8/30/24

Clifton Chenier- The R&B Years: 1954-1960
Mott The Hoople- Atlantic Highlights (Personal Playlist)
Elton John- Madman Across The Water
The Walker Brothers- Everything Under The Sun: Highlights
Grace Jones- Nightclubbing
Yes- Talk
Joe Jackson- Look Sharp (Kevin Gray Remaster)
Ernie K. Doe- S/T

8/29/24

Hollie Cook- Vessel of Love
(Paul Cook's daughter and one time Slit's 2022 reggae release. Really trippy, more Massive Attack than trad reggae, but I really enjoyed this.)

Aerosmith- Rocks (Quad Mix)
(My all time favorite hard rock record. Lots of audio surprises on this Quad mix. I guess you might need to know the album inside and out to spot the differences. Great stuff.)

Prince Buster- Back To Where It All Began: The Blue Beat Singles (RSD Release)

Gillan- Glory Road
(First time hearing this 1980 release. Read a great review. Giilan's solo years slipped by me. Meh. Kinda bored me.)

Living Colour- Time's Up
Southern Culture On The Skids- At Home With...
Dave Edmunds- Closer To The Flame
Hoodoo Gurus- Blow Your Cool

Best songs of the day:

8/28/24

Jontavious Willis- West Georgia Blues
(Surprisingly good acoustic blues record but nothing I will play a second time.)

Steve Howe- Beginnings

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Wild God
(I fell hard for the first song. But by track 5, it was starting to all sound the same. The big, sweeping arrangements with the choir, don't change much. Every song feels like the big finale to a non-existent show. I know where Cave is coming from, in the wake of personal tragedy. I just don't know if it works as a record.)

The Weeklings- Raspberry Park
The Ethiopians- Let's Ska & Rock Steady
Cheap Trick- Epic Archive: '75-'92 (Personal Playlist)

8/27/24

iPod on Shuffle:

Please Go Away- The Shirelles

Some Kinda Love (Live 1969) - Velvet Underground

Daddy Don't Live Here Anymore- Donnie Iris

Hasten Down The Wind- Warren Zevon

Laser Show- Fountains Of Wayne

Behind Blue Eyes (Shepherds Bush)- Pete Townshend

Single Life- Billy Tate

70s Scenario- Hall & Oates

Have Mercy On The Criminal-  Elton John

Jackson- Lucinda Williams

Time And A Word- Yes

Heart Full Of Soul- Chris Isaak

Asleep- Everly Brothers

Gotta Lotta Nerve- Hall & Oates

15 Minutes In The Sun- Bourgeois Tagg

Too Much Sugar For A Dime- Homer Banks

High Fidelity- Elvis Costello

Devil's Right Hand- Steve Earle

Red Light- Siouxsie & The Banshees

It’s All Over Now- Charlie Rich

Got To Know The Woman- The Beach Boys

Bangarang- The Freedom Singers

Sons Of The Silent Age- David Bowie

Hasta Manana, Monsieur- Sparks

Yes It Is- The Beatles

Don’t Let A Good Thing Go- The Nightingales

Things X- John Cale

My Heart Can't Tell You No- Rod Stewart

Closer To The Heart- Rush

Come On Children- Small Faces

Turn On Your Lovelight ("Live/Dead") - Grateful Dead

Natural Woman- Krasno Moore Project

Piss Aaron- Todd Rundgren

Queen Of Sheba- Nick Lowe

Mighty Love- Todd Rundgren

Led Zeppelin- Presence
The Pursuit Of Happiness- Love Junk
The Who- Sell Out (U.K. MONO)

 

8/26/24

Donovan- Greatest Hits

Aerosmith- Get Your Wings (Quad Mix)
(Thanks to our Burning Wood friend Randy, I now know that Quad mixes contain a number of different takes and mixes, of course. This one was fun!)

Yabby You & King Tubby- King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub
The Lovin' Spoonful- French 60's E.P. Collection

Neu!- '75
Jackie Mittoo- Macka Fat
Hoodoo Gurus- Mars Needs Guitars
(Best trifecta of the day.)

The Kinks- The Kink Kontroversy (Kevin Gray MONO Master)

New Radicals- Maybe You've Been Brainwashed, Too
(This always ends up being the best thing I listened to. I can't say enough about this record.)

8/25/24

Clifford Jordan- These Are My Roots: Jordan Plays Leadbelly
Jerry Reed- The Unbelievable Guitar & Voice Of...
David Bowie- Station To Station
Dirty Dozen Brass Band- Medicated Magic
Band Maid- Maid In Japan
v/a-Lafayette Saturday Night

8/24/24

John Surman- Words Unspoken (about half)
(Started off strong with the opening cut "Pebble Dance." Then, it just meandered into what I think was your basic tuneless, new age-y ECM session.)

Steve Miller Band- Sailor

APB- Something To Believe In
(Such a great run of singles in such a short period of time.)

Steely Dan- Pretzel Logic
(Underrated.)

Yes- Close To The Edge (Steven Wilson Remix)
Television- Sketches (The Demos, 1974-75)
Crowded House- Woodface
Todd Rundgren- Liars Live

Motorhead- Lemmy Entertain you (Personal Playlist)
(The ultimate elixir. Turn it up! You'll drown out all the shit around you!)

8/23/24

Chappell Roan- The Rise & Fall Of A Midwest Princess
(I made it all the way through. The production is infuriating. The same ol' same ol', Olivia Rodrigo/Billie Eilish autotune, breathy vocals, house beats, etc. There are a number of really solid melodies and hooks, but because of the boilerplate production, it gets old very fast.)

Keith Hudson-Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood
Shelby Lynne- Consequences Of The Crown
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings- Woodland
Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks- True

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Trust (Disc 2)
(This plays just a solidly as the album proper.)

Lloyd Charmers- Reggae Is Tight
(Fun, but not nearly as sublime as "Reggae Charm."

David Bowie- Rock 'n' Roll Star (Single LP Edition)
Barbara Lynn- The Crazy Cajun Recordings
The Who- A Quick One (True Stereo, Abbey Road HSM)

 

8/22/24

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings- Woodland
(Fantastic! At least five new classics from these two.)

Daryl Hall/John Oates- Abandoned Luncheonette (75th Anniversary 45 RPM Analog RM)
(Wow! Stunning. Never sounded better.)

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks- True
(Pretty damn good. Like a vintage Yes record. And a great story behind it all.)

Fontaines D.C.- Romance
(Album #4, and I am still not impressed. Sounds like Coldplay with balls, which means it's boring only louder.)

Beastie Boys- Licensed To Ill
Desmond Dekker & the Aces- Intensified
Burning Spear- Rocking Time
The Kinks- Everybody's In Show-Biz
The Rolling Stones- Hackney Diamonds

8/21/24

Iron And Wine- Light Verse (Twice, Back To Back)
(The ultimate test, playing it over again once it finished. Love it more.)

Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
Paul McCartney- Flowers In The Dirt
Marshall Crenshaw- Life's Too Short
St. Vincent- All Born Screaming
The Plugz- Electrify Me
The Modern Lovers- S/T

The Grays- Ro Sham Bo
(If there was ever a record in need of a remastered deluxe vinyl edition with bonus tracks- which should include their Wire cover--it's this gem.)

8/20/24

iPod on Shuffle:

Hold Me Oh My Darling- Tammi Terrell

Portable Radio- Hall & Oates 

That’s Just What You Are- Aimee Mann

Highwire Days- Tommy Keene

Hands Across The Sea- Modern English

Someone’s Gonna Break Your Heart- Jill Sobule

Love Is Blindness- U2

Do Anything You Wanna Do - Thin Lizzy

Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart- Bruce Springsteen

Mary Had A Little Lamb- Paul McCartney & Wings

It’s Not So Hard- NRBQ

Voices- Cheap Trick

One More Night- Can

Radio Bar- Fountains Of Wayne

It’s Not True- The Who (2014 Stereo Mix)

White Train (Showdown)- Tito & Tarantula

Big Eyes- Cheap Trick

Ballet For A Rainy Day (Steven Wilson Remix)- XTC 

White Knuckles- Elvis Costello 

 

Lloyd Charmers w/Byron Lee & The Dragonaires- Reggay Charm
(Yesterday was my first time hearing this and I am thinking this may end up a Top Ten reggae record.)

Greg Kihn- Again
Hortense Ellis- Jamaica's First Lady Of Song
Eric Carmen- And Now, Eric Carmen: The Arista Archive

Iron & Wine- Light Verse
(Gorgeous. Wow.)

David Bowie- Lodger
Blue Oyster Cult- Mirrors
NRBQ- Scraps
Gary U.S. Bonds- Dedication (Side One)
Gary U.S. Bonds- On The Line (Side One)

 

8/19/24

The Famous Davis Sisters- S/T

Grateful Dead- Fillmore, 7/3/66 (Disc One)
(This is brutal.)

The Last Dinner Party- Prelude To Ecstasy

Lloyd Charmers w/Byron Lee & The Dragonaires- Reggay Charm
(Sublime instrumentals from 1970. What a vibe!)

King Crimson- Larks' Tongues In Aspic (2023 Mix)
Shelby Lynne- Consequences Of The Crown
Be-Bop Deluxe- Futurama (Stereo Remix)
Rockpile- Seconds Of Pleasure (Kevin Gray Remaster)
Radio Birdman- The Essential: 1974-1978

8/18/24

Willie Lindo- Far & Distant
Sam Cooke- Mr. Soul
Stanton Moore Trio- Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
Marshall Crenshaw- Jaggedland

The Who- Quadrophenia (1979 Japanese pressing on Columbia??!!)
(Sounds pretty damn good, too.)

Dead Boys- Young, Loud & Snotty
The Kinks- Face To Face (Kevin Gray MONO Master)
Queen- A Day At The Races
Billy Joel- Personal Playlist

8/17/24

Grateful Dead- Terrapin Station
(A friend selected this record as his underrrated with "Workingman's Dead" as his overrated. He is a "dead head," and I trust him. So I decided to listen to this, knowing I had heard it years ago and did not like it. Respectfully, "Workingman's Dead" is what I love about the Dead and "Terrapin Station" is everything I hate about the Dead.)

Shelby Lynne- Consequence Of The Crown
(Excellent first spin. A truly beautiful record. I didn't want it to end.)

Nick Cave- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
v/a- Diggin' In Kingston (Personal Playlist)
Thin Lizzy- Black Rose

Devon Allman- Miami Moon (three songs)
This did nothing for me. Pretty bad, actually. And a good band behind him, too.)

Velvet Underground- White Light/White Heat (Abbey Road Half Speed Master)
(It has to be an industry in-joke that a classic lo-fi album was given the audiophile treatment. It's still a glorious lo-fi mess, the way it was meant to be, it just costs more money.)

Frank Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention- Joe's Corsage
Van Halen- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Juliana Hatfield- Sings Olivia Newton-John & ELO (Best Of Both)

8/16/24

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Radio City Music Hall, 8/16/84
(40th anniversary of this show. I had awful seats, 3rd mezzanine, all the way over to one side. My date was a new Costello fan and it was the first time she was seeing him live. She kept mentioning how she hoped he would play "Love Field!" (Really. "Love Field.") He did play it. Really a great set list. This tape ain't too bad either.)

Grateful Dead- Wake Of The Flood
Metallica- Ride The Lightning
Blue Oyster Cult- Secret Treaties

Houndog- S/T
(One-off from David Hidalgo and Mike Halby. Forgot how swampy good this was.)

Jellyfish- Spilt Milk
The Dukes Of Stratosphear- Psurroundabout Ride

Jimmy Clanton- The Best Of
(Not actually a "Best Of," just an album of great swamp pop recorded in 1964 that producer Bill Justis thought was Clanton's best at that point. It's true!)

NRBQ- Keep This Love Goin'

8/15/24

Brad Mehldau- Largo
Van Halen- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Bette Smith- Goodthing
Bruce Springsteen- Magic
The Kinks- Arthur, Or...(Kevin Gray Stereo RM)
Steely Dan- Can't Buy A Thrill

8/14/24

Desmond Dekker & The Aces- Intensified
Robin Taylor Zander- The Distance
Grand Funk Railroad- Closer To Home
Steely Dan- Katy Lied

Grateful Dead- Dick's Pick Vol. 8 (Harpur College, 5/2/70, Acoustic Set)
(This is what turned me around. It was this acoustic set that made me realize Jerry Garcia was an incredible guitar player, and if they tried, they could harmonize really well, too. This is what made me a Dead fan. I finally got it.)

Adrian Belew- Lone Rhino

David Bowie- Blackstar
(I like this record less with every spin. Overrated and occasionally really annoying.)

NRBQ- Ludlow Garage 1970
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Get Happy!!
Traffic- John Barleycorn Must Die

8/13/24

Bette Smith- Goodthing
(Great record! Review up on BW today.)

Elvis Presley- Memphis (2 LP Highlights)
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac- Greatest Hits

Pete Townshend- La Jolla, 6/22/01
(Way too much talking from Pete, and most of it is unpleasant. A few good performances.)

Genesis- Extra Tracks (1976-1982)

Nick Lowe- Getting Lowe Downe (Personal Playlist)
(One of my best, I must say.)

Burning
Shting Shtang
Crying In My Sleep
Heartbreaker
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
(I Love The Sound of) Breaking Glass
Lately I've Let Things Slide
Soulful Wind
Stoplight Roses
All Men Are Liars
Let Me Kiss Ya
The Rose Of England
You Stabbed Me In The Front
Couldn't Love You (Anymore Than I Do)
I Live On A Battlefield
So it Goes
American Squirm
Love Gets Strange
Shelley My Love
I Read A Lot
What's Shakin' On The Hill
Trombone
Cruel To Be Kind
Rollers Show

Riot- Fire Down Under

8/12/24

Reggie Houston's Earth Island Band- Urgin' For The Virgin
(First time, on a recommendation from a BW reader. What a blast! Thanks Titanic Days, if you're reading.)

Grateful Dead- Reckoning
(I know this isn't for everyone, but "Reckoning" really is a lovely record.)

Al Green- Personal Playlist
Huey "Piano" Smith- In Session: 1951-1962
Blossom Toes- We Are Ever So Clean
Rainbow- Personal Playlist

The Hollies- Butterfly...Plus
(One of my all time faves, I created a new version, adding in some leftovers and b-sides from the same session, as well as tracks that appeared on the U.S. press "Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse." Not bad!)

8/11/24

Blind Boys Of Alabama- Spirit Of The Century
(Played the hell out of this when it came out. I was so into this record, I went to see the Blind Boys play at least three times in less than a year.)

Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Johnny Cash- American IV: The Man Comes Around
Fleetwood Mac- Then Play On (Original U.K.)
Dave & Ansel Collins- Double Barrel
Judas Priest- British Steel
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance- S/T
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance- One For The Road
XTC- Mummer
The Yockamo All-Stars- Dew Drop Out
The Rolling Stones- Stripped

8/10/24

Billie Holiday- On Verve (Personal Picks)
Li'l Queenie & The Percolators- Home

v/a- Surf Exotica
(I enjoyed the Don Ho track. But this got old fast.)

The Beatles- Please Please Me (Stereo)

The Merry-Go-Round- The Best Of
(Some of the best tracks never made the album. Here are two.)

Grateful Dead- American Beauty (Kevin Gray Master)
(Holy shit! This pressing is jaw dropping!)

Grateful Dead- S/T (Debut)
(That Kevin Gray cut above put me in the mood.)

Led Zeppelin- In Through The Out Door
Ike & Tina Turner- Greatest Hits
The Lemon Twigs- Personal Playlist

The Who- My Generation (Japanese True Stereo)
(The definitive pressing, in my opinion.)

8/9/24

Joe Bataan- Riot!
Pretenders- II
Billy Preston- Six Pack
Peter Tosh- Legalize It (Dub Versions)
Chicago- Personal Playlist
The Beatles- With The Beatles (U.K. Stereo)
The B-52's- Personal Playlist
Love- Now Playing
Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds- S/T...Plus

8/8/24

Esperanza Spaulding & Milton Nascimento- Milton & Esperanza
(Meh. A few good moments, but mostly got on my nerves.)

Little Roy- Bongo Nyah
(Enjoyed this so much yesterday, went in again today.)

Pink Floyd- Animals (2018 Remix)
The Rails- Fair Warning
ZZ Top- Goin' 50 (Personal Picks)
The Replacements- Boink!!
Heartbreakers- L.A.M.F.: The Found '77 Masters
The Rolling Stones- Steel Wheels
Iggy Pop- The Idiot

8/7/24

Nico- Desertshore
(This record would never have had a chance with me 30 years ago. Now, in a strange way, I find it comforting.)

Leigh Harris- House Of Secrets
(Little Queenie was a New Orleans legend and she was one of the first artists I got to see on my first trip to the Crescent City. Been a long time since I played this one and it still holds up. Here are two.)

MC5- Kick Out The Jams
(..."Motherf**kers!")

The Ravens w/Jimmy Ricks- Best Of
(Every song a winner. Here are two.)

Alton Ellis- Be True To Yourself

Bob Marley & The Wailers- One Love At Studio One: 1964-1966 (Record Two)
(I know two guys who love this early material and really dislike the records that put Marley on the map. I understand the former, but really don't get the latter. Here are two great covers from these early sessions.)

Junior Delgado- Bushmaster Revolution
v/a- Swing Easy: Reggae, Soul Plus Sweet Music
Little Roy- Bongo Nyah
(Received a bunch of rare reggae vinyl rips from a friend. About half are first timers for me, including these three. I really loved half of the Delgado. All of "Swing Easy" was a blast. And Little Roy was the best of the lot. Loved it. Here are two.)

C.C. Adcock- S/T
Dion & The Belmonts- Together Again
(Finishing up with two records that never fail to pull me out of the abyss. These records are always a guarantee!)

8/6/24

iPod on Shuffle:
Wouldn’t It Be Nice- The Beach Boys
(proper) Gander- Stanton Moore
Don’t Hang Up- The Orlons
Zen Machine- Utopia
City Riot- Buster’s All-Stars
‘Til- The Angels
Nothing Is Good Enough- Aimee Mann
Country Honey- T. Rex
Concrete Jungle- Joe South
I Don’t Believe You (Live ‘66)- Bob Dylan
Life In The Air Age- Be-Bop Deluxe
I Only Want To Be With You- Dusty Springfield
If I Needed Someone (Stereo)- The Beatles
Personal Jesus- Johnny Cash
400 Years (Outtake)- Peter Tosh
Monkey- JC Davis
Watch That Man- David Bowie
A Song For Europe- Roxy Music
Doledrum- The La’s
Close Inside- Matthew Sweet

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- Now Playing
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Personal Faves
Bob Marley & The Wailers- One Love At Studio One: 1964-1966 (Record One)
Genesis- From Genesis To Revelation (LP 3, Singles, Demos & Rarities)
Desmond Dekker & The Aces- Intensified

iPod on Shuffle:
Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire- Small Faces
(We Are) The Road Crew- Motorhead
Take My Word- Bobby Fuller Four
You Can All Join In- Traffic
More Today Than Yesterday- Spiral Starecase
Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited- The Move
Albert Of India- Split Enz
War (Second Version)- The Jam
Independent Jamaica- Lord Creator
Tell Me- Dead Boys
Oh My- UFO
I'm 28- Toni Basil
Hyena- R.E.M.
Oh Carolina- Folkes Brothers
Private Heaven- Utopia
Oh You Pretty Things (Old Grey Whistle Test) - David Bowie
I Wish You Would- Rod Stewart
Countrified Inner City Technological Man- Chuck Prophet
Don't Be Sad- Traffic
All Is Forgiven- Jellyfish
Her Red Fishnets- The Iguanas
Petals- Hole
Wake Up Alone- Amy Winehouse
The Sheik Of Araby- The Beatles

8/5/24

Professor Longhair- New Orleans Piano

Paul McCartney- The "Complete" Unplugged
(I knew there were more songs played than what were released on the CD and LP, but I didn't know the official set was out of sequence, as well. This "complete" version is exactly as it happened and is it fantastic.)

Keith Hudson-Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood
Aerosmith- Greatest Hits (LP 1)

Rod Stewart/Faces- 1969/70 (Personal Playlist)
(A best of Rod's first solo album and "First Step.")

The Equals- Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys (Highlights)

The Chills- Submarine Bells
(This did not hold up well. R.I.P., Martin Phillips.)

Wings- Back To The Egg
Bad Brains- I Against I

8/4/24

Graham Gouldman- The Graham Gouldman Thing
(This record is super short, but I'd still get rid of that last instrumental track on Side Two. It belongs on a different album.)

The Kinks- Soap Opera
(The more I play this record, the stronger I feel about it being the most underrated of the Kinks post-Reprise catalogue. Here are two faves.)

 

The Beatles- Revolver (2022 Stereo Remix)
Harry Nilsson- Personal Playlist
Blue Oyster Cult- Agents Of Fortune

The Black Crowes- Personal Playlist
(Really enjoyed this one. If you're curious:

Sting Me
Kickin' My Heart Around
Hole In My Soul
Grows A Rose
Waitin' Guilty
Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution
Exit
By Your Side
Girl In A Pawnshop
No Speak No Slave
Wanting & Waiting
Cold Boy Smile
Dirty Cold Sun
Soul Singing
Sometimes Salvation
Twice As Hard
My Morning Song)

Queen- A Night At The Opera (Abbey Road HSM)
Small Faces- The Singles As & Bs

The Who- Who's Next (1995 Remix)
(This is my favorite version of this record.)

 

8/3/24

v/a- This Is Trojan (Volume One)
(Woke up singing "The Israelites.)

The Wild Tchoupitoulas- S/T
(Did you know this record was inducted into the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry for long-term preservation, thanks to its cultural, artistic and historical importance? True story. You should listen to it if you don't already love it.)

 

Elvis Presley- Personal Playlist
(Just started Lenny Kaye's book "Lightning Striking." First chapter is on Memphis. Put me in an Elvis mood.)

X- Smoke & Fiction
(Yep. Still great on second pass.)

Laura Nyro w/Labelle- Gonna Take A Miracle
(A good Motown cover is rare. Those records were so good, why bother trying to top them? But, I do like this a lot.)

 

UFO- Lights Out
(One of the best guitar solos of all time.)

Led Zeppelin- I
(Whenever I see Zep hate, it makes me wanna hear them more.)

Prince- Personal Playlist
(This was really good--if you're curious:
P Control
Chaos & Disorder
Mountains
Days Of Wild
Supercute
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Anna Stesia
17 Days
Space -Universal Love Mix
Joy In Repetition
She's Always In My Hair
Vicki Waiting
Erotic City
Face Down
Why You Wanna Ttreat Me So Bad?
Gold)

Squeeze- Personal Playlist
10cc- S/T

8/2/24

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals- African Dub: Almighty

The Stooges- Fun House
(Epic, as always!)

Graham Parker- Acid Bubblegum
(Half of this record is really great.)

John Cale- Fear
Wilco- Solid Sound 2024 Highlights

The Hotrats- Turn Ons
(As far as cover records go, this is at the top of list. Smart, clever, unique and fun.)

Electric Light Orchestra- Personal Playlist
Joan Jett- Bad Reputation

iPod on Shuffle:
Roll Away The Stone- Leon Russell
Anniversary- Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
Holy Holy (Ziggy Version)- David Bowie
Wrong From The Start- The Turtles
Goodbye- Psychedelic Furs
Quiet Men- Ultravox
Do What I Want- World Party
Lagrima- Phil Manzanera
Winin' Boy Blues- Allen Toussaint

8/1/24

Joshua Rifkin- Piano Rags By Scott Joplin, Volume II
(Now I feel like watching "The Sting.")

V/A- Licensed To SKA: Studio One 007
Bee Gees- Personal Playlist

Bobby Blue Bland- Two Steps From The Blues
(New reissue added five unnecessary bonus tracks. This record was perfect without the extras.)

Errol Scorcher- Roach In A De Corner

X-Smoke & Fiction
(If this is their final bow, what a way to go! Great record...on first pass.)

Van Halen- Personal Playlist

7/31/24

The Woggles- Time Has Come
(I've seen the name for years but don't think I had ever heard a note. They will be opening for Southern Culture On The Skids in September, so I thought I'd check out the new one. Pretty average garage rock. Nothing really.)

The Rascals- See
("Search And Nearness" is much better.)

Irma Thomas- Time Is On My Side: The Best Of...
Kirsty MacColl- Free World: The Best Of 1979-2000
The Beatles- Get Back(1969 Glyn Johns Mix)

Happy & Artie Traum- Double Back
(First time, on a suggestion from a friend in the wake of Happy Traum's passing. Was not expecting what I heard. I thought it would be dated Greenwich Village, folky precious. But this was more like solo Nesmith and even the Dead at times. Great record.)

T. Rex- Tanx
Chet Atkins- It's A Guitar World