9/10/2026

iPod on Shuffle:
Closing My Eyes- Fleetwood Mac 
Run Devil Run- Paul McCartney
Lady Jane- The Rolling Stones
Red Clay Halo- Gillian Welch
Underway- Fleetwood Mac
Blessed- Simon & Garfunkel
Riding To Vanity Fair- Paul McCartney
Easy To Say- Del Shannon
More Power To You- Harold Burrage
Flyin' Shoes- Townes Van Zandt
I Want To Tell You About What I Want- Robyn Hitchcock
I Wanna Be Loved- The Heartbreakers
Harry Rag- The Kinks
What Can I Do- C.L. Blast
Ruby Baby- Donald Fagen
Submission- Sex Pistols
Draggin' The Line- Tommy James & The Shondells
World Without Tears- Lucinda Williams
Sacrificial Bonfire- XTC
Downtown- Johnny Thunders
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me- Elton John
Cause I Love Him- Alder Ray
Leave- Buffalo Springfield
Be My Wife- David Bowie
Teenage Wildlife- David Bowie 

Townes Van Zandt- For The Sake Of The Song (1968) **1/2

Sir Collins/Various Artists- Peace & Love (1977) ***

XTC- Homespun: The Apple Venus Volune One Home Demos (1999) ****

Swag- Catch-All (2000) ****1/2

Jill Sobule- Things Here Are Different (1990) ****

Cheap Trick- The Latest (2009) ****

The Who- Who Are You (1978) ***1/2

Paul McCartney & Wings- Red Rose Speedway (1973) ****

9/9/2026

Frank Sinatra- Watertown (1970) ****

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans- The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album: Kevin Gray Master (1975/2023) ****

Roy Ayers Ubiquity- Everybody Loves The Sunshine (1976) ***1/2

The Who- By Numbers: Abbey Road HSM (1975/2024) **** 

Bee Gees - Horizontal: Kevin Gray Stereo Master (1968/2007) ****

Ian Hunter- All American Alien Boy (1976) ***1/2

Al Di Meola- Casino (1978) ****

John Coltrane- Plays the Blues: MONO (1962) ****

Eno- Here Come The Warm Jets (1974) ****

David Bowie- David Live : 2005 Mix (1974/2005) ****

 

* Sinatra's "Watertown" never fails to affect me. It's a heartbreaking concept and Frank delivers convincingly. More people need to love this record.

* The first three Bee Gees records got the Kevin Gray treatment in 2007 and there is no other way to hear these records. Stunning sound. 

9/8/2026

Glen Campbell- Ghost On The Canvas (2011) ****

Johnny Clarke- Dread Natty Congo (1977) **1/2

Beady Eye- Complete 7" Singles: A White Trash Soul Compilation (2025) ***1/2

Peter Frampton- Frampton: Chris Bellman Remaster (1975/2024) ****

David Bowie- Diamond Dogs: Half Speed Master (1974/2024) ****

Todd Rundgren- Liars (2004) ****1/2

Mahavishnu Orchestra- Inner Mounting Flame (1971) ***1/2

Jethro Tull- Aqualung: Kevin Gray Cut (1971/2026) ****




 

 

9/7/2026

Linval Thompson- Train To Zion Dub (1981) ***

The Black Drumset- Friends In Dark Places (2026) ***

Roger Daltrey- Daltrey: Side One (1973) **

Buckingham Nicks- S/T (1973) ****

The Beach Boys- The Smile Sessions (2011) ***1/2

Stick Men- Let's Thrak Again (Reel One) 2026 ***

Social Distortion- S/T (1990) **

Descendents- All (1987) ***

Social Distortion- Prison Bound (1988) **1/2

Ultravox!- S/T (1977) ****

Genesis- Foxtrot (1972) ****

Aimee Mann- Bachelor No. 2 (1999) ****

Alice In Chains- Personal Playlist (2026) ****


 

• That first Daltrey solo record is worse than I remembered.

• That Buckingham Nicks is better than I remembered. 

•I can't help but think the Stick Men record would have been better with a better drummer. Pat Mastellotto is a great drummer, but for my ears, he is the weakest of all King Crimson drummers. He just whacks with none of Bruford or Giles or Harrison chops or subtleties.

•I knew I wasn't a fan of Social Distortion, but friends caught their show in Asbury Park this weekend, so I thought I'd give them another go. Didn't take. They are boring and their songs stink. And I love the Descendents, but "All" tries too hard. Just do what you're best at. Stop trying to write "songs" and just thrash it out.  

9/6/2026

The Stooges- Fun House: Kevin Gray Master (1970/2026) ****

Cheap Trick- Dream Police (1979) ****

Van Halen- Fair Warning (1981) ****

Descendents- Milo Goes To College (1982) ****

9/5/2026

Keith Hudson- Brand (1977) ***1/2

Los Lobos- Colossal Head (1996) ****

Little Feat- Sailin' Shoes (1972) ****

Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) ****

Talk Talk- The Colour Of Spring: 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master (1986/2026) ****

Queen- Greatest Hits II (1991) ***1/2

Mopar Stars- Official Researchers Of The NJ Devil (2026) ***1/2

The Young Rascals- Groovin': MONO (1967) ****

Prince- Dirty Mind (1980) ****

Jon Cleary- The Bywater Sessions (2025) ****

The Rolling Stones- Black And Blue (1976) ****

• First time hearing the Keith Hudson record. Well worth your time. Nice mix of dub and rock steady. Never a dull moment.

• If you're a fan of Talk Talk's "The Colour Of Spring" and you're a vinyl person, it would behoove you to grab a copy of this new half-speed reissue. It is stunning, like Kevin Gray stunning. 

• Freddie Mercury would have been 80 today. Hard to imagine. Plus, that made him older than Bowie, though Bowie's first recordings were six or seven years earlier than Freddie's. Okay, I'm done.

• Mopar Stars is a lot of fun. Thanks Paul In DK. I hear more foo Fighters than 'Mats, but a good spin nonetheless.

 

 

 

  

 

9/4/2026

Squeeze- Trixies (2026) ***

Cal Everett- The Weight Of Early Promise (2026) ****

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris- Trio (1987) ****

The Rascals- Once Upon A Dream (1968) **1/2

Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans: Steven Wilson Remix (1973/2018) ****

The Tubes- Love Bomb (1985) ****

Charlie XCX- Music, Fashion, Flim (2026) ****

X-Ray Spex- Germ Free Adolescents (1978) ****

Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds- S/T (1992) ****

Soundgarden- Superunknown (1994) ****