reissue Archive
10 Sep 2018
Album Review: Nick Ingman — Big Beat
Cratediggers and/or musical Anglophiles of a certain stripe will recognize the name DeWolfe Music. Established over a century ago, the British music production company carved out a unique and important […]
31 Aug 2018
Album Review: Redd Kross — Third Eye
Redd Kross’ Third Eye was released mid-September 1990. Notwithstanding the pop singles charts (then topped by a Latin dance pop ditty called “If Wishes Came True”), the rock scene was […]
21 Aug 2018
Multiple Discs, Multiple Artists (Part 2 of 2)
Picking up where I left off last time, here’s a look at more multi-disc archival/reissue sets. The Posies – Dear 23 The Posies made a lot of great music before […]
20 Aug 2018
Multiple Discs, Multiple Artists (Part 1 of 2)
It’s purely happenstance, but at the moment I have two discs each of archival/reissue/compilation music from seven acts. (Actually, I have three discs each by three of those, but I’m […]
17 Aug 2018
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ Out-of-print 1990s Recordings Get a Reissue (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Several of the songs feature a female voice in the mix, engaging in a sort of vocal sparring with Jay. What’s the story on that? He […]
16 Aug 2018
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ Out-of-print 1990s Recordings Get a Reissue (Part One)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (born Jalacy Hawkins in 1929) is one of those artists whose influence would far outpace his commercial success. Trained as a classical pianist and singer with an […]
07 Aug 2018
The Ru-Jac Records Story, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Something Got a Hold on Me covers 1963-1964, the earliest years of Ru-Jac, ones that featured the Kay Keys Band, Little Sonny Daye, Brenda Jones, Parker, […]
06 Aug 2018
The Ru-Jac Records Story, Part One
Beginning operations in 1963, Baltimore-based Ru-Jac Records was an African American-owned and -operated record label. Founded by Rufus E. Mitchell and Jack Bennett, Ru-Jac was a singles-only label that released […]
13 Jul 2018
Paul Williams: “Someday” and Today (Part 4)
Continued from Part Three… Another characteristic of Paul Williams’ lyrics is their universal quality. Listening to or reading his words, the thoughts and emotions expressed could as easily be coming […]
12 Jul 2018
Paul Williams: “Someday” and Today (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… Once Williams had moved on to A&M, he and Nichols began work on a proper solo album, this time featuring only songs by Nichols (music) and […]