Should I go ahead and say it? Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? That’s Dame Vera Lynn to you, and unless you’re of the World War II generation then like me you’re […]
From the Stacks: Vera Lynn – “Forget Me Not” b/w “What A Day We’ll Have”
From the Stacks: The Rolling Stones – Through the Past Darkly
You’re probably wondering why I’m bothering with a greatest hits package, and that’s a valid question. First of all, there have been more Stones compilations released over the last fifty years than […]
From the Stacks: George Jones Sings Bob Wills
If you want country the way nature intended it, you can’t do much better than 1962’s George Jones Sings Bob Wills. That is, unless you skip the intermediary George Jones step and […]
From the Stacks: Rush – Hemispheres
This is quite likely the least controversial album cover in the Controversial Album Cover Gallery. What rubbed some raw about the Canadian trio’s sixth album was the bare ass on the cover, […]
From the Stacks: Evie – Come On, Ring Those Bells
The first entry into the Bad Album Cover Hall of Fame to be nominated for a Grammy, please welcome Christian singer Evie’s 1979 Christmas cheese fest Come On, Ring Those Bells.
From the Stacks: The Charlie Daniels Band – Saddle Tramp
First thing: This album rocks. If you only know The Charlie Daniels Band from “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” you have no idea what great musicians these guys are. The title […]
From the Stacks: Maynard Ferguson – M.F. Horn
Maynard Ferguson could blow, no doubt about it. The trumpeter renowned for his upper register was a child prodigy, one-time member of the great Stan Kenton’s band, and one of those rare […]
From the Stacks: The Partridge Family #2: The Haunted Hill
Listen, any rubadub can put some Clash vinyl on a shelf and call himself a collector, but it takes a true music nerd to find a gem like this.
From The Stacks: Various – Slash, the Early Sessions
Slash was a record label that you could trust. If it was on Slash it was going to be good: X, The Germs, Fear, Faith No More. Come on!
From The Stacks: Various – A Million Or More Best Sellers
This is a cool 1958 compilation that’s worth your money just for the cover art. My interest is a little more personal.
Why It Matters 