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Category Archives: Folk Rock
FLOYD WESTERMAN – Custer Died for Your Sins – (Perception) – 1969
At the outset I point out to those who refer to any grammar inconsistencies or for the "bitiness" of paragraphs that these comments are written contemporaneously with the listening to of the record (usually while I am doing something else) … Continue reading
DION – Wonder Where I’m Bound – (Columbia) – 1969
I have commented on Dion in the past … We all remember Dion for the white doo-wop and rock hits but there was a time when he made inroads into the charts playing singer-songwriter material. allmusic: "Bridging the … Continue reading
JOHN SEBASTIAN – John B. Sebastian – (MGM) – 1970
I, like may of my generation, know Sebastian through the wonderfully evocative theme song to the hugely popular and yet misunderstood sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter" (one of the best of the 70s). It was only later that I found … Continue reading
LINDISFARNE – Fog on the Tyne – (Phillips) – 1971
what Frank is listening to #92 – LINDISFARNE – Fog on the Tyne – (Phillips) – 1971 Well this is a first … almost. After the variety of English albums I have commented on here we have the first … Continue reading
THE TURTLES – It Aint Me Babe – (White Whale) – 1965
what Frank is listening to #85 – THE TURTLES – It Aint Me Babe – (White Whale) – 1965 Well of course I know The Turtles but up till now all I had was a compilation LP and their 1969, underrated … Continue reading
ZAGER & EVANS – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #64 – ZAGER & EVANS – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1970 Mention their names and the only thing that normally springs to mind is "In the Year 2525" the magnificent apocalyptic song that hit … Continue reading
THE ROCHES – Self Titled – (Warner Brothers) – 1979
what Frank is listening to #63 – THE ROCHES – Self Titled – (Warner Brothers) – 1979 I hadn't heard of "The Roches" before but the LP looked sufficiently interesting, though slightly arty (I didn't reach for my handgun). … Continue reading
BREWER & SHIPLEY – Down in L.A. – (A&M) – 1968
what Frank is listening to #57- BREWER & SHIPLEY – Down in L.A. (A&M) – 1968 Brewer & Shipley are mainly known for their #10 1971 hit "One Toke Over the Line", and also for the fact that the song … Continue reading
THE BLUE THINGS – Self Titled – (RCA) -1966
what Frank is listening to #55- THE BLUE THINGS – Self Titled – (RCA) -1966 OK, my copy of this LP is a reprint and it also cost more than $1.00 ($9.00, I think). The Blue Things have been called, amongst … Continue reading
