1. loudon wainwright iii, album ii--alternatively sad and hysterically funny; best one guy with a guitar folkie album by someone not named dylan. as far as i know, never released on cd. "motel blues" (later covered by big star) is on this record. 2. lyres lyres--hadn't heard this in 20 years or so and was surprised at how great it is--tough, hooky garage rockers and really pretty ballads. "she pays the rent" is a classic. 3. wipers, over the edge---sorta hardcore punk rock for grownups. i bet nirvana wore out 100 copies of this record. |
Off Broadway, AKA Off Broadway USA was a band that originated in the late 70's in Chicago. They released two albums, their debut 'On' and their sophomore effort, 'Quick Turns.'. Both were released on ATCO / Atlantic. Although they made some minor interest nationally, they were big in their native Chicago. They had 3-4 singles, all making Billboard top 100, but not cracking the top 40. They were part power pop and part new wave. Lots of hooks, but sometimes corny lyrics. Surprisingly, both records were pretty well recorded. Rare and hard to find, if you come across either LP in the used bins, it will be worth the $5 to take a chance! |
Hi Philb7777, I'm not familiar with that last record or the band, but I am curious if it's "power pop at its best" what makes the pleasure guilty? Were they on a national label or is it a record one is unlikely to stumble across outside of Chicagoland? Quincy Jones - "The Slender Thread" Orig. M.P. Sndtrk. [Mercury LP '65] Dale Hawkins - S/T [Chess comp. LP '84, rec. late 50's] Nilsson - "Aerial Ballet" [RCA Victor LP '68] The Beau Brummels - S/T [WB LP '75] |
Yes Rush. It was used as Lady Dianna's casket was carried out of Westminster Abbey. A sublime moment. I have sung the piece a few times and every time I couldn't help but think of the image of the solders marching in perfect step carrying the casket into the light of the front doors as the Westminster Abbey choir reached the glorious final chord. e |
The Challengers - "Surfbeat" [Vault mono LP '63] The Challengers - "K-39" [Vault mono LP '64] Aki Aleong & The Nobles - "Come Surf With Me" [Vee Jay mono LP '63] Charlie Byrd - "Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros" [Riverside/Fantasy-OJC LP reissue '8?, orig. '62] Chuck Wayne - "Morning Mist" [Prestige stereo LP '65] Sonny Fortune - "Awakening" [Horizon/A&M LP '75] Gene & Jerry - "One & One" [Mercury LP '71] That would be Chandler and Butler |
Ian Hunter - S/T [Columbia LP '75] Bee Gees - "Odessa" [Atco 2LP '69] Badfinger - S/T [WB LP '74] Ike & Tina - "'Nuff Said" [UA LP '71] The Hollies - "The Other Side Of...Plus" [See For Miles LP comp. '90, orig. rec. '63-'70] V/A - "The Rock-A-Round: Hair-Raising Rock N' Roll From The Vaults Of The National Recording Corporation 1958-60" [Norton LP comp. '97] Charlie Byrd - "The Guitar Artistry Of..." [Riverside mono LP '63] Barry Harris - "Stay Right With It" [Milestone 2LP comp. '78, rec. '60-'62] |
Just got my sub back from repair. My new (used) turntable took out my sub on first hookup! 4 weeks without my Fathom F113 and speakers that only go down to 50HZ :( So first up was Shiny Toy Guns "Season of Poison" followed by David Gilmoure "Live in Gdansk". Finished with Neil Young Chrome Dreams II. The song "Ordinary People" got me and my Dad clapping at the end of the song. |
Hey Paanders, old 'found' vinyl, sometimes scratchy, is where I mostly live too, along with less than the utmost in playback gear (and would even if I had the money to burn). The Electric Prunes - S/T [Reprise mono LP '67] The Monkees - "Head" O.M.P. Sndtrk. [Colgems LP '68] Phil And The Frantics - Rough Diamonds: The History Of Garage Band Music/Volume Three [Voxx LP '85] "Get Off My Back" - Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates/Volume One [Norton LP '09] |
I'd forgotten just how magical this recording can be: La Folia, Paniagua/Atrium Musicae de Madrid, Harmonia Mundi HM 1050 Played it late last night and just immersed myself in it's marvelous rendition of instruments, soundstage, and craziness! The musicians really had fun with this recording and it's infectious. . |
Listening to jazz on freshly cleaned lps. First, Pres and Teddy and Oscar (Verve reissue twofer). Lots of good music here worthy of close listening, but recording or pressing is thin sounding as one might expect of and 1952 and 1956 recordings. Interestingly, the 1952 recording with Oscar Peterson is a bit hotter and fatter sounding. Usually I listen to early modern jazz on cd these days because I can't afford excellent old vinyl or excellent high-priced reissues. Plus, a lot of early 50s recordings just aren't that hot to my earsI know, I know: wait till I hear some hot stamper vinyl of Lester Young... Second, Joni Mitchell, Hegira. Wow, what a fine album! And my old vinyl stands up to this material and deliver sweetness and depth (with mere Rega tt and vienna acoustic speakers and Linn amp). This album is an ad for vinyl over cd. Third, John Coltrane and Kenny Burrell, an old vinyl two-fer. Much of this vinyl is noisy (even after intense cleaning), but some of the music is out of sight. I would spring for better vinyl of this: any suggestions? |
An Eduard Tubin afternoon thus far: Sonata for Saxophone & Piano, (1951) Sonata for Violin & Piano in phrygian key (1949) Ballade pour piano en forme de chaconne sur Sur Un Theme De Mart Saar (1945) BIS LP 269, with Savijoki -sax, Pontinen -pf, Sparf -vn Suite from the Ballet "Kratt" Symphony No. 5 BIS LP 306, with Jarvi/BambergerSO . |
Listening to some recent acquisitions, while I try out a new interconnect between my phono stage and preamp (now have Cardas Golden Reference all around - this final one arrived today - yay): Heath Brothers - Passin' Thru Heath Brothers - Brothers & Others Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (Skull F*ck) All 3, original pressings (with Brothers & Others still in shrink). Gonna be a fun night! |
MC5 - "Back In The USA" [Atlantic LP '70] Curse you, Jon Landau Hal Blaine - "Psychedelic Percussion" [Dunhill mono LP '67] They spent so much time calling in every exotic instrument rental in LA for this wacked-out session that they forgot to write any tunes Ahmad Jamal - "The Piano Scene Of..." [Epic mono LP '59] The Small Faces - "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" [Compleat LP reissue '85, orig. '68] Terry Reid - "Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid" [Epic LP '68] Terry Reid - S/T [Epic LP '69] If this British guitarist/singer had never chosen to attempt aping the Small Faces' Steve Marriott he might have been okay. As it is, each of his original albums contains one fine original (including "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace", as covered to great effect by Cheap Trick), several lesser originals, and a clutch of mostly well-chosen but laughably inept covers he destroys with overwrought vocal histrionics and wrongheaded arrangements courtesy his organ-based power-trio (including what may be the worst version of "Summertime Blues" ever waxed), the single notable exception being Lorraine Ellison's wrenching soul classic "Stay With Me Baby", which actually suits his, um, style fairly well. |
Snooks Eaglin - "Possum Up A Simmon Tree" [Arhoolie LP '7?, rec. '58] The great New Orleans blind street guitarist/singer, and one of the most knockout performers I ever saw at the Jazz & Heritage Festival there Quincy Jones - "The Great Wide World Of..." [Mercury mono LP '60] Less gimicky than some of his later arranging, alternately powerhouse and evocative with tons of recorded atmosphere and slam, liners by Dizzy Gillespie Archie Bell & The Drells - "There's Gonna Be A Showdown" [Atlantic LP '69] Whatever happened to blue sharkskin suits? Colours - S/T [Dot LP '68] With bassist Carl Radle, soon of Derek & The Dominos fame Brotherhood - S/T [RCA LP '68] With bassist Phil "Fang" Volk, guitarist Drake Levin and drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith, all late of Paul Revere & The Raiders fame Alex Chilton - "Like Flies On Sherbert" [Aura LP '80] |
Just made some tweaks to the VPI HMW19. If you want more "prat" from your old war horse, send me a email. Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade" London/Decca LA Phil. Mehta Christy Moore "Voyage" Atlantic records Joni Mitchell "Hissing of Summer Lawns" Reprise Sphere "Flight Path" Musician Dire Straights "Communique" Warner Brothers Dave Brubeck "Impressions of Eurasia" Columbia "six eye", "Greatest Hits" Columbia cheers e |
