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On The Record: A Superlative Grateful Dead Concert Album, plus Brother Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Paxton & Friends, & Triptides

Jeff Burger

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August 12, 2022 0

If you’re a Grateful Dead fan, you may already own recordings of at least part of its 1972 European tour’s...

On The Record: The Swinging Blue Jeans, plus Bo Diddley, Andrew Duhon, Monica Taylor, Fantastic Cat, & Megan Bee

Jeff Burger

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August 5, 2022 0

In the early 1960s, the Swinging Blue Jeans were in pretty much the same place as the Beatles – not just musically,...

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of the Animals’ First Four LPs, plus John Moreland, the SideMen, & Buffalo Romeo

Jeff Burger

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July 29, 2022 0

Like Fleetwood Mac, the Bee Gees, the Moody Blues, and a few other acts, England’s Animals had more than one distinct career. In the second,...

On The Record: Everly Brothers, Paul Kelly, Todd Sharpville, Matt Lomeo, Willi Carlisle, & the Local Honeys

Jeff Burger

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July 22, 2022 0

Everly Brothers, Hey Doll Baby. If you’re an Everly Brothers fan, you may already own at least some of the selections on...

On The Record: The Beatles’ Essential ‘Get Back’ Arrives on Blu-ray

Jeff Burger

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July 15, 2022 0

Even if you’re a rabid Beatles fan (and who isn’t?), you may think you’ve seen enough movies related to the group to...

On The Record: ‘Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965–68,’ plus the Chantels, Hank Ballard, & Nat King Cole

Jeff Burger

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July 8, 2022 0

Surveying L.A.’s Vibrant Late 60s Rock Scene Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965–68, a new anthology on...

On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies

Jeff Burger

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July 1, 2022 0

Frank Sinatra’s Forgotten Gem For Watertown, his 1970 concept album on the Reprise label, Frank Sinatra took a gamble. While his earlier solo...

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’

Jeff Burger

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June 24, 2022 0

The Rolling Stones Hit the Big Apple You may or may not consider the Rolling Stones the world’s greatest rock and roll...

On The Record: ABBA’s ‘CD Album Box Set,’ plus Brad Absher, David Newbould, Michael Martin Murphey, & Rod Picott

Jeff Burger

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June 17, 2022 0

ABBA Delivers an Expansive Box Set The pop group ABBA – two Swedish couples who married and later divorced – got...

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘El Mocambo 1977,’ plus Neurotic Outsiders, Railroad Earth, & Asleep at the Wheel

Jeff Burger

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June 10, 2022 0

The audience makes considerably less noise on the Rolling Stones’ new El Mocambo 1977 than on any of the group’s many other recently...

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Part X of the When We Were Young Series: Recap, Overview, Finale

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

On The Record: A Superlative Grateful Dead Concert Album, plus Brother Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Paxton & Friends, & Triptides

On The Record: The Swinging Blue Jeans, plus Bo Diddley, Andrew Duhon, Monica Taylor, Fantastic Cat, & Megan Bee

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of the Animals’ First Four LPs, plus John Moreland, the SideMen, & Buffalo Romeo

On The Record: Everly Brothers, Paul Kelly, Todd Sharpville, Matt Lomeo, Willi Carlisle, & the Local Honeys

On The Record: The Beatles’ Essential ‘Get Back’ Arrives on Blu-ray

On The Record: ‘Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965–68,’ plus the Chantels, Hank Ballard, & Nat King Cole

On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’

On The Record: ABBA’s ‘CD Album Box Set,’ plus Brad Absher, David Newbould, Michael Martin Murphey, & Rod Picott

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘El Mocambo 1977,’ plus Neurotic Outsiders, Railroad Earth, & Asleep at the Wheel

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