“Brown Sugar” was a number hit for the Stones in 1971, but what’s up with this 1984 shape disc?
From The Stacks: Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar” (Picture Disc)
From The Stacks: Toto, “Hold the Line” (Picture Disc)
Yeah, yeah, you kids and your “Africa.”
From The Stacks: Patti Smith, ‘Radio Ethiopia’ (Test Pressing)
Radio Ethiopia is the Patti Smith Group’s Jan Brady, the neglected middle child smiling sadly between older sister Horses and younger sister Easter. But let’s be honest: Smith, Lenny Kaye, and the […]
From The Stacks: Thomas Dolby, ‘The Golden Age of Wireless’
If you’re fascinated by alternate versions of the same album, The Golden Age of Wireless is the record for you.
From The Stacks: The Yardbirds, ‘Afternoon Tea’
Here’s another cool picture disc from the early days of Rhino Records.
From The Stacks: The Grass Roots, ‘Let’s Live For Today’
The Grass Roots were a cool enough band, and “Let’s Live For Today” was their highest charting single.
From The Stacks: Pink Floyd, ‘Floyds Of London’ (Bootleg)
You are looking at a bootleg of a bootleg.
From The Stacks: Van Halen, ‘Fair Warning’
Van Halen was huge when Fair Warning dropped in 1981. Huge.
From The Stacks: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ‘Heartbreak In New York’ (Bootleg)
Tom’s been gone a while now. All we have left is the music, the videos, and King of the Hill.
From The Stacks: Elvis Costello, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (12-inch single)
Elvis Costello doing an Animals classic, am I right?
