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Tag Archives: 1978
RACHEL SWEET – Fool Around – (Stiff ) – 1978
Read my other entries for specific details on Rachel Sweet. This is her first album. And, despite it being on an English label and recorded in England it is the product of the (“next big thing’) Akron, Ohio new wave … Continue reading
EDWIN STARR – Clean – (20th Century Fox Records) – 1978
I’m not a big soul fan but there are individual soul songs I find magnificent. “War” (1970) by Edwin Starr in one of them. Starr’s career had its highs and lows. The soul ground had changed in the 70s as … Continue reading
MELANIE – Ballroom Streets – (Tomato records) – 1978
Regular readers of this blog would know I have a thing for Melanie. She is one of my favourite chick singers in rock and pop. For those not up to speed on Melanie, or only know Melanie from her early … Continue reading
TUFF DARTS – Tuff Darts! – (Sire) – 1978
This album has been kicking around for a while also. I had little knowledge of the band beyond them being a New York first generation punk band. A lot of first generation punk bands are, perhaps, or need to be, … Continue reading
PETER ROWAN – Peter Rowan – (Flying Fish) – 1978
Peter Rowan isn't a household name but he is well known to rock obscure-ists and .ore importantly to enthusiasts of American bluegrass. And he has been playing guitar, yodelling, singing and song writing for a long time. Wikipedia: Rowan was … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Headin’ Down Into the Mystery Below – (Flying Fish) – 1978
I have fought the urge to rush out a Rod McKuen, who died a couple of days ago, comment today. I have commented on McKuen before, and I love his music, but I don't think it would be wise to … Continue reading
DAVE EDMUNDS – Tracks on Wax – (Swan Song) – 1978
Edmunds' immersion and love of 50s and 60 straight ahead rock 'n' roll meant he has kept the spirit of that music alive in times when it had very little commercial potential. And, importantly, he did it with incredible … Continue reading
MELANIE – Phonogenic – Not Just Another Pretty Face – (Philips) – 1978
I commented on another late Melanie album no so long ago, “Arabesque” (1982).. It was a revelation as I thought she had gone off the boil by the mid-1970s. That album proved me wrong. See my other comment for biographical … Continue reading
DR HOOK – Pleasure & Pain – (Capitol) – 1978
Dr Hook. How do I end up here? Answer: A couple of Stones Green Ginger Wines with ice whilst reading my friends blog which has frequent suitably rustic themes (http://thegoatthatwrote.net/ ). I apologise to him in advance for linking him … Continue reading
