Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I hope you have a wonderful 2018! To celebrate the closing of one year and the opening of the next – here’s George Harrison with “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.” “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” released in … Continue reading →
Natural Four’s “Can This Be Real” appeared on the band’s 1974 self-titled LP. This smooth, mid-tempo love song, written by J. Hutson, Leroy Hutson, & M. Hawkins, was Natural Four’s greatest success on the US Hot 100, grabbing #31 in … Continue reading →
KLAUS SCHULZE, BODY LOVE VOL. 2 (ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Here’s a year-end post to close out 2017. Within the ’70s realm of Cherry Stereo, these twelve months have surely been a reason to celebrate — if only because … Continue reading →
“Oliver’s Army” appeared on Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ Armed Forces album in January of 1979. The single, an anti-war tune about Northern Ireland and other violence-troubled areas of the world, was a big UK hit for Costello, spending three … Continue reading →
Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight” originally appeared on the band’s self-titled debut LP in 1976. The song grabbed the No.1 spot on the US Hot 100 and also hit the top spot in Canada and #18 in the UK. By … Continue reading →
A very merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today! We’re taking things nice and easy on this fine Monday – so let’s roll into some holiday music. Here’s the The Kinks with their 1977 single “Father Christmas.” Cheers! The Kinks: ‘Father … Continue reading →
Happy holidays, everyone! Let’s liven up the place with our buddy, Johnny Cash. Here’s Johnny singing “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’” from his 1977 Christmas Special. It’s short and sweet and goes down a treat. Tap yer feet! Johnny Cash: ‘Christmas Time’s … Continue reading →
“It’s like a concert in your car!” Today, we have a long-lost commercial for Clarion cassette tape car stereos. The spot aired exactly 39 years ago on December 23, 1978. Clarion Car Stereo Commercial (1978) Previously on Vintage Commercials: Goodyear … Continue reading →
Supertramp’s Crisis? What Crisis? LP released in the fall of 1975. The album was hastily-recorded due to record company pressure for a follow-up to Crime Of The Century and includes the singles “Lady” and “Ain’t Nobody But Me” (listen in … Continue reading →
JACKSON 5, CHRISTMAS ALBUM For some reason I’ve been on a real teen-pop kick this holiday season. Sia’s fine new Christmas record has led me to revisit Hilary Duff’s excellent debut Santa Claus Lane, while Cheap Trick’s amazing 2017 holiday … Continue reading →