vinyl Archive
26 Dec 2016
Best Music of 2016: Reissue/archival Releases
I love new music, but I’m also attuned to keeping up with the latest in reissues and archival releases. Sometimes those feature some of my favorite artists; other times they […]
15 Nov 2016
A Belated Hello to “Farewell Aldebaran”
In 1969 a husband-and-wife duo made a record that sounded little like anything either had done previously. Judy Henske was a critically-acclaimed folk singer with an impressive range; after performing […]
28 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: My New Mixtape — Alone Together Forever
File next to: Owsley, Fountains of Wayne Way back in 1968, in a gambit that was a combination poke-in-the-eye to their record company and artistic statement, the Turtles recorded Present […]
14 Oct 2016
Album Review: C.A. Quintet – A Trip Thru Hell
It’s likely overstatement to assert that there’s never been another album like C.A. Quintet’s spooky psychedelic masterwork A Trip Thru Hell, but it’s fair to say that the hit parade […]
12 Aug 2016
Reviews: Five Limited-edition Vinyl Releases
Some recent vinyl releases are more than noteworthy. Herewith are looks at five of ’em. I’m pretty certain all are limited-edition pressings, so get them while they’re hot. Kenny Clarke […]
29 Jul 2016
Album Mini-review: Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks — Seattle Road
File next to: Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, thenewno2 When George Harrison first stepped out of the shadow of the Beatles, he did so with a pair of albums that few heard. […]
15 Feb 2016
A Look Back at “Now Wave Sampler” (1979)
I’m not ashamed of my age: for most of 1979 I was fifteen years old. Living in the suburbs of Atlanta – even then very much a “car city” – […]
18 Dec 2015
Album Review: William Duke — The Dark Beautiful Sun
There’s always room for an album of fine music in a Tom Petty-meets-Brian Wilson vein. What, you say? Well, William Duke‘s latest, The Dark Beautiful Sun – even the title […]
17 Dec 2015
Album Review: Ancient River — Keeper of the Dawn
With its transgressive album cover – photos arranged in an upside-down crucifix style, featuring spooky overlays of grinning skulls – you’d be forgive for guessing that Ancient River‘s Keeper of […]
16 Dec 2015
Album Review: Tall Dwarfs — Weeville
As I discussed in yesterday’s review of Chris Knox‘s Seizure, famed New Zealand independent label Flying Nun has released that title and Tall Dwarfs‘ Weeville on vinyl LP. Some might […]