Jon Batiste- Monk Movements (2026) ***
The Zombies- Odessey & Oracle: 2025 MONO RM (1968/2025) ****
Elton John- Caribou (1974) ****
Pete Townshend- All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982) ****
The Dukes Of Stratosphear- Psonic Psunspot (1987) ****
Max Romeo & The Upsetters- War Ina Babylon (1976) ****
The Everly Brothers- Beat 'N Soul (1965) ****
The Cult- Pure Cult: The Singles, 1984-1995 (2000) ****
The Everly Brothers- Two Yanks In England: Stereo (1966) ****
XTC- Wasp Star, Apple Venus Volume 2 (2000) ****
Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady (1979) ****
• "Caribou" never had a chance after "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," even with its two huge hits. I think it is a helluva lot better than its rep.
• Just picked up about 25 Everly Brothers records. So, I'll be hitting those for a few days.
• "Pure Cult" is a really fantastic set. I know it's the "singles," but it would be so much better if "Revolution," "Rain," "Edie (Ciao Baby)," and "Resurrection Joe" were replaced with "King Contrary Man," "Zap City," and "Automatic Blues." And the full intro to "Sun King" needs to be restored."
• Phil & Don, backed by most of The Hollies, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, with 8 of the 12 tracks written by L Ransford, the pseudonym of Clarke-Hicks-Nash, "Two Yanks In England" deserves a 60th anniversary 2 LP vinyl reissue featuring remastering and both stereo and mono mixes. Make this happen!
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