“Jeff! Don’t put that record back!” Admittedly I was startled when John over at Volver Records shouted this to me (he had to shout not due to the distance between us, but more out of sheer excitement). I’d only picked it up to look at it because the Roy Lichtenstein-esque cover caught my eye. “It’s […]
Tag: 1980
The Sonics – “Here Are The Sonics!!!” (1965 / 1980)
The Sonics are in their own way responsible for one of the more odd situations wherein I’ve run into someone I know in an almost totally improbable place. And The Sonics own involvement was also improbable, making the entire incident improbable2. For a little context, The Sonics are a garage rock band founded just down […]
Black Sabbath – “Death Riders – Their Satanic Majesties Return” (1980)
For whatever reason I came back from New York City with a couple of unofficial Black Sabbath records. It’s not that I dislike Sabbath – in fact I like them very much. But I’m far from being a superfan, and most of my listening is confined to their first two albums. But that didn’t stop […]
Abwärts – “Amok Koma” (1980)
As I watched the woman struggle with the lock I could tell she was having a rough morning. Eventually it popped open and she was able to pull up the metal barrier protecting the storefront. While she left the front door open, I gave her a couple of minutes to get situated (I too once […]
Led Zeppelin – “Spare Parts” (1980)
This is the third and final of the live Led Zeppelin records I brought back from our recent trip to Italy. The back cover of this 2xLP indicates it was “recorded in London in 1972 with spare parts.” However, research seems to indicate that the first record is in fact the same recording used on […]