vinyl Archive
24 Mar 2014
EP Review: Marshall Crenshaw — Driving and Dreaming
By now, most have either been hipped to the songwriting genius of Marshall Crenshaw, or they haven’t and sadly probably never will. With Crenshaw’s releases stretching all the way back […]
16 Dec 2013
Album Review: Benny Goodman Orchestra Featuring Anita O’Day
I write often of Jazzhaus releases. Drawing upon the vast unreleased archives of German radio and television, the label presents unheard (or rarely-heard) jazz performances, mostly by venerated American artists. […]
09 Dec 2013
Album Review: Chet Baker — Early Chet
If you’re inclined that way, you can take issue with the title of Early Chet: Chet Baker in Germany 1955-1959. By ’55, the renowned trumpeter had already risen to some […]
16 Sep 2013
Album Review: The Monochrome Set — Volume, Contrast, Brilliance
Note: be sure to read all the way through; there’s a new Monochrome Set DVD reviewed as well. The Monochrome Set were one of those bands who never broke stateside. […]
02 Aug 2013
Album Review: Photon Band — Pure Photonic Matter Volume 1
Sometimes an album’s opening track is a red herring. That’s the case with “Thought Crimes (Part 1),” the first cut on Photon Band‘s Pure Photonic Matter Volume 1. While a […]
01 Aug 2013
Album Review: Stuck In Love, The Writers Playlist
The 2012 theatrical release Stuck in Love somehow completely escaped my notice. In fact I still haven’t seen it, and know virtually nothing about it other than what I’ve read […]
15 Jul 2013
A Quick Jazz Vinyl Update
Three titles released on the Jazzhaus label last fall are now available on vinyl as well: Legends Live: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet – Liederhalle Stuttgart November 29, 1961 Legends Live: Albert […]
09 Jul 2013
Album Review: The Turtles – Happy Together (180g vinyl)
In my last entry I covered the new 180-gram vinyl monaural reissue of The Turtles‘ debut LP, It Ain’t Me, Babe. Released in tandem in 2013 on their own FloEdCo […]
08 Jul 2013
Album Review: The Turtles – It Ain’t Me, Babe (180g vinyl)
A few weeks ago, I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Howard Kaylan. For the second time, as it happens. The first was a few years ago in connection […]
01 Jul 2013
Book Review: 400 Saturdays, An Anthology of Vinyl Folklore
It’s actually a great idea for a book. 400 Saturdays: An Anthology of Vinyl Folklore is described on its (exceedingly well-designed) cover thusly: “In the spirit of Studs Terkel‘s Working…an […]