78 in the shade, and 78 on the calendar too – 1978, a year when the reborn Small Faces were still sounding plenty darn great! The album follows nicely from the previous Playmates – with the strong rootsy undercurrents as that one, way more than in the group's earlier music – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Patti Smith's first album and one of greatest rock albums of the 70s! Pure, driving passion powers Patti as profoundly as it ever would here on Horses. The musicianship is famously top notch, too, making for one of those amazing moments in rock when a great voice – not just a great sounding ... read moreCD
Here's a guy with a great gimmick – whistling! Jack Smith was a youngster, but he could blow with the best of them – whistling his way through the massive international pop hit "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" – a tune that's as groovy as it sounds, with a crashing goofy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
A very groovy soundtrack, for a very groovy little movie – the quirky Good Times, directed by William Friedkin, and kind of the precursor for the Sonny & Cher TV show! The record differs a bit from the usual Atco album by the pair – in that, along with the vocal numbers, it also ... (Soundtracks, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple & tan label stereo pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, some yellowing from age, light blemishes at the top right, and is bent a bit at the edges.)
This is the third movement in the fantastic pop symphony that is Spanky & Our Gang! The record's perhaps their oddest to date – and mixes groovy vocal stylings with some fairly advanced production approaches that work perfectly with the incredible songs written by Stuart Scharf and Bob ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first, and perhaps the most conventional album by Spanky & Our Gang – but still pretty darn insane! The group are a strange mix of 60s styles – with bits of We Five, bits of Harpers Bizarre, bits of The Association – but a totally strange and totally fun approach to pop ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has a bent corner and some surface wear.)
Steam may never have hit the big time – maybe because of their dripping look on the cover – but they will forever be remembered for their classic hit on this album, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". All cuts arranged by Paul Leka – and other titles include "I've ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface wear, a cutout hole, and small splits on the seams.)
The second Steely Dan album in the last three years, and only their third in the previous 20! On Everything Must Go, the Dan take a more laidback, easy funk approach to the arrangements than the incredibly grand scale of their mid-to-late 70s work. The tunes are comparably minimal, in fact, but ... read moreCD
There's nothing slow about this mid 70s album from Steppenwolf – a set that has the group really coming back into the fray, after John Kay had left for a bit and recorded as a solo act! All the raw power of the group is still very much at play here – plenty of searing guitars, at that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
One of the first full-on concept albums from Dennis DeYoung and Styx – a set that uses the metaphor of an aging theater to tell the tale of a changing world in the 20th Century! Titles include "The Best Of Times", "Lonely People", "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original laser-etched vinyl pressing with EDP/Sterling stamps. Cover has light wear.)
Includes the songs "Goodbye Stranger", "The Logical Song", "Bloody Well Right", "Breakfast In America", "Rudy", "Take The Long Way Home", "Crime Of The Century", "Dreamer", "Ain't Nobody But Me", "Hide ... read moreCD
Includes the songs "Breakout","Surrender","Twilight World","You On My Mind","Waiting Game","Forever Blue","Notgonnachange","Am I The Same Girl","Better Make It Better","La La (Means I Love You)"," ... (Neo Soul, Rock)read moreCD
T Rex —
Slider ... CD Chronicles, 1972. Used ...
$5.99
T Rex's phenomenal second album since moving into a heavier glam mode, following the great Electric Warrior LP – still standing firmly as one of the best purely rocking, trashy fun rock & roll albums of the 70s! Marc Bolan's roots on spacier psyche folk melodies sort of float over ... read moreCD
More sweet and smooth than muddy – but that's what we'd expect from James Taylor during these classic years! Titles include "You've Got A Friend", "Riding On A Railroad", "Highway Song", "You Can Close Your Eyes", and "Soldiers". CD
Includes "Hold Me Now" & "Doctor! Doctor!" LP, Vinyl record album
(CRC pressing. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit at the start of "Doctor! Doctor!". Cover has some light scrapes, some wear at the bottom corners, and is lightly bent at the top seam and bottom right corner.)
A real comeback classic for the solo Pete Townshend – with titles that include "Slit Skirts", "North Country Girl", "The Sea Refuses No River", "Communication", "Uniforms", and "Somebody Saved Me". CD
Tubes —
Now ... LP A&M, 1977. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
The third album from The Tubes – weird, fun and satrical sets that sounds to us like they were recorded a good decade later than that! Now is another blend of insistently catchy songs savvy, somewhat sneering lyricism. There wasn't another band like the Tubes, that's for sure! Includes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In a green back cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and light wear.)