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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Heart (1976 us, shinny uptempo with pop hooks, 2006 japan remaster)

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By the mid-'70s, Lou Reed had been through a lifetime of rock 'n' roll experiences in just a little more than a decad...
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (1978 us, solid hard rock, 2007 digi pak remaster with bonus tracks plus dvd)

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Even though their previous studio release, Spectres, was one of the best selling albums of their career it just didn't live up...
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Friday, May 8, 2020

Lou Reed - Original Album Classics (1972-75 us, amazing 2008 five disc box set)

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The career of Lou Reed defied capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he made over his...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres / Secret Treaties (1977 / 1974 us, exceptional hard rock, 2007 bonus tracks remaster and 2014 blu spec remaster)

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Often looked at as the least attractive and least talented younger sibling to the monster Agents of Fortune, 1977's Spectres i...
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Monday, May 4, 2020

Blue Oyster Cult - Original Album Classics (1972-79 us, superb hard rock, 2008 five disc box set plus 2014 Blu Spec Agents Of Fortune)

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Blue Öyster Cult was the thinking man's heavy metal group. Put together on a college campus by a couple of rock critics, it ma...
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Friday, May 1, 2020

Lee Michaels - Fifth (1971 elegant funky rhythm and blues, 2016 remaster)

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Michael Olsen was born in Los Angeles in 1945. In 1961, Michael Olsen joined a surf-rock band named The Sentinels. In 1962, they p...
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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Tim Buckley - Venice Mating Call (1969 us, monumental live recordings, 2017 double disc digi pak remaster)

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In September 1969, and at just 22 years old, Tim Buckley was at the top of his game. A couple of months after the release of what...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The Grass Roots - Uprooted / Powers Of The Night (1979/82 us, wonderful melt of classic rock blue eyed soul and power pop, 2005 edition)

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Robert Frank "Rob" Grill was born November 30, 1943 in Los Angeles, California and was an American lead singer, songwrite...
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Friday, April 17, 2020

One Of Hours ‎- When You Hear The Music, It's Yours (1967-68 us, fantastic psych garage rock, 2019 release)

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One of Hours were a Stonewall neighborhood band from Lexington’s south side. Formed in 1966, the three core members of the origina...
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