THE BEATLES: ‘LIVE! AT THE STAR-CLUB, 1962’ (1977) We wrap up our Beatles month with a raucous but rewarding live album from early in the band’s career. Is this a bootleg? In 1977, It was a semi-legal release and widely … Continue reading →
“One Last Kiss” by The J. Geils Band first appeared on the Sanctuary LP in the fall of 1978. The tune was written by group members Peter Wolf and Seth Justman and climbed to #35 on the US Hot 100 … Continue reading →
Smokie’s “It’s Your Life” released as a single in the early summer of 1977 and a few months later appeared on the band’s Bright Lights & Back Alleys LP. This reggae-flavored tune was written by the hit machine duo Mike … Continue reading →
SOLO BEATLES BOOTLEG COMPILATIONS (1971) For Part Four of our Beatles series, some 8-tracks that reunited the Fab Four…on tape, anyway! So these are Beatles tapes? Not exactly. These are collections of songs recorded by ex-Beatles during their early solo … Continue reading →
Glen Campbell’s “Try A Little Kindness” originally released as a single in late 1969 and appeared on the album of the same name in early 1970. The tune, written by Bobby Austin and Curt Sapaugh, hit #23 on the US … Continue reading →
THE RUTLES (ALBUM & EP, 1978) For week three of our Beatles feature, here’s the soundtrack to a spoof history of the band that’s a great retro-pop album — no joke. (Note: see my earlier 8-Trackin’ post for background on … Continue reading →
The Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid?” originally appeared on the group’s 1969 LP We’ll Get Over and was released as a single late in that same year. The tune, written by Randall Stewart and produced by Steve Cropper … Continue reading →
The Don Harrison Band features two former members of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Stu Cook (bass) and Doug Clifford (drums). The roots-rockin’ band released two LPs on Atlantic in 1976 – a self-titled platter and Red Hot – as seen above. … Continue reading →
KLAATU (SELF-TITLED, 1976) We continue our month-long Beatles special with an album once thought to have been made by a secretly reunited Fab Four. (Note: see my earlier 8-Trackin’ post for background on the curious late ’70s resurgence of Beatlemania.) … Continue reading →
Here’s a fascinating three minutes of must-watch footage for David Bowie fans. On October 15, 1977 Bowie visited the TopPop studios in the Netherlands for a round of local promotion and to shoot an appearance singing “Heroes.” I found Bowie’s … Continue reading →