“14 Christmas classics by outstanding artists of our time.” Today and tomorrow we’ve got some rare commercials for you featuring Goodyear’s Christmas compilation albums that were available for sale at their stores in the early Seventies. The first spot from … Continue reading →
PK AND THE SOUND EXPLOSION, CHRISTMAS DISCO (1977); MISTLETOE DISCO BAND, CHRISTMAS DISCO (1978); MIRROR IMAGE, YULETIDE DISCO (1979) The ’70s kind of sucked for Christmas albums. Though there were a lot of great holiday singles released over the decade, … Continue reading →
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Continuing our holiday tradition here at Cherry Stereo, we’re playing a clip from an Irish artist. Here’s Ireland’s incredible guitarist, Rory Gallagher, to help us celebrate the day. Watch as Rory and his band (Gerry McAvoy … Continue reading →
Disco Lab #43: The Salsoul Orchestra, ‘New Year’s Medley’ (1976) As George Harrison memorably sang, “Ring out the old, ring in the new.” So let’s ring out the end of ten months of obsessive dance record reviews from the still-sparkling … 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 →
“From Phil Spector and Apple for the Merriest of Christmases.” Phil Spector’s Christmas Album came down the chimney and into record shops, courtesy of Apple Records, in December of 1972. The record contained cuts by Darlene Love, The Ronettes, The … Continue reading →
Disco Lab #42: Charo, ‘(Mamacita) ¿Donde Está Santa Claus?'(1978) It’s Christmas Eve in the Disco Lab! We’ve got tinsel on the turntables, spangles on the speakers, and poinsettias on the playback gear. There’s only one thing missing, the fat man … Continue reading →
40 years ago, this is how we rolled for Christmas entertainment. It’s the John Denver Rocky Mountain Christmas TV Special! Denver’s holiday special originally aired in December of 1975 and co-starred Olivia Newton-John, Valerie Harper, and Steve Martin. It appears … Continue reading →
Let’s celebrate the holidays with Karen and Richard Carpenter and their hit, “Merry Christmas, Darling.” “Merry Christmas, Darling” hit #1 on Billboard‘s Christmas singles chart for 1970. The song later appeared (with a new vocal) on the Carpenter’s Christmas Portrait … Continue reading →
Disco Lab #41: Kurtis Blow, ‘Christmas Rappin’’ (1979) It’s the Christmas season, and what better time of year to celebrate the birth of… hip hop? Today’s Disco Lab treatise looks into “Christmas Rappin’,” the second major hip hop record ever … Continue reading →