real gone music Archive
31 Oct 2020
It’s a Goolie Get-together!
A little over a year ago I was tapped to write liner notes for the first-ever reissue (on CD and vinyl) of The Munsters, a cash-in album that’s actually pretty […]
28 May 2020
Album Review: Bonniwell Music Machine
There’s an esteemed list of albums from the 1960s that didn’t get their due the first time around; the era was so rich with gems that plenty of great albums […]
12 Jun 2019
Album Review: The Gun — Gun
Brothers Adrian and Paul Gurvitz launched The Gun in 1967 a a re-branded and slimmed-down version of their previous band the Knack (no relation to the American power pop quartet). […]
05 Feb 2019
Badfinger’s WB Years Revisited, Part Two
Continued from Part One… As brilliant as the original mixes of Badfinger’s two Warners albums are, the 2018 bonus mixes shed additional light on the process of making those records. […]
04 Feb 2019
Badfinger’s WB Years Revisited, Part One
The story of Badfinger is a cautionary tale, one filled with betrayal, despair, missed opportunity, unfulfilled promise, neglect and two suicides. But all of those discomforting elements should not overshadow […]
31 Oct 2018
They Created a Monster: The Story of The Munsters’ 1964 LP
Though exploitation knows no era, the 1960s was truly the decade of the cash-in. Americans of a certain age recall that in the wake of the Beatles’ initial stateside success […]
17 Dec 2017
Hundred-word Reviews for December 2017: Reissues/Compilations
Today I take quick looks – in the form of 100-word reviews – at ten newly-reissued and/or compiled releases. There’s something for everyone – and lots for me – in […]
28 Oct 2017
Ten 100-word Reviews: Archival/Reissue Releases
With a great deal of my time these days spent working on my new book and various artist interviews, I tend to amass a backlog of albums for review. To […]
21 Jul 2017
Seven Jazz Reviews for July 2017
Here’s a look at seven recent reissue and/or archival releases of note. All are enthusiastically recommended. Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer – Two of a Kind (Omnivore Recordings) Founded in […]
09 May 2017
Long Shot: The Story of Delaney & Bonnie’s ‘Motel Shot’ (Part 2)
Continued from Part One … The Motel Shot that finally saw release would consist almost completely of material from the studio sessions. On release, it fared well, reaching #65 on […]