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Category Archives: Soft Rock
GLENN YARBROUGH – and the Havenstock River Band – (Fable) – 1971
For a folkie, Glenn Yarbrough albums turn up in reasonable frequency in op shops and that’s because he has had some mainstream success. He success was largely due to the fact that he straddled the bridge between political and … Continue reading
MICHAEL DINNER – Tom Thumb The Dreamer – (Fantasy) – 1976
Another 1970s singer songwriter. Clearly there are a million stories out there that need telling. Dinner put out two albums in the mid 70s, this being the second one. Apart from that there seems to be little information … Continue reading
ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY – Dowdy Ferry Road – (Big Tree) – 1977
what Frank is listening to #220 – ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY – Dowdy Ferry Road – (Big Tree) – 1977 I knew next to nothing about these guys despite the fact I occasionally see their records in op … Continue reading
BOBBY GOLDSBORO – Bobby Goldsboro – (Epic) – 1981
what Frank is listening to #213 – BOBBY GOLDSBORO – Bobby Goldsboro – (Epic) – 1981 Way back in what Frank is listening to #31 I said: As if there wouldn't be a Bobby Goldsboro LP in the pile … Continue reading
CHRIS HILLMAN – Clear Sailing – (Asylum) – 1977
what Frank is listening to #212 – CHRIS HILLMAN – Clear Sailing – (Asylum) – 1977 Anyone even remotely interested in country rock knows Chris Hillman. His PR is not as successful as many others in the genre but he … Continue reading
KERRY CHATER – Love on a Shoestring – (Warner Brothers) – 1978
I didn't know about this guy at all … with more research than was required I found: He was bass player in Gary Puckett and the Union Gap … the whitest and slickest of the soft pop groups from … Continue reading
STRAWBS – Bursting at the Seams – (A&M) – 1973
Sorry to any of you prog folk rockers out there but, I've always been ignorant of the Strawbs … I think I had one of their 60s albums once … but I assumed that punk was invented to do away … Continue reading
EXILE – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1973
I had no idea who this band was when I picked up this LP, though I had seen their vinyl around in the past. After reading about them on allmusic (right now) it becomes abundantly clear that you gotta pay the … Continue reading
HENSON – Henson – (UA) – 1974
Another LP which has been sitting around for ages. I remember looking for background on this guy some years back and not finding much. Nothing has changed. It was even an effort finding out his Christian name as he seems … Continue reading
