“Man, this place is really nice.” My new buddy wrote copy for a graphic design firm located in a loft in a former warehouse. The firm was small: the owner, a couple […]
From The Stacks: Force Majeure (Clear Cut)
From The Stacks: Les Paul And Trio
Pop quiz! Answer the following question about this 1957 Les Paul album cover. What I first noticed was: A) The beautiful woman lounging on the shag carpet B) The tobacco sunburst background […]
From The Stacks: Open Up And Say…Ahh!
This is a dangerous album cover. When it was released in 1988 various churches and parent groups got all bent out of shape. Oddly this was because they assumed that the there was […]
From The Stacks: Pussycats Can Go Far
Buzzy Linhart is a fascinating and little known dude, at least these days. Roommate to John Sebastian in the early Sixties co-writer of Bette Midler’s “(You Got to Have) Friends,” Buzz is […]
From the Stacks: Uncle Murray’s Record Collection
Dear Band Families, I recently inherited well over 1,000 LP’s from my Uncle Murray. This Wednesday after school we will sell them for two dollars each with all proceeds going to the school band. […]
From the Stacks: Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes
Nappy Brown was a Charlotte, North Carolina legend. Hit the intergooglewebtubes for some brilliant Nappy moments from the Fifties. Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes came out during Nappy’s Eighties comeback, and […]
From the Stacks: Holiday for Pianos
“Say, gals, freshen those cocktails?” “I don’t mind if I do, Louie.” “You dames ever been on a boat?”
From the Stacks: Party Party, Original Soundtrack
Never released in the United States, Party Party’s soundtrack at least makes it look like one of the stupid Eighties teen movies that have been this week’s topic. Maybe some of you UK readers […]
From the Stacks: Mr. T’s Commandment
Don’t be a fool. You can trust me. I have a mohawk and twenty pounds of gold chains. My tube socks don’t match. Stay in school, don’t do drugs. Now get in […]
From the Stacks: Sammy Davis Jr. Now
Something new for “Why It Matters” — stuff from my collection that isn’t story-worthy but is fun anyway. I’ll post album covers and other ephemera now and then, and would love it […]
