What the hell kind of school is this? Please welcome Dancehall 101 to the Bad Album Cover Hall of Fame.
From The Stacks: Various – Dancehall 101
From The Stacks: The Three O’Clock – Arrive Without Travelling
When 1985’s Arrive Without Travelling was released it immediately went into my heavy rotation, and I still think “Her Head’s Revolving” is one of the great singles of the eighties.
From The Stacks: Donny and Marie – Goin’ Coconuts
“Hey, Marie, aren’t we having fun?!” “Yeah, Donny!” “And our outfits are as white as our souls!” “Yeah, Donny!” “What’s on that backdrop, Marie?” “A photo I took under the shower curtain […]
From The Stacks: The Standells – Dirty Water
This is one of the “scary hippy records” handed down from my aunt’s collection when I was a pup. That’s a preschooler’s perspective, obviously. The Standells were neither scary nor hippy.
From the Stacks: Carly Simon – No Secrets
Rarely have album cover and title gone together so well. Please welcome Carly Simon’s No Secrets to the Thank You For Getting Me Through Puberty Hall Of Fame, and shut the door […]
From The Stacks: Floaters (self-titled)
I picked this one up solely because the great Dennis Coffey is credited as both guitarist and arranger. Also, it has that cool airbrushed chrome logo that was so popular in the […]
From the Stacks: Porno For Pyros – Picture Disc and Suck On This
I’ve been thinking about Porno For Pyros a lot lately. That probably makes me the only person on the planet who has been thinking about Porno For Pyros lately.
From The Stacks: Appetite For Destruction
Okay, here’s the deal: There’s nothing I can tell you about the content of this album that you don’t already know. Guns N’ Roses’ major label debut has sold 35 million copies, […]
From the Stacks: A Random Photo of Ian McCulloch
I found this in a box in the attic, a completely forgotten treasure. Here’s how this photo landed in my hands:
From the Stacks: Led Zeppelin – Going to California
Here’s another great bootleg from my stacks. This one captures a 1971 show at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, California.
