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Author Archives: Franko
DIRTY LOOKS – Dirty Looks – (Stiff) – 1980
This is another album I have had for over 20 years which I was going to “cull” at one stage but it only made it to the “maybe” pile. So, here it is…again… One could be forgiven for thinking … Continue reading
BOBBY VEE – Just Today – (Liberty) – 1968
OK, so I’ve done a few Bobby Vee records in the past. If you think that I’ve done too many then the bad news for you is there is still a few I have lying around I have yet … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Housing Project – (RCA) – 1968
I love John Hartford. Every time I find a new John Hartford album I become excited with anticipation. Perhaps it’s because he has such a vast canon to explore and the fact I didn’t really know who he … Continue reading
SKIP BATTIN – Skip – (Signpost) – 1972
This is a hard one. I wasn’t quite expecting this. I know Skip Battin (with, and without Kim Fowley) contributed some quirky songs to the late Byrds when Skip played bass for them but I still thought I … Continue reading
ROBERT GORDON (with Link Wray) – Fresh Fish Special – (Private Stock) – 1978
I had this years ago and I missed some its greatness. I thought, at the time, that Gordon sounded too much like Elvis Presley to warrant me investing in him when I already had the Elvis music. Though the … Continue reading
THE RAVE-UPS – Town + Country – (Fun Stuff) – 1985
Cowpunk. A silly name perhaps, but when I was 18 I thought it pretty cool. And in the early to mid-80s all the new music I seemed to be listening to was Californian or with predominantly Californian roots: … Continue reading
RICHARD LLOYD – Field of Fire – (Moving Target) – 1985
Lloyd was punk at the dawn of punk. Wikipedia bio (abridged): Richard Lloyd (born 25 October 1951, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Television…. During his … Continue reading
STEVE HUNTER – Swept Away – (Atlantic) – 1977
No doubt there will be guitarists out there who will say this album changed their lives or that I don’t understand the album because I don’t play guitar. Bullfuck. A instrumental rock album with guitar as its focus … Continue reading
MICKEY NEWBURY – Lovers – (Elektra) – 1975
This is a slice of personal country Americana. As usual Newbury’s lyrics and accompanying music cut deep. Newbury has a knack for conveying emotions through music, and by that I mean “music” not just lyrics. Like the songwriters … Continue reading
