Buck Owens and Susan Raye: Merry Christmas from Buck Owens and Susan Raye
Bakersfield country legend sings original holiday fare Buck Owens was no stranger to holiday recordings, having released Christmas with Buck Owens and his Buckaroos in 1965 and Christmas Shopping in...
View ArticleTodd Rundgren: Todd
Invigorating live run-through of Rundgren’s 1974 LP + interview Following a trend chartered by Heart, Brian Wilson, Slayer, Lou Reed and dozens of others, Todd Rundgren has performed two of his albums...
View ArticleThe Moving Sidewalks: The Complete Collection
Deluxe reissue of infamous 1960s Texas psych-blues The Moving Sidewalks first came to wide attention outside of Texas with the inclusion of their incendiary 1967 single “99th Floor” on the second...
View ArticleDick Dale: King of the Surf Guitar
Super-stoked anthology of Dick Dale’s surf-related tunes There are many anthologies, greatest hits collections and album reissues of Dick Dale’s material, but none have done the service of separately...
View ArticleDick Dale: At the Drags
Super-stocked anthology of Dick Dale’s car-related tunes There are many anthologies, greatest hits collections and album reissues of Dick Dale’s material, but none have done the service of separately...
View ArticleVarious Artists: Dallas – The Music Story
1985 spin-off album from the classic nighttime TV soap The nighttime soap opera Dallas dates to an era before music coordinators ruled television soundtracks and used the network exposure to turn...
View ArticleJack Kerouac and Steve Allen: Poetry for the Beat Generation
Period performances of Jack Kerouac reciting poems to the piano of Steve Allen Although Jack Kerouac was the “voice of his (beat) generation,” it was his writing – rather than his speaking – voice that...
View ArticleJack Kerouac with Al Cohn and Zoot Sims: Blues and Haikus
Period performances of Jack Kerouac with Al Cohn and Zoot Sims Although Jack Kerouac was the “voice of his (beat) generation,” it was his his writing – rather than his speaking – voice that’s...
View ArticleVarious Artists: Surf-Age Nuggets
Monster wave of obscure ‘60s surf gems It’s no accident that this deluxe 4-CD set uses the word “Nuggets” in its title; this is an apt reference to Lenny Kaye’s landmark 1972 compilation of psychedelic...
View ArticlePsycho Sisters: Up on the Chair, Beatrice
An unexpected communiqué letter from the mid-90s Susan Cowsill (of the Cowsills) and Vicki Peterson (of the Bangles) wrote and toured together in the mid-90s as the Psycho Sisters, but when Peterson...
View ArticleVarious Artists: Groove & Grind – Rare Soul ‘63-’73
Astonishing collection of rare soul singles Those who miss the tactile pleasure of holding an album cover, or even reading the relatively microscopic copy of CD booklets, are likely to break out in a...
View ArticleFlamin’ Groovies: Live 1971 San Francisco
Historic Flamin’ Groovies live date – closing the Fillmore West 1971 Not only was this live date part of a series of shows closing Bill Graham’s Fillmore West, it was also co-founder Roy Loney’s last...
View ArticleCommander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Live From Ebbets Field
Live from the Denver ozone in 1973 For many rock listeners, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen’s 1971 debut, Lost in the Ozone, was a taste-expanding experience. The group’s catalog of country,...
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