WINGS, WINGS OVER AMERICA (1976); ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (1976); THE BEATLES: THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (1977); THE BEATLES: LOVE SONGS (1977) There was a weird resurgence of Beatlemania in the late 1970s, several … Continue reading →
John Lennon, the acerbic and insightful ex-Beatle who needs little introduction, has been added to Cherry Stereo’s Music Makers of the Seventies section. Imagine if you had some time and were willing to hop over walls and bridges to get … Continue reading →
John Lennon’s “Mind Games” single released in October of 1973 as lead-off single for the L.P. of the same name. The song drifted across the public consciousness to #18 on the US Hot 100 and #26 in the UK. John … Continue reading →
Both John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s respective Plastic Ono Band L.P.s were recorded in the fall of 1970 and released in December of that year. Both records are well worth a listen and Lennon’s disc is ranked at #23 on … Continue reading →
“The People’s Album.” John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Some Time In New York City released in June of 1972. The album spawned the controversial single, “Woman Is the Nigger Of The World” (#57 US Billboard Hot 100). (Image source: Cashbox … Continue reading →
“Original motion picture score available on Apple Records, cartridges & cassettes.” Here’s a great, classic ad for The Beatles’ Let It Be. The album released on May 18, 1970 in the US, after the break-up of the band was announced … Continue reading →
Here’s John Lennon performing his version of Little Richard’s “Slippin’ and Slidin’.” “Slippin’ and Slidin’” appeared on Lennon’s February 1975 covers L.P., Rock ‘n’ Roll. The song was intended for release as a single, but was never released as such. … Continue reading →
Happy Friday! It’s Playback! time. Here’s Squeeze and the official video for “Up the Junction.” “Up the Junction” originally appeared on the 1979 L.P., Cool for Cats, and hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart. An interesting note about the … Continue reading →
I thought twice about the headline for this news post. Is it ageist? I suppose it is, but it isn’t meant to be a negative. After all, how many artists are still releasing music at age 83? Only a handful. … Continue reading →