Jackie Mittoo- Keep On Dancing (1969)- ****
Lee "Scratch" Perry- Africa's Blood (1971)- ****
Little Roy- Bongo Nyah (1981) - ***1/2
Harold Battiste- Next Generation (1996)- ***
(Great players and great playing, but the material is just so-so. Though, this is a really nice version of "The Saints.)
Richard & Linda Thompson- Sunnyvista (1979)- ***1/2
The Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour (MONO, 1967/2025)-****
v/a- This Love Was Real: L.A. Vocal Groups, 1959-1964 (2021)- ***1/2
(Nice collection of doo-wop and R&B, mostly top notch performances of second rate songs which are basically rewrites of bigger doo-wop hits. But there were a few real winners. They just don't write'em like this any more.)
Terry Adams- Holy Tweet (2009)- ****
The Psychedelic Furs- Mirror Moves (1984)- ****
Steve Winwood- Ten: Personal Playlist (2025)- ****
3 comments:
Sunnyvista - 3 1/2 !!!!!!
Listened to Sunnyvista again today and it’s still a very good album. I like others of theirs more, but I’ve played Sunnyvista at least 50 times. First Light is also very underrated.
- Paul in DK
Re Magical Mystery Tour. I'd sacrifice the greatness of this album to have Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane on Sgt Pepper. And why cut anything? Just toss them in!
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