For any decent pop geek, seeing a booklet chockfull of paraphernalia such as a Harrison-like Gretsch, a Ringo-id set of Ludwig drums, a Rickenbacker bass, A Hammond organ, a Vox amplifier, or a Sgt.Pepper-styled rug […]
– The EPs, Volume 1 – Being regarded as one of the cult folky troubadours and pioneers of what was to become known as acid-folk, the recorded legacy of Meic Stevens, has already been available […]
Basically an overview of long-time Andrew Lloyd Webber-collaborator’s producing/songwriting career, predating their joint Jesus Christ Superstar-initiated fame and fortune, “the story” of Tim Rice covers a pretty wide variety of (sub)genres, complete with pretty detailed, […]
Kinda like the mid’60s folkies, even though generally more ignorant of it, some of the jazz beatniks seem to have gotten into the trappings of the rock’n’roll “outrage” as well. Among the first ones to […]
Being hailed as one of THE genre defining albums of its era, usually goes with it being (mostly) ignored at the time of its release, and The Twilights’ 1968 popsike masterpiece from down-under is no […]
Predicted to be “the next big thing” in it’s original liner notes, this studio-only project, with imaginary names’n’all, got “only” as far as becoming one of “The greatest albums of all time”, according to The […]
Produced by The Seeds/Lollipop Shoppe manager Tim Hudson, and recorded by a bunch of “thought to have been bikers” weirdoes, the only album (1969, Capitol) by The Common People is anything but common, being another […]
Though it might not seem as something of much significance to inspire a band’s entire album, coincidence or not, Bobby Ray’s (one of Thorinshield’s two main songwriters) involvement in Donovan’s 1966 L.A. sessions (on bass), […]
Under the auspices of Capitol producer (and in this case main songwriter) Lex De Azevedo, The Human Beinz found themselves in front of a hard task to follow, which was their commercially acclaimed, blue eyed […]
After being regarded as “one of the best loved psychedelic albums of all time”, it was about time for a proper re-issue of this one to see the light of day too. As with my […]
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