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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Eddie Lund, ‘Tahiti Dances’

By James Stafford on May 19, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Richard Hayman, ‘Havana in Hi-Fi’

By James Stafford on May 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Ray Conniff, ‘S Awful Nice’

By James Stafford on May 5, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Jackie Gleason Presents Music for the Love Hours’

By James Stafford on April 28, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Ohio Players, ‘Skin Tight’

By James Stafford on April 21, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Clebanoff, ‘Lush, Latin & Bossa Nova Too’

By James Stafford on April 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Unappreciated Art of Staying in the Background

By James Stafford on February 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

We can’t thing about everything all of the time….

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Arthur Fiedler, ‘Gaite Parisienne’

By James Stafford on January 28, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Title: Gaite Parisienne / Gayne Ballet Suite Year: 1959 Label: RCA Victor Photographer: David B. Hecht

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ’20 Great Stars Perform 20 Great Hits of the 60’s’

By James Stafford on January 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

  Artist: Various Title: 20 Great Stars Perform 20 Great Hits of the 60’s Year: 197? Label: Columbia Photographer: John Berg

Lessons Learned From a $100 Turntable

By James Stafford on January 18, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Sometimes a few bucks and your own ears are all you need.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’

By James Stafford on January 14, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Members Only Title: Members Only Year: 1987 Label: Muse Photographer: Hugh Bell

You Need To Write That Great Story

By James Stafford on January 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Many years ago I outlined a novel idea that I titled The Patriot. This was toward the beginning of the Tea Party movement, when the first signs of modern day hyper-patriotism emerged; […]

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: The Three Suns, ‘Warm and Tender’

By James Stafford on January 7, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Artist: The Three Suns Title: Warm and Tender Year: 1962 Label: RCA Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department

Who Dares To Tackle the Push-Up Challenge?

By James Stafford on December 31, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Need a New Year’s resolution? This is a good one.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bernadette Peters, ‘Now Playing’

By James Stafford on December 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Bernadette Peters Title: Now Playing Year: 1981 Label: MCA Front Cover Painting: Alberto Vargas Art Direction: George Osaki  

Why We Always Rebuild

By James Stafford on December 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s a distinct cadence to every disaster, at least in the news. First, of course, is the breaking story with its mishmash of speculation, talking heads, cellphone footage, and shaky helicopter video. […]

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