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Author Archives: Franko
EDDIE MONEY – No Control – (CBS) – 1982
what Frank is listening to #17 – EDDIE MONEY – No Control – (CBS) – 1982 I have heard Eddie before and never been impressed … he plays the MOR AOR (middle of the road, audults oriented rock) that was … Continue reading
DON FARDON – Released – (Youngblood) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #16 – DON FARDON – Released – (Youngblood) – 1970 One of the English 60s bands I really got into, way back when, was "The Sorrows". When I say "I really got into" I mean … Continue reading
LOU CHRISTIE – Lightnin’ Strikes – (MGM) – 1966
what Frank is listening to #15 – LOU CHRISTIE – Lightnin' Strikes – (MGM) – 1966 I have always like Lou Christie (I have some of his later albums and they are mainstream "weird" or at least extremely personal albums … Continue reading
CHRISTIE – Self Titled LP – (Pronit) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #14 – CHRISTIE – Self Titled LP – (Pronit) – 1970 Surprisingly Christie had a #1 hit in the UK in 1970 and then disappeared . I had not heard the hit track before. … Continue reading
SEATRAIN – Self Titled – (Capitol) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #13 – SEATRAIN – Self Titled – (Capitol) – 1970 I didn't know what to make of this when I found it . I liked the cover, where the band look a less hairy … Continue reading
JIMMY PURSEY – Imagination Camouflage – (Polydor) – 1980
what Frank is listening to #12 – JIMMY PURSEY – Imagination Camouflage – (Polydor) – 1980 It may surprise some but I was a bit of a Sham 69 fan back in the early to mid 80s. They were one … Continue reading
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION – Underdog – (Polydor) – 1979
what Frank is listening to #11 – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION – Underdog – (Polydor) – 1979 Of course we all know the Atlanta Rhythm Section ("ARS") from op shop bins. They are session musos who made good and they mined the … Continue reading
ERIC CARMEN – Tonight You’re Mine – ( Arista) – 1980
what Frank is listening to #10 – ERIC CARMEN – Tonight You're Mine – ( Arista) – 1980 I had reservations about this album as it's a "late" Eric Carmen LP The sleeve picture alone is very well dodgy … … Continue reading
LA JETS – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1976
what Frank is listening to #9 – LA JETS – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1976 Hmmm … it looks like its gonna be a hard rock band – long hair, sporting motifs. Yup, I was right … though … Continue reading
SANDY BULL – Demolition Derby – (Vanguard) – 1972
what Frank is listening to #8 – SANDY BULL – Demolition Derby – (Vanguard) – 1972 I was searching through my records for something to put on, and this cover grabbed me … a lean, stringy moustachioed Phil (a friend … Continue reading
