Sunday, June 22, 2025

6/21/25

Augustus Pablo- King Tubbys Meets Rockers At 5 Cardiff Crescent, Kingston-***
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Rare Ska Sides From Studio One- ***1/2

Liam Finn- Hyperverse-***
(Loved the sound of this record. Just wish he could have found a few more melodies.)

v/a- Sin On Saturday, Pray On Sunday Volume 1-***
The Kinks- Face To Face (MONO)- ****
Gyasi- Androgyne-***1/2
The Move- Message From The Country- ****
Todd Rundgren's Utopia- S/T- (Side One-****, Side Two- ***)

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts- Rogue To Redemption (three songs)- **1/2
(I may try this again. I was expecting power pop on a friend's rec, but it felt more like Bon Jovi. I don't hate Bon Jovi's music, just didn't want it now.)

Ultravox!- Ha! Ha! Ha!- ****

His Lordship- Bored Animal- ****
(Hot off the presses. Might be better than the debut and that debut killed me.)

The Kinks- The Journey Pt. 2-***1/2
(I love Part One. This doesn't play as well. Great songs, of course. But something went wrong in the sequencing.)

The Strokes- Is This It?-****


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