Greetings, Stereophiles! Apologies for the lack of updates this week. I was out of town visiting family. Let’s jump right back into the music! Here’s a slightly bizarre, but timely ad you can clip out and use as a Halloween … Continue reading →
‘THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 1975/1978) For Halloween, thirteen fun facts about the iconic, eclectic, decadent musical’s underappreciated soundtrack It’s the same old story: boy meets girl, boy gets stranded with girl, boy and girl are seduced by … Continue reading →
Donna Summer’s “Love To Love You Baby” hit US airwaves in the fall of 1975. The 16 minute song (released as a five minute single) appeared on Summer’s LP of the same name and thumped and moaned its way to … Continue reading →
“With prices so low – he’s practically giving it all away!” Here’s another New York area commercial for you. Famously “insane” Crazy Eddie with an unbeatable deal on stereo equipment. The spot aired in October of 1978. Crazy Eddie Stereo … Continue reading →
The Pointer Sisters “Fire” released in the fall of 1978 and originally appeared on the Energy LP. This slow-burning tune, sung by Anita Pointer and written by Bruce Springsteen, made it to #2 on the US Hot 100 in early … Continue reading →
‘SON OF DRACULA’ (FILM AND HARRY NILSSON SOUNDTRACK, BOTH 1974) Nilsson and Ringo’s long-lost attempt at a vampire movie yielded a spooky, hit-filled soundtrack perfect for Halloween parties. Even before Harry Nilsson played a bloodsucker onscreen, he was already a … Continue reading →
“The group that shaped your taste in music.” Vintage commercial time! We’ve uncovered two lost spots from October 1978 for the New York City area. First up, a promo for The Stylistics performing a three-night stand at The Apollo Theatre. … Continue reading →
Black Sabbath’s “Snowblind,’ an ode to white powder, appeared on the band’s Vol 4 LP in 1972. In fact, the album was originally intended to be called Snowblind but the record company demurred, preferring to avoid controversy. Here’s Sabbath performing … Continue reading →
No, not that “Fox On The Run.” This is Tom T. Hall’s cover of the 1968 Manfred Mann tune written by Tony Hazzard. Hall’s “Fox On The Run” appeared on the the singer-songwriter’s 1976 LP The Magnificent Music Machine and … Continue reading →
THE DOORS, ‘MORRISON HOTEL’ (1970) Late in its brief career, LA’s mystical acid-blues band drops a memorable album free of hits but full of treats. Before Jim ascended to that great snakepit in the sky, the Doors put out six … Continue reading →