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PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
Feb 27, 2009; ... Sound Advice pays off for reader I was trying to figure out if the record I have is worth keeping or tossing, and then I saw an answer to someone else's question, which led to the record I am researching. I have the Bell 1078, 78 RPM Bellecats, Runaround / That's What I ...
IN THE NEWS
Feb 27, 2009; ... The Boss is owning up to a mistake. In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart, which started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD in January. Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter ...
OBITUARIES: Billy Powell
Feb 27, 2009; ... Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on such hits as "Sweet Home Alabama" and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, died Jan. 28, 2009. He was 56. Powell called 911 from his Orange Park, Fla., home saying he was having trouble breathing. Rescue ...
OBITUARIES: John Martyn
Feb 27, 2009; ... British singer-songwriter John Martyn, whose soulful songs were covered by the likes of Eric Clapton, died Jan. 29, 2009, according to his Web site. No cause of death was listed. He was 60. A skilled guitarist and earthy vocalist influenced by folk, blues and jazz, Martyn performed with ...
OBITUARIES: David "Fathead" Newman
Feb 27, 2009; ... David "Fathead" Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, died of pancreatic cancer on Jan. 20, 2009, in a Kingston, N.Y., hospital. He was 75. Newman played and recorded with a wide range of jazz and soul luminaries, such as Herbie ...
OBITUARIES: Clint Ballard Jr.
Feb 27, 2009; ... Clint Ballard Jr., a songwriter whose tune "You're No Good" was taken to the top of the charts by Linda Ronstadt in 1975, died Dec, 23, 2008, in Denton, Texas. He was 77. Born and raised in El Paso, Ballard displayed musical talent early, playing the piano for a local radio station at ...
Buyers flip for Bowie, The Boss and a bunch of soul
Feb 27, 2009; ... 1. $5,000; Larry Clinton - "She's Wanted" b/w "If I Knew": Northern soul continues to dominate eBay vinyl auctions, especially where 45s are concerned. We start this time with another 7-inch northern soul rarity - a white-label demo copy of Larry Clinton's 1967 single "She's Wanted" (AKA "She's ...
Spongetones, Doll Test work power-pop mojo
Feb 27, 2009; ... Since we ended the last installment of Rave On by discussing the Beatlesque mojo of The Spongetones, let's kick off the proceedings this time around by discussing ...The Spongetones. Too Clever By Half (Loaded Goat) is the latest studio release from the longtime pop quartet and ...
Chet Atkins' guitars head to the auction block
Feb 27, 2009; ... DALLAS - A selection of guitars owned, used and/or designed by legendary country guitarist Chet Atkins are heading for the auction block in Dallas. The guitars are the keynote lots of the 621-lot music portion of Heritage Auction Galleries' Signature Music & Memorabilia Auction, ...
War: Lonnie Jordan's stories from the front
Feb 27, 2009; ... Stalwart singer, composer, and keyboard player shares his observations of War via a view from the trenches If one was to be glib about it, then one could call Lonnie Jordan a War survivor. Given that his band War has had both its victories and its casualties throughout its ...
Not Fade Away: Memories of Buddy Holly
Feb 27, 2009; ... Musicians, historians remember Buddy Holly 50 years after his death If not for Charles Hardin Holley, known the world over as Buddy Holly, rock 'n' roll certainly would be very different. If not for Holly's work, with and without The Crickets, the lives of many people would be ...
Search is on for the 45 behind a catchy 'Jingle'
Feb 27, 2009; ... Question: I'd like to ask you about a record I had when I was a kid. There was a very popular toy in the early 1960s, very likely made by Wham-O (die Frisbee people). It was called The Jingle Hop, and each one came with a free 45 of the song used on the Jingle Hop commercials. Well, mom ...
SWAP A TIP: CLEANING HINTS AND NEW WAYS TO REMOVE ADHESIVE
Feb 27, 2009; ... Thanks for the answers to my questions about factory flaws in 45s (Issue 737). In my letter, I suggested having an article or a series taking us through a record plant to show and explain the making of vinyl records, step by step, also with the label attaching and the process of making ...
Storage solutions for vinyl record hounds
Feb 27, 2009; ... Goldmine presents its guide to keeping your records in tip-top shape How much is your record collection worth? It's a question that demands some thought. For most of us, our collections have two different values. There is the market value and then the personal value. And I'm ...
Alan Parsons Project deals friendly cards
Feb 27, 2009; ... Progressive-music fans must have treasured the recent holiday season, considering the slew of impressive box sets, reissues and compelling one-off projects that appeared at the end of 2008 and early in the new year ... Turn Of Another Six Friendly Cards A major ongoing reissue ...
Warren Zevon
Feb 27, 2009; ... Warren Zevon Warren Zevon Asylum/Rhino R2 512737 This album isn't Zevon's debut (that was 1969's Wanted: Dead Or Alive) but it was his first for Asylum, released in 1976 and preceding his 1978 breakthrough, Excitable Boy. That album's success has overshadowed this ...
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
Feb 27, 2009; ... Nina Simone To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story RCA/Legacy 88697-11009-2 This box set provides a great overview/introduction to the breadth of Nina Simone's career, from 1957 to 1993. These were years that saw great changes in America, and Simone's songs offer a clear ...
Electric Arguments
Feb 27, 2009; ... The Fireman Electric Arguments Ato Records 88088-21640-2/ATO 0063 It's no coincidence that whenever Paul McCartney steps outside of his comfort zone, he creates his best work. This is the third, and most developed, of his "Fireman" collaborations with producer/Killing ...
Gone But Not Forgiven
Feb 27, 2009; ... Upchuck Gone But Not Forgiven dadastic (Dada021258) Though the outside world discovered Seattle's music scene when the grunge bands broke through in the early '90s, the groups hadn't sprung up overnight; both Mudhoney and Pearl Jam had their roots in the seminal outfit ...
Jackdawg
Feb 27, 2009; ... Jackdawg Jackdawg Sonic Past Music LLC (SPM 0031) Jackdawg could be considered one of those legendary lost albums, given that it's the product of a second-string supergroup. Recorded in the late '80s and early '90s by a namesake trio consisting of John McFee and ...