4/30/24

Tony Gregory- Sings
(Found this on a reggae blog I follow. Listed as a "rare non-reggae record recorded at Studio One in 1968." Pretty wild. Everything about it sounds like a reggae record out of Studio One right down to the tone of the snare drum, just not the rhythms. Great little find.)

10cc- Meanwhile
(1992, semi-reunion of all four original members. Haven't heard this in ages. It has its moments, but mostly it doesn't.)

Prince Buster- Sings His Hit Song "Ten Commandments"
Bad Company- S/T (2024 AP 45 RPM RM)
Johnny Guitar Watson- A Real Mother For Ya

Todd Rundgren- Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
(“The lyrics have his typical left-handed optimism, and just when they get jaded, the track opens up; and multiplies, as ‘Hey Jude’ did. But ‘Chain Letter’ has more balls and goes through several changes, while ‘Hey Jude’ never went past spirited repetition”---Patti Smith)

King Crimson- Starless & Bible Black (Steven Wilson Remix)

The Desert Nudes- Keep A'Movin' Dan
(Debut from New Orleans trio. Subtitle of the record says "Songs of hydration, vigor, horses and wide open spaces." Really terrific. Close harmony. Great sense of humor. Solid originals. And if you're a sucker for songs like "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" like I am, those are here, too.)

  

 

 

 

The Three Degrees- Maybe
(I love this record. I've written about it before over here. But I hadn't heard it in some time and it just caught my eye as I was filing a Three Sounds record.)

 

Mod Cons- S/T
(Listen to this album.)

 

 

Kiss- Dressed To Kill
(Their best. Hooks! Hooks! Hooks!)