- Joined on September 11, 2010
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- Rating Average 4.45
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Music archivist, writer, collector, producer, DJ, and record dealer extraordinaire.
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You've got to love "Love You". Coming off the heels of the successful "15 Big Ones" LP (their first truly successful studio LP in the US since the late 1960s) and the misguided "Brian is Back" campaign, the record buying public gets this strange...
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As several have previously mentioned, this is an excellent Beach Boys LP and was sadly under-appreciated and poorly sold in the US, but did get overwhelmingly positive reviews in England and even charted there in the mid 20's (vs. in the #150's in the...
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A short bio of Wild Man Fischer: Born 11/6/1944, he was one of several children, and even as a child, his family knew 'something was different' about Larry - especially since he spent most of his time in his room, singing to himself. While not known...
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Nino Tempo & April Stevens' "All Strung Out" is a masterpiece of a song, which takes it's cues from Spector's Wall of Sound (Tempo has worked w/Spector, and knew what he was doing).
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I don't have this Japanese EP, but it's the only release I can review Del's excellent cover of the Stones "Under My Thumb", which originally came out in the states in '66 as a 45, w "She Was Mine" as the B-side (Liberty 55904). Del gives new life into...
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The B-side "A Surfer's Dream", is the real gem here. A duet of Jan & his girlfriend (and songwriting partner) Jill Gibson, it's a beautiful sunshine pop-esque look at surfing. Easily the stronger side; sadly, it went unnoticed by most when released -...
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A great LP, and one of my favorite xian LP's - there's a very real quality to this album, and I give much kudos to the fine folks at Companion for reissuing this gem, of which original copies are extremely rare. My only beef is that they didn't...
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Mainstream Records is a prime example of a label that had several incarnations, each one as different as the next. Formed in 1964 by Bob Shad, it primarily released jazz and soundtrack LP's, with a emphasis on jazz vocal artists like Morgana King and...
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Ah, Tower Records, Capitol's sub-label for it's castaways and artists considered 'too freaky' to be on Capitol. Beyond this, it was an incredible diverse label, releasing everything from the first stateside issue of Pink Floyd's debut LP, Eternity...
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It should be noted that "Hippy Heaven" and "Banana-Loo" were taken from this LP and issued as a 45 by Worthy, presumably in 1967. I haven't had the chance to hear the LP, but "Hippy Heaven" is a great slice of latin LSD-sploitation, the song being...
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If there ever was such a thing as a pyramid of song poem singers/performers, Rodd Keith a/k/a Rod Rogers would be at the top. Unlike other song poem singers who merely treated each song like the menial job it was, Rodd realized he was being given a...
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There aren't many albums like the lone LP from the Kinbotes, and I like it that way, mainly because no one could really touch the essence and atmosphere contained within the LP. For years little was known about the album, aside from it being presumed...
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Kim Fowley incognito (although anyone who knows their Fowley knows it's him - no one else quite sounds that way!) 45, released on the Chattahoochee label, which Fowley was involved in back when he produced the Murmaids "Popsicles and Icicles" 45....
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Calling this album a 'mixed bag' is an understatement. The brain-child of Jonathan King, who I would best describe at England's answer to Kim Fowley, don't be fooled by the title and think this is a straight-up bubblegum LP - it's far from that....
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Easily my favorite Renaldo & the Loaf LP, but then again, I've given this one more listen than the others they put out. Great UK tape experimental weirdness from this duo, who previous put out a cassette (and later a re-recorded/edited LP) titled...
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Easily my favorite Renaldo & the Loaf LP, but then again, I've given this one more listen than the others they put out. Great UK tape experimental weirdness from this duo, who previous put out a cassette (and later a re-recorded/edited LP) titled...
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A great 45 - I only know the "Mysterious Clown" side, as it was also comped on the "Only In America" CD, released by Arf! Arf! in the mid 90's. I would best describe it as an inept attempt at garage rock, with some doo-wop influences (the background,...
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The B-side "When It's Over", is an early piece of sunshine pop, and a gem unto itself. Don't overlook it.
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The B-side is a work of genius from Jan Berry, turning a Bach fugue into a absurd rock 'n' roll tune about hip grannies who run a car club.
Those that enjoy the track may want to seek out the backing track - which is a great listen in it's full glory. |