I was already out from underneath the GNR umbrella once Use Your Illusion I and II came out, but that didn’t deter me from going back, some 20 years later, and acquiring South Korean versions of these undisputed albums. No gatefold on these issues, just double LP goodness, courtesy of LA’s finest.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Rings of Mystery
I can’t help but wonder what paramount beverage bestowed the previous owner (possibly, previous to the previous) of this dingy copy of George Harrison’s Dark Horse. She was a thrift store find, so really, it’s anyone’s guess. Yeah, that is all.
More Ebb, Less Flow
Ok, so Nitzer Ebb should never play second fiddle, but she’s now birthing the que since there was no time to spin Saccharine Trust today. Groove woes, am I right?!
Split 7″
I walked out of Punk Rock BBQ last night with this Saccharine Trust / Minutemen split 7″, thanks to the lovely lady. It was a lovely surprise to a rowdy day of beer, hot dogs, and groovy punk rock. Haven’t spun it yet, but she’s next in the rotation. Cheers.
Death to the Kitty
Punk Rock BBQ. Don’t be sad because it’s over, be happy that it was. RIP Liquid Kitty.
Don’t Drop the Baby
It’s certainly not often that one’s favorite band, once considered obsolete (mainly due to the final, RIP concert one attended some 10 years back), releases a new track, then limits said song to a 440 7″ pressing only available at a recent Denver, CO show. As a Los Angeleon, I was excited to hear said news, but very worrisome of the avenue with which to obtain it. Thank you Discogs and your reasonably priced sellers. More Rocket, yeah, that’ll do.
NW8
In 1971, some long, 45 years ago, B.B. King kicked off his UK tour with the release of B.B. King in London. Featuring Steve Winwood and Ringo Starr (among several other all-stars), BBKiL (as nobody calls it) sits alone in the busied library as the only B.B. King album in the collection. Heartbreaking, I know, and definitely something to be rectified.A River of Green
Creedence came on at work yesterday and I was taken back to my grade school years when all I listened to, for what seemed like years, was Bad Moon Rising. I overdid it a bit on that track, and have since bypassed that track all together. Green River, Creedence’s third record, and album vehicle with which Bad Moon Rising came, is a non-stop roots rock trophy of classic Creedence. One of those albums that could easily be a greatest hits, Green River includes Cross-Tie Walker, Lodi, Wrote a Song for Everyone, Commotion, and Tombstone Shadow, among, obviously, Bad Moon Rising and the title track. Creedence is like the Kinks in that, once you start down the rabbit hole, it’s several months until you’re allowed to escape. Not a bad problem to encounter, to be honest.Life in the Fat Lane
Life in the Fat Lane, Fat Music Vol. 4 was my first introduction to The Ataris, and their late 90s summer classic, San Dimas High School Football Rules. They must have fallen into obscurity after that, as that was my only exposure to this crazy pop punk band. A quick Discogs check indicates that The Ataris, in fact, did NOT fall into obscurity as they put out a new, self-released album just last year. LitFL also houses Lagwagon’s May 16, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes’ My Favorite Things, and Tilt’s Old School Pig, all of which were late 90s personal classics. Anyway, enjoy your hump day, kids!Sun LP 1270
The 14th studio album by J.R. Cash was released in November of 1962, and was titled All Aboard the Blue Train, for those of you inquiring. Featuring several heavy hitters (Wreck of Old 97, Folsom Prison Blues, Rock Island Line), All Aboard the Blue Train is a collection of previously released Sun Records tracks (save for Blue Train), and was a cash in by Sun after Cash moved to Columbia. It’s a damn good album, as is anything by Cash, and comes highly recommended.LSP-4644 (APRS-5984)
So much can, and needs to be said about this prolific album, none of which will be discussed, even remotely, here. Carry on.
The Prudent Groove 