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11/20/2025

“St. Paul & The Broken Bones” 2025 Oasis Pizza Record’s - I first heard The Broken Bones at Lollapalooza around ten years ago and thought they were great enough to purchase their debut album. Over the years, I kind of lost track of them, but In a world where neo-soul records are a dime a dozen, “St. Paul & The Broken Bones” is the cream that rises to the top. With a single/lead-off track like “Sushi and Coca Cola,” this album should have been a smash. It will be in the upper regions of my best albums list for 2025.

11/19/2025

King Crimson “Discipline” 1981 EG/Warner Bros. Records - It’s a good day for some elephantosity. Messrs. Fripp, Belew, Levin and Bruford made up this reformed version of King Crimson. For my money, they are the definitive Crimson lineup, but I know numerous longtime fans who would look towards the lineups on “In The Court of the Crimson King,” or “Lark’s Tongue” for that honor. They also stuck together through three albums which allowed me to see them many times over different tours. They always killed!

11/17/2025

Elton John “11/17/70” 1971/2017 DJM/Universal Music- FIFTY-FIVE YEARS! I listened to this broadcast live as a nine year old when it happened, and I’ve played this record on this day ever since. Since the expanded edition came out, I typically play my original UNI pressing for the original album, and then go on to the expanded for the second disc. The “11/27/70+” expanded version of the album adds the other seven tracks Elton played in his set. For live Elton John, look no further!

11/16/2025

Aretha Franklin “Sparkle” Original Soundtrack 1976 Atlantic Records - Music composed and produced by Curtis Mayfield. When it comes to greatness, nuff said.

11/15/2025

James Blood Ulmer “Freelancing” 1981 Columbia Records - The hype sticker for this album quotes George Clinton saying that Ulmer “is a hydraulic pumper.” That’s accurate!

11/14/2025

Be-Bop Deluxe “Axe Victim” 1974 Harvest Records - Their all-out glam fest. I’ve read that Bill Nelson disbanded this incarnation of BBD after touring behind this record because they were being regarded as just another glam band.

11/12/2025

Neil Young + Stray Gators “Tuscaloosa” 2019 Reprise Records - Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young. Long may you run.

11/11/2025

Husker Du “1985: The Miracle Year” 2025 Numero Group - What did you Du today?

11/10/2025

Lynyrd Skynyrd “(pronounced leh-nerd’ skin-nerd)” 1973 MCA/Sounds of the South Records - How can this album still sound fresh after all these years? Heartfelt musicianship, superb vocals, great songs, and Al Kooper at the production reins. That’s how.

11/07/2025

Doc Pomus “Viva Doc Pomus: Songs For Elvis (The Demos)” 2025 Omnivore Recordings - Much like the Glen Campbell collection of demos for Elvis, here are demos for Elvis by one of his greatest songwriters. Mort Shuman supplies many of the vocals. Definitely my favorite, and most-played of the spring RSD 2025 releases.

11/06/2025

Ian Hunter “Overnight Angels” 1977 CBS Records UK - Hunter’s third album was a much harder rocking affair than its predecessor, “All American Alien Boy,” featuring Earl Slick on guitar. But due to poor sales of that album and management issues, Columbia Records refused to release this album in the U.S. and dropped him from the label, making this record the great lost Ian Hunter album on these shores.

11/05/2025

The Pentangle “The Pentangle” 1968 Reprise Records - British psychedelic folk of the highest order. Their debut album.

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