The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Once more I’ve returned to review John Lennon, it’s been one whole year since reviewing “Imagine” and I do hope for more positive results with this album, as it does featured the amazing “Working Class Hero” – but that is about the…
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The Germs – “(GI): Manimal / Dragon Lady / Strange Notes”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, December 8th will be 34 years and 1 day since Darby overdosed on Heroin, on the eve of John Lennon’s assassination, gaining no media attention whatsoever except a little article in the obituary section of the local newspaper. Darby Crash however…
Continue Reading....McCrary Five – “McCrary Five Praise God with Soul!”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “SAM, ALFRED, HOWARD, CHARITY AND LINDA McCRARY ARE FIVE OF THE happiest young people you have ever met and heard! They love to sing and have a song in their hearts everyday for their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. …and they are singing everywhere!! High…
Continue Reading....Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “Not Fragile”
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I only really know one or two songs by BTO, this album has both of those two songs. So, the album opens with the title track “Not Fragile” and well, the musicianship is pretty good, the vocals are a little…
Continue Reading....Richard Miller – “Jesus is On My Side / The Assassination of John F. Kennedy”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “THE AUTHOR Richard Miller was born without arms and legs, is 21 years old, and is a Senior Law student at the University of Texas. Along with his brother I.E. Miller, Richard wrote and recorded these two songs. He also plays the lead guitar on…
Continue Reading....Mel Tillis – “New Patches”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I know like nothing about Mel Tillis, I acquired this LP through a box of records given to me by a family friend who had been having an estate sale. The album opens with “Midnight Love” and it opens with some pretty…
Continue Reading....James Taylor – “Gorilla”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: James Taylor is kind of a big deal for folk music and singer/songwriter stuff, he’s one of the most recognized singers of that genre and he’s pretty amazing. So, here we go. The album opens with the song “Mexico” and that opening…
Continue Reading....Style Council – “The Cost of Loving”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: When I saw this album at the thrift store, I kinda had to buy it due to the fact it’s Paul Weller AFTER the Jam, and I’ve only heard a couple of the Style Council’s songs, but I did like what I…
Continue Reading....E.G. Daily – “Say It, Say It (Extended Version)”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Elizabeth Daily to me will always be known for her songs “I’m Hot Tonight” and “Shake It Up” – and like, they’re great. So, the A-Side is the extended mix, so I’m gonna listen. So, it goes in with that cheesy 80’s…
Continue Reading....America – “History: America’s Greatest Hits”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: America’s greatest hits with a guy who looks like Tom Petty on the sleeve. The album opens with America’s greatest song, “A Horse with No Name” and everything about is amazing. The vocals, the guitar playing, it’s all really out of this…
Continue Reading....Hiding Out: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, back in the late 80’s, Jon Cryer (Alan Harper from “Two and a Half Men“) was coming off a series of film roles, “Pretty in Pink” and “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” (to name a few.) when he starred in…
Continue Reading....“Folk Songs & Hootenanny featuring Ed McCurdy”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “Hootenanny is sweeping the country; from the large auditorium, to the college campus, to the backyard barbecue, folk music as once again captured the fancy of young and old alike. It is understandable why the popularity of folk songs has been a recurring trend, for…
Continue Reading....Pilot – “Pilot”
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I honestly believe everyone knows Pilot just for their track “Magic” which just so happens to be on this album – which is great! The album opens with the track “Just a Smile” and it’s a softer song, kind of has that…
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