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This week, Christopher Long once again gets hoodwinked by his principal “dealer.” As a result, he scores a fabulous fix —an original vinyl pressing of Nancy’s Greatest Hits, the 1970 compilation LP from Nancy Sinatra — for just six bucks!
This week, Christopher Long recounts the time he was blessed with a bounty of beautiful vintage LPs from a wonderful bygone era — a massive haul that included the instant crown jewel of his classic crooner collection: an original 1958 mono pressing of Tony’s Greatest Hits. And he got it ALL for FREE!
Ernie in Kovacsland, Josh Mills, Ben Model, and Pat Thomas’s terrific testament to the memory the TV comedy visionary Ernie Kovacs, gets extra kudos from Phil Bailey.
Watertown (Reprise). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Wintertime. Review by Stacey Zering.
Rock Bottom Rhapsody (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Easy to Buy, Hard To Sell (J&R Adventures). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Songs I Can’t Live Without (TallGirl Records). Review by James Mann.
The multi-instrumentalist opens up on influences that shaped his The Griot Swings the Classics.
A Sentimental Education (Double Feature Records). Review by James Mann.
Where does the time go? Contributing writer Christopher Long reflects on his first decade with Ink 19.
Shadows in the Night (Columbia Records). Review by James Mann.
A Tribute to Nilsson Volume 1 (Royal Potato Family). Review by James Mann.
Lest Melbourne lag behind the trendsetters, Open Mike’s hosts a variety of swell weekly open-mic events. Rose Petralia sat in on a Jazz Jam, but she had beer, not wine.
As Time Goes By: Great American Songbook Classics (Concord Music Group). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Best of the Improv Recordings (Concord). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Carl F Gauze slobbers over the juicy details of a rock star groupie’s Mad Men and LSD days.
Best of Vegas (Concord Records). Review by Al Pergande.
| _My Son the Folk Singer | My Son the Celebrity | My Son the Nut | For Swinging Livers Only!_ (Collector’s Choice Music). Review by Carl F Gauze. |
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.