Tuesday, August 5, 2025

8/4/25

John Cale- Vintage Violence- ****
Alexis & The Samurai- Move Into View- ****
Eddy Arnold- The Best Of...- ****

Martha & The Vandellas- Watchout!-****
(There aren't very many Motown standalone records that play with high quality. This is on that short list. Fantastic.)

Todd Rundgren- Initiation (Side One)- ****
Roxy Music- Siren- ****1/2
The Tubes- Remote Control- ****
The "5" Royales- Baby, Don't Do It- ****

Gary U.S. Bonds- Dedication-****


 

3 comments:

Michael Giltz said...

Marvin Gaye has at least seven alone! (Assuming you consider Tamla basically Motown, as I do.) Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Supremes...I timidly beg to differ on the claim that Motown acts are just singles acts. Or is Tamla Tamla and never the twain shall meet?

Sal Nunziato said...

What if I amend the statement and say, "There aren't very many 60's Motown standalone records that play with high quality?" Marvin is certainly an exception.

Michael Giltz said...

Fair enough!

1/29/2026

Burning Spear- Hail H.I.M. (1980)- ***1/2 Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Punch The Clock (1983)- **** (This needs a trim, but it stil...