Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Garland Jeffreys "Don’t Call Me Buckwheat" 1991****

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I'll be honest: I don't know what this CD is doing in my collection. Not that it's bad – far from it! But I don't remember b...
Tuesday, 27 October 2026

The Who "Sell Out" 1967 (orig) 1995 (reissue)****

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Again, Random Selection has chosen something really special: a Who album with plenty of backstory, compelling me to write a lengthy descript...
Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Woodstock: Back To The Garden 50th Anniversary Collection 1969 (rec) 2019 (release)**** vs. Woodstock: Music from the original soundtrack and more 1970****

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I've owned the Woodstock O.S.T. for ages, but it's not an album I return to very often, since these performances are rarely the def...
Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Hank Williams III "Ghost to a Ghost****/Gutter Town**" 2011

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Would you buy a CD just because the singer is the grandson of a legend? Do you think that's what I did? Well, yes , I might not have pi...
Thursday, 8 October 2026

The Blues Project featuring Al Kooper And Steve Katz "Pop History Vol.20" 1966-1972 (rec) 1972 (comp)****

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The Blues Project’s  Live At The Cafe Au Go Go  was among my first 50 or 60 LPs, bought in the late ’80s. At the time, I had a girlfriend wh...
Friday, 2 October 2026

Bob Dylan "Self Portrait" 1970**** vs. "The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)" 2013(comp)****

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“What is this shit?” Probably the most famous opening line for a record review, this was Greil Marcus' reaction to Dylan's Self Po...
Thursday, 24 September 2026

Flamin' Groovies "One Night Stand" 1986***

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Last week, I was reading a piece on the Flamin’ Groovies in Mojo when I noticed a footnote at the end of the final page. Apparently, a reco...