In Chuck Klosterman’s classic book Fargo Rock City there is a chapter in which he reviews some of his favorite hair metal albums. As part of the reviews he also establishes something called “The Jack Factor” for each, which is, in essence, the amount of money you would need to pay Chuck to permanently purge […]
Tag: Unofficial
Pere Ubu (as The U-Men) – “The Art Of Talking” (1981)
Are you like me? And by “like me” I mean, do you sometimes buy something only to find out you already have a copy? That’s happened to me twice so far in December – I bought a CD by the Icelandic band Mínus, and a record from an obscure 1980s Seattle band called Medieval Sorcery. […]
The Clash – “Clash On Tour – Live In Paris 1977/78” (1979)
I’ve been on a bit of a live record kick as of late, particularly on the, shall we say, “unofficial” side of things. Back in the 80s we used to refer to these albums as bootlegs, but that’s technically not accurate. A bootleg is an illegal copy of a legitimate album – in essence, it’s […]