One for the Dance Floor: It’s a Shame by The Spinners
Song Title: It’s A Shame Sung by: The Spinners Released: June 11, 1970 Recorded: 1970, Golden World (Studio B, Detroit, Michigan) Genre: Soul Length: 3:12 Label:…
Best Album Covers: Vanilla Fudge
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Friday Song & Cover: MacArthur Park by Richard Harris and Donna Summer
Seeing that this year marked the 50th anniversary of a certain influential song — one of the ’60s most unique that still resonates famously, and infamously,…
“When I Get Older…”
When I get older losing my hair Many years from now Will you still be sending me a Valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine While doing…
Friday Forgotten Song: 26 Miles by The Four Preps
“It’s more like 30 miles as opposed to this bullsh*t song!” ~ Someone’s outspoken daughter With summer right around the corner, escorted by seasonal heat and beach…
Best Album Covers: Objects of Desire
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Friday Song: Piano in the Dark by Brenda Russell
Being ahead of the curve defined as “…ahead of current thinking and trends.” Musically, it’s where many wish to be…leading the way. Blazing a trail. The…
Best Album Covers: Moonflower
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Winter’s Tear: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: Yesterday and Today
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Forty Year Friday – SANTANA “FESTIVAL” AND “MOONFLOWER”
Originally posted on KamerTunesBlog:
Artist: SANTANA Album: FESTIVAL and MOONFLOWER [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] I’ve enjoyed…
Fall Back: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: Heart Like a Wheel
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Friday Forgotten Song – Time Out of Mind by Steely Dan
Yes, Abbey Road the last album they actually recorded together, but technically the breakup-laden Let It Be their final “release.” Almost a given, or for that matter, a…
Best Album Covers: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Summer’s Heat: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: The Low End Theory
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Friday Song: Death of a Bachelor by Panic at the Disco
Author Royce Holladay describes “pattern spotters” as those who “…have a gift for seeing patterns in chaos. They make great artists and politicians and parents of…
Friday Forgotten Song: What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round? by The Monkees
Am fairly sure this happens to everyone, at one time or another, if you’ve a parent who decides to share something pretty personal with their child. The…
Best Album Covers: Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
