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Found this through Discogs' interview with Colin Newman and Malka Spiegel. Can't say enough to recommend Goon. Low- tuned with high harmonies; hits same way as Starflyer 59, Stellaluna, Swervedriver and Airiel. Mixes conflicting elements naturally:... See full review

If you love Leon Russell, you should check ACII out. It's got the classic Leon piano-driven gumbo with (moderate) psych and heavy-rock additives. Worth it, especially since you can still score an LP at a price that allows regret-free experimenting.

Mine is translucent brownish as well when held up to light. And yes, sounds fantastic.

19 tunes over 2 LPs can be a lot of JD to digest at once. Fortunately it's singles and B-sides s whanning (sorry, cat on keyboard there) their whole career, from Warsaw on. Great edition, too. Solid vinyl that's well mastered.

This is Rick's earlier 'Mission Magic' album minus a bunch of tracks. The songs came from his Saturday morning (cartoon? Live action?) Show. Did it even play in the US? Anyway, this is pre- General Hospital, pre- Jesse's Girl. Tunes fall into 70s... See full review

A classic power pop album with New Wave polish. Yellow Pills is the stand out, and for good reason. It captures the sound of young folks joyously rubberlegging towards self-destruction. It wraps Cheap Trick's "Heaven Tonight" in a pair of tight pants... See full review

More classic era TR. You get advanced (for 1974) studio trickery, proto-synth pop, full band excursions that sound like Mahogany Rush, full band excursions that lampoon metal, Todd Ballads that continue to owe a huge debt to Laura Nyro and Smokey... See full review

The best all around. I like this better than 'Torpedoes'. It just hangs together better to my ears with 5 of the best ever TP & HB songs - 'When The Time Comes', 'You're Gonna Get It', 'Too Much Ain't Enough', 'I Need To Know' and 'Listen To Her... See full review

I've seen this album out in the wild 3 times in the past 17 years. The third time, I bought it.

In Nagle, Warner probably thought they were getting another Randy Newman, but with a Stones edge. Social commentary from the whack job characters in the... See full review

Side 1: the soul/Laura N. side. Includes Motown pastiche and hit single.
Side 2: the psych side. Includes an early all synth/drum machine video game music song in 'Breathless'.
Side 3: the guitar side. Includes Hendrix tribute and a goof on power pop... See full review

For ages, I had the first 30 seconds or so of 'Real Man' on a tape that I recorded off of late-night NYC radio in the early 90s (WNEW or K-Rock). It gets to the middle of the first verse before it abruptly cuts off - too pretentious and wimpy for my... See full review

The wildest wild man in rock & roll/ R&B. Nobody was emitting shrieks, growls, screams and vocal hijinx like this until Iggy recorded some 10 -15 years later. To say nothing of the man's stage persona. Screaming' Jay is the big daddy of all out of... See full review

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Daddy, where does 1970s porn music come from?

100% genre-breaking genius. 100% guitar playing maniac. Country music couldn't contain Jerry Reed. He cut it with swamp-funk, near-rock and his own wild sense of humor. Elvis Presley covered 2 tunes here. As Jerry said, "son, I was topping'... See full review

I remember Joe Jackson playing on NYC rock radio more than Elvis Costello. Maybe that's my personal prejudice for Joe over Elvis. Maybe it isn't. Either way, JJ was on the radio a lot in NYC from 1978 - 80.

Everything here is bright and trebly,... See full review

This album is a total gem of late-60's psych-o-delicized pop. The style is High Bubblegum. These guys wrote hits for the Monkees and the Raiders, but saved the stickier confections for their own records. The arrangements are like a tour of Wonderland;... See full review

Swervedriver's comeback is as strong as any of their albums from the 90s (which are very good indeed). They pick right up with their mash of Joni Mitchell chords and progressions, Sonic Youth -style structured noise, surprising dissonances and Detroit... See full review

The album that made Jeff Beck want to play jazz fusion.

I found this on vinyl so I can skip the first 3:50 of Stratus and get straight to the dope groove. My copy sounds hot - have to duck the treble a notch or so- but still has great low end... See full review

This is all around excellent. Soul Jazz has been doing class reissues for 25 years and this is as classy as you get. Great mastering, flat vinyl with no pops, quality jacket and sleeves. And then, you know, it's Toussaint, the Meters, James Black and... See full review

If you know Roy Wood, you know he's a nutso genius. Songwriter, producer, multi-multi-instrumentalist (great guitar player!), instrument inventor (The Banjar!), and more. Wizzard's Brew is the first from Wizzard, which formed in the wake of The Move... See full review

It may be sacrilege to say so, but this is a better album than Burrito Deluxe. A Laurel Canyon Cowboy classic. Best tracks: Colorado, Tried So Hard, Just Can't Be and especially Four Days Of Rain. Round it out with this version of FBB backing Gene... See full review

Poco's masterwork right here. The title track - an ode to Gram Parsons, who may have still been alive at the time of this release - plays as if picking up where Buffalo Springfield's 'Bluebird' left off. Play this after the 3rd Flying Burrito Bros.... See full review

1960s peak Country right here. Where the man stops and the Legend begins.

Sounds nice. Labels could still get vinyl right in the 1980s. But dumb ass Alligator Records had to attach the hype stickers right to the cover.

The story behind Gumbo is that Ahmet and/or Jerry approached Dr. John and said "what the fuck is going on... See full review

One of two controversial Hendrix LPs produced by Alan Douglas. Basic tracks laid down by Jimi with lotsa posthumous edits and overdubs by session guys. Midnight Lightning has even less on it to recommend than Crash Landing. Possibly the most morose... See full review