ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD

September 13, 2019 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], Blues & Roots, GENRE SPECIFIC, Particular platters · 23 Comments

One of the delights of blogging is the sense of sharing interests and passions with people around the globe. This is especially true of music with its capacity to cross boundaries, cultures and even language. Now and then I’ll bring up the map of the world showing number of views (by country) depicted in varying […]

A NICE LIE DOWN

August 20, 2019 · by · in ART AND ABOUT, Covers Only, Thanks! · 23 Comments

Here’s an album cover post presenting reclining figures of various kinds: some seductive, some scary. All explore utilising the LP ‘gatefold’ to extend the field of view*. The bigger your screen, the better this gallery will look! *           * NOTES James Taylor‘s solo debut was released on Apple Records in […]

ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH

August 16, 2019 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, e) Naughts [2000 - 2009], Particular platters · 28 Comments

You’ve lived the rock and roll lifestyle and it’s taken a toll.  Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and given three months to live, you decide to make an album, to soundtrack your own wake.  A last musical hurrah. Comrades heed the call. The last call.  August 2002 For Warren Zevon it is The Wind. Jorge […]

COUCH MUSIC

August 10, 2019 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES · 22 Comments

I was looking for a particular kind of music. The head being fuzzy and the legs a little shaky, instead of wandering around the shelves, it seemed more self-caring to let the fingers do the walking. So opening up the ever useful Vinyl Connection database, I engaged the ‘find’ function and typed in ‘music’. Surely […]

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August 7, 2019 · by · in Obituaries, ODDS & SODS · 22 Comments

SOUTH OF REALITY

August 5, 2019 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, f) Tens [2010 - ], GENRE SPECIFIC, Particular platters, Progressive · 18 Comments

Fun! Eccentricity! Experimentation! Swooshy noises! Unapologetic eclecticism! We could be talking about the wonder years of UK psychedelic pop, but we are not. Those descriptors, and more, belong to twenty-first century outfit The Claypool Lennon Delirium whose second album—South of Reality—was released in February 2019. And let it be known that this record is a […]

OVER THE MOON

July 30, 2019 · by · in ART AND ABOUT, Covers Only, Thanks!, Records · 19 Comments

Following an orbit or two behind the album cover art posts Wot Moon? and Moon Wot?, here is the final installment of the satellite series. Of course there are countless albums with the lunar noun in the title, so I’ve just plucked half-a-dozen out of the shelves based on contrasting cover art styles. Feel free […]

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