would turn down, though honestly I’m not much of a fan of pecan or sweet potato. Anything else, though, just give me a fork and get out of the way. There’s a joint near my sister’s house that makes a coconut cream…
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Hollies, ‘Distant Light’
Artist: The Hollies Title: Distant Light Year: 1972 Label: Epic For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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Balancing the Broom
I experienced a very vivid and very stray memory the other day.
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From The Stacks: The Who, ‘Who Are You’ (picture disc)
Who Are You is the last essential Who album. Don’t get me wrong: It’s Hard has some good stuff on it, and Face Dances is–well, it’s Face Dances. Endless Wire, released in 2006, is a nice coda to The ‘Oo’s career, but it’s really only a Who album in name. But 1978’s Who Are You…
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From The Stacks: David Bowie, ‘Portrait Of A Star’
His was a career known for its creativity, but even the great David Bowie had a creative peak. Some might argue that Bowie’s finest work happened during the years he collaborated with Mick Ronson. Those five albums, beginning with 1970’s The Man Who Sold the World and ending with 1973’s Pin Ups, are undeniable records,…
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Knightsbridge Strings, ‘(Big Beat)’
Artist: Knightsbridge Strings Title: (Big Beat) Year: 196-? Label: Riverside Album Design: Ken Deardoff Photographer: Frederic Smith For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Car Songs
Every fall a bunch of people with more money than sense converge on
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