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Category Archives: Rock & Pop
THE ASTRONAUTS – Travellin’ Men – (RCA) – 1967
1967. This is the final recorded gasp of The Astronauts. Despite trying to keep up with the times they had changed quickly. It was only 4 years earlier, in 1963, that their first album was … Continue reading
DAVID ESSEX – Hot Love – (Mercury) – 1980
I have commented on a David Essex album in the past and I had this to say I like David Essex. A dirty little secret? No ! Essex is one of the few contemporary artists I recollect liking … 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
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – Hits Again! – (Liberty) – 1966
What can I say about Gary Lewis that I haven’t already said in this blog? In fact I think I’ve even said that before. Google this blog for other comments on Gary Lewis & the Playboys. … Continue reading
DION – Love Came to Me – (Laurie) – 1963
I’ve waxed lyrical about Dion before. Read my other posts in relation to biographical detail on Dion Francis DiMucci (his bio makes an interesting read). He was a relaxed rocker, a convincing doo wopper, a surprisingly gifted white bluesman, a … Continue reading
DAVID CASSIDY – Cherish – (Bell) – 1972
David Cassidy has become one of my guilty pleasures. I loved the Partridge Family as a kid but I thought I had outgrown it when I became a teen. I probably had but as the years passed I found … Continue reading
SILVER CONDOR – Silver Condor – (CBS) – 1981
A band I had never heard of and, without being condescending, no doubt you haven’t either. I love musical archaeology – looking at the links between bands, members, scenes and genres. Too much rock music is consumed with … Continue reading
GRASS ROOTS – Leaving it All Behind – (Dunhill) – 1969
I commented on another earlier Grass Roots album very early in my blogging (or group email) career. Back then I said: “I’m really keen to listen to this (notwithstanding its been a sitting in a pile for over a … Continue reading
