Reviews of obsolete items
Side AThe Temptations – My GirlLesley Gore – Judy’s Turn to CryThe Monkees – Daydream BelieverBobby Vee – Take Good Care of My Baby Side BJerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of FireThe Royal Teens – Short ShortsPetula Clark – Downtown This is a track listing for a cassette in a larger collection, the main …
Recently I purchased a couple of boxes of shellac records, most of which are 78 RPM. When I found this one, I knew I had to start with it. The rest were made by record companies I still know the names of, and while I know this company’s name, it is for something entirely different. …
Side AMary Wells – My GuyPaul Anka – DianaThe Fleetwoods – Mr. BlueMartha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing in the Streets Side BSteppenwolf – Born to be WildRitchie Valens – DonnaThe Dixie Cups – Chapel of Love This is a track listing for a cassette in a larger collection, the main review is on …
I have a lot of cassettes of this sort, and for a while I actively sought them out as much as possible. They are of interest to me because I often know the songs when I hear them, but not by title or artist. They are somewhat less interesting than original releases, but they are …
The majority of my collection comes from what I affectionately call junk stores. Rarely are these the chain thrift stores (although these are where the majority of my hifi components were found), they are too picked over by high foot traffic. Junk stores are smaller, often the ground floor of an old house, or a …
I am not, and have never been, a person of faith. If there is a magic in devotional music beyond pure musicality, I am indifferent to it. Yet, I still find myself drawn. At its best, there is something raw and pure about it. There can be no doubt about the singer’s belief, their love …
November is here and that means that National Novel Writing Month is upon us again. It is my hope that I can publish one review a day for the whole month as my way to participate, and I am only putting it out there because then I will feel pressure to keep it up. The …
I bought this cassette of James Bond Film Themes hoping to find a mix of some of my favourite movie themes and associated pop songs. What I found was an instrumental synth project credited almost entirely to Ed Starink. His credits include arranging, programming and playing the music on this ‘disc’. This is, of course, …
Many of my 8-tracks are like this one: collections of country music. I cannot blame whoever assembled this collection for that, I love collections and compilations, its like someone made a playlist for you 45 years ago. If I am buying single cassettes or records, I usually lean towards compilations. This 8-track also has another …
I’m not much of a country music person. I did not grow up with it, my father being more into the blues, the town itself largely dominated by the single classic rock / modern popular music radio station that I have found in every small town I have ever lived in. But, since I have …