Spock’s Record Round-Up

Monday, September 28, 2020

A Festival of England

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  It's a two-cassette album of stiff-upper-lip and/or mystical evocations of Ye Olde Homeland, officially sanctioned by Britannia hersel...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Narcissus Beware!

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It's cosmic, baby!  You got your bells and your echoey voices and everything. 01. Crossing the Line (11:30) 02. Spacelights (2:31) 03. A...
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Monday, September 21, 2020

The Pre-Fab Four Roll Again!

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Yes, these are stripped-down, alternate versions of the songs heard on the Rutles' TV special and its concomitant album. 01. Baby Let Me...
Thursday, September 17, 2020

A Red Boot!

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This bootleg has been churning around awhile.  I came across it on a defunct forum.  I leveled the volume and named the files. All I can tel...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Canadian Brass Plays George Gershwin

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It's up to you to decide if it's a good idea. 01. Strike Up the Band! (3:11) 02. Someone to Watch Over Me (2:42) 03. The Rhyth...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Inspired by Lord of the Rings

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It's a  1972 album by Bo Hansson.  It's moody prog-rock, mainly organ and synth, with percussion and other instruments along for ...
Monday, September 7, 2020

More Good Music from a Crummy Label

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Yes, it's another collection of good music presented by the incompetent doodooheads at Sine Qua Non.   And as note in this previous po...
Thursday, September 3, 2020

Will the World Love Their Interesting Enunciations?

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This is a fun and sometimes touching album. 01. Reach Your Hand (2:12) 02. Everything Is Beautiful (3:00) 03. Hymn Medley 01 (5:32) ...
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Monday, August 31, 2020

You Honk, I'll Tonk

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This 1955 LP has some very competent playing, but it's a bit TOO tongue-in-cheek for me, what with the sound effects you can notice h...
Friday, August 28, 2020

Visit My New Blog to Learn About the Race to the Moon!

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Yep, this is a proffering of all the hundreds of newspaper and magazine clippings I collected in the late 1960s. Read all about it in...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Zambian Acapella

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It's a  1993 CD which you may find charming.  For me it was a one-time listen. 01. Ine Ndiri Paulendo (I'm on My Way) (3:21) 0...
Monday, August 24, 2020

Too Slanted for Me

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These are probably considered "art songs."  They're not necessarily accessible or melodic.  Even dear Emily's words can...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

New Favorites for You!

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Take a visit to our 50th state! 01. Moonlight and Shadows (2:18) 02. Bali Hai (2:26) 03. The Moon of Manakoora (2:55) 04. Jim, Johnn...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Sleazy, Meet Cheesy!

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This is a 1982 release which is competently performed but distressingly cheesy. 01. Chariots of Fire (3:23) 02. Endless Love (3:53) 0...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

MA-156 - Seventies Strut

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Yes, this cover design is an intentional deceit.  Because these boffo tracks are not the kind of song you'd hear on Top-40 radio in ...
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