Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Eat the Document (Dylan)
lookin for a copy of this..
Eat the Document is a rarely exhibited documentary of Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of the United Kingdom with the Hawks. It was shot under Dylan's direction by D. A. Pennebaker, whose groundbreaking documentary- Dont Look Back chronicled Dylan's 1965 British tour. Also circulating in various bootleg formats is a long outtake featuring a possibly alcohol- or drug-impaired Dylan in a limousine with John Lennon. As Dylan shows signs of fatigue, Lennon urges him to get a grip on himself: "Do you suffer from sore eyes, groovy forehead, or curly hair? Take Zimdawn!...Come, come, boy, it's only a film. Pull yourself together." Lennon would later recall in an interview with Rolling Stone that he and Dylan were "both in shades, and both on fucking junk, and all these freaks around us... I was nervous as shit. I was on his territory, that's why I was so nervous." (wiki)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Scott 3
The quintessential Scott Walker album is Scott Walker 3. There is no better album by any artist. He wrote most of the songs on it, my personal favorite- '30 century man', and closes the album with the ultimate Jaques Brel cover- 'If you go away'. It's dark, rainy, tonal, atonal, beautifully orchestrated and sonically soothing the whole way through.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The Walker Brothers: Nite Flights 1978
I had been watching the documentary- "30 Century Man" over and over again and getting really into the unknown Scott Walker records. "Nite Flights" was The Walker Brothers 'comeback' album, their post-Bowie slow-motion disco rock record. This is a one of kind album by a group known for their top 40 Pop singles, and in a comparable nightmarish way, pre-dates David Bowie's "Scary Monsters". Scott Walker returned to his solo career after, and never did anything like this again.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Index: The Index 1968
Formed at the University of Detroit in 1967, Index cut one of the most excruciatingly rare psychedelic albums of all time, pressed in an edition of a mere 100 copies. Weirdest of all were their instrumentals, where melody took a distant second to cascading walls of reverb, wah-wah, and shrieking feedback that verged on the avant-garde. (allmusic)
Monday, June 7, 2010
Robin Scott: Woman from the warm grass 1969
This is such a peculiar record. If Bob Dylan had Syd Barrett's voice and John Lennon's british-rhymery, he'd sound like this. It's highly produced and way ahead of its time for a small independent release from 1969.
Wings: Venus and Mars 1975
I love love LOVE this album.
After recording Band on the Run as a three-piece with wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney added Jimmy McCulloch on lead guitar and Geoff Brittonon drums to the Wings lineup in 1974. Having written several new songs for the next album, McCartney decided upon New Orleans, Louisiana as the recording venue, and Wings headed there in January 1975. As soon as the sessions began, the personality clash that had been evident between McCulloch and Britton during Wings' 1974 sessions in Nashville became more pronounced, and Britton — after a mere six month stay — quit Wings, having only played on three of the new songs.A replacement, American Joe English, was quickly auditioned and hired to finish the album. The sessions themselves proved to be very productive, not only finishing the entire album, but also several additional songs including two future McCartney B-sides: "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" and "My Carnival". McCartney also decided to link the songs together much like The Beatles had on Abbey Road to give the album a more continuous feel. John Lennon, often in a nostalgic mood while in Los Angeles, had told May Pang (his then girlfriend) that he planned to visit the McCartneys during the recording sessions for Venus and Mars, but this was not to be. Lennon's planned visit would be permanently postponed due to his reunion with Yoko Ono. (wiki)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Faces: The Small Faces (First Step) 1970
I love the 'error'-titled album cover. It's not the Steve Marriott Small Faces, it's the first Faces record. Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined the band. They got much heavier, more bluesy than the former mod-rock sound.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Bridget St. John: Thank You For... 1972
This was the last record she released on John Peel's Dandelion label.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Mike Nesmith: Live at the Palais 1977
This was during his slow, electric-country phase. He had gone through an experimental period with "Tantamount to Treason" and "The Prison", and wanted to bring it back to stripped down Nashville country rock.
The Hollies: Butterfly 1967
This was the second Hollies album of 1967 and the last to feature Graham Nash until an utterly forgotten reunion in 1983. Hollies fans of the Nash/Clark/Hicks songwriting team consider this to be their last good record. "Dear Eloise" was a hit in the U.S. but technically, the band did not release any singles for it. I prefer "Evolution" of the two, but this one's more 'out there', featuring sophisticated orchestral parts and marks the end of their LSD inspired chapter.
The Hollies: Evolution 1967
1967 was the year of "Sgt. Pepper" and "Their Satanic Majesties Request". Everybody was either ripping off The Beatles or The Stone's new sound. The Hollies took their own approach to psychedelia, ahead of its time in their own garage-rock way. They always had incredible harmonies and great guitar effects. "Evolution" is a classic mix of experimental studio-trickery and raw rock and roll singles. The album cover was made by Karl Ferris, who is often credited as creating the first psychedelic photograph for an album cover.
Bridget St. John: Jumblequeen 1974
1974 is supposed to be the apex of Bridget St John's career. "Jumblequeen" is 1974. This may be the best BSJ album of them all! This is her "Bryter Layter", with a full back-up rock band and strings. It's more upbeat than her previous work. *comes with japanese import bonus tracks $$$
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (NY Sessions) 1974
AKA The greatest album ever made.
You can read books about this alternative version of "Blood".. I have. It really is a better record than the album that got released. This is the way Dylan wrote it. excellent sound quality/vinyl rip $$$
Bridget St. John: Live in Montreux, Switzerland 1972
I discovered this woman- Bridget St John, and now she is the Queen of my record collection! She is 'other-worldly, pastoral genius' haha
Pearl Jam: Halloween 2009
This is a historic Halloween show. It was the last night at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia. The band played a uniquely long set and wore Devo costumes for the encore. It's full of obscurities, a pretty great cover of "Whip it", a seriously awesome version of Mother Love Bone- "Crown of Thorns", a perfect soundboard quality show.
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