Goldmine back issues from April 2007:
Corrections
Apr 13, 2007; ... Flamingos' founders Jake and Zeke Carey were cousins, not brothers, as reported in Goldmine issue #696. Also, photos of Parti ...
Please Mr. Postman
Apr 13, 2007; ... Another take on me DC5 I have been an avid reader of Goldmine for a number of years now, and one of my favorite features is the "Please Mr. Postman" section. I like to read letters and emails from other subscribers and learn their views and opinions on various music-related topics. That ...
Ernestine Eady, Alarm Clocks releases top online auction list
Apr 13, 2007; ... 1 $3,349 - Ernestine Eady - "Let's Talk It Over" b/w The Kayettes - "Moonlight In Vermont": Rare soul singles continue to draw huge bids, as evidenced by this month's #1, a sought-after 45 by Ernestine Eady on the Phil-LA Of Soul label. In terms of condition, this item's seller notes, "Visually ...
Jazz
Apr 13, 2007; ... Austria is on my mind because of two releases. One is simple, on the surface at least, because it features only two people. The other is more complicated, as it features a quartet playing in the context of a big jazz band. The albums are Wolfgang Muthspiel and Brian Blade's Friendly Travelers ...
Oldies
Apr 13, 2007; ... The first weekend of March wasn't pleasant for Fabian despite being in sunny Palm Springs, Calif. First he was involved in a rollover auto accident that left his manager in the hospital. Though sore, the 64-year-old ex-teen idol made his gig with Frankie Avalon and Lou Christie at the Spotlight ...
OBITUARIES: Crown Prince Waterford
Apr 13, 2007; ... R&B singer Crown Prince Waterford (90) died in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 1. No cause of death was announced. Most sources state that Solomon Charles Waterford was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on October 21, 1919, but his obituary in a Jacksonville paper stated that he was a native ...
OBITUARIES: Eldee Young
Apr 13, 2007; ... Bass player Eldee Young (71) died of a heart attack while in Thailand on February 12. Young was born on January 7, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, where he was raised and lived most of his life. Young studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, where he met drummer Isaac "Red" ...
OBITUARIES: Ray Evans
Apr 13, 2007; ... Songwriter Ray Evans (92) died of a heart attack on Feb. 15 at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Raymond Bernard Evans was born on February 4, 1915 in a town south of Buffalo, New York called Salamanca. At college he met Jay Livingston whose band Evans joined. The group played at ...
Boston's Delp takes own life at age 55
Apr 13, 2007; ... ATKINSON, New Hampshire - Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston who killed himself March 9, left behind a note in which he called himself "a lonely soul," according to police reports released Thursday. The note was paper-clipped to the neck of Delp's shirt when police found his ...
Grapeleaves
Apr 13, 2007; ... ON THE BOOKSHELF: Authors Murray Engleheart and Arnaud Durieux are both authorities on AC/DC, so it's only fitting the pair team up for an impressive new tome on the group: AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. The band has quite a ...
RIP Willie Brown; we barely knew ya
Apr 13, 2007; ... This is the inaugural column in Goldmine's new series about the Fabulous '50s. Some of you were probably expecting a puff piece about Elvis, Fats or Doris Day. You may have to wait awhile for one of those. I'm planning on digging a bit more deeply into the closet. We can leave those predictable ...
Pop Quiz
Apr 13, 2007; ... In each issue of Goldmine, we pose 16 music trivia questions in three categories - easier, medium and harder. Of course, the degree of difficulty is subjective; sometimes, the questions I think are difficult come easily, and those that I think are easy turn out to be the stumpers. So take my ...
Grading records, CDs and tapes - Part II
Apr 13, 2007; ... For all the confusion that surrounds accurately grading records, the system itself is relatively simple. American record dealers tend to work from the eight-point scale developed for use in Goldmine; in the U.K., the seven-point scale is now the accepted system. These scales are applicable to ...
Elektra never far from Holzman's heart
Apr 13, 2007; ... 'Golden Age' compilation brings back fond memories of label's salad days In 1950, Jac Holzman, age 19, founded Elektra Records in his dorm at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. He sold it in 1970 (making it part of the Warner empire) but remained its president through ...
Lost in translation: Despite ties to Beatles, '80s rockers Translator just missed the big time
Apr 13, 2007; ... (ProQuest-CSA LLC: ... denotes obscured text omitted.) When the San Francisco band Translator scored a modern rock hit in 1982 with the haunting jangle pop number "Everywhere That I'm Not," music critics noted their musical resemblance to The Beatles. A decade later, legions of Beatles ...
Disc News
Apr 13, 2007; ... Acute, Arms Around a Stranger (Help Records). May 1 ... ALO, Roses & Clover (Brushfire Records). May 1 ... Aqualung, Memory Man (Columbia Records). March 13 ... The Bad Plus, Prog (Do the Math Records). May 8 ... The Beach Boys, The Warmth of the Sun (Capitol/EMI). 28-track compilation. May ...
DVD adds to big year for filmmakers
Apr 13, 2007; ... The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Lionsgate) is now on DVD. And if you enjoyed the film, you'll be pleased to know that there's a generous amount of bonus footage included in the DVD, nearly 55 minutes worth. John Scheinfeld, co-writer/director/producer with long-time collaborator David Leaf, ...
Spizer on The Beatles' Swan Song
Apr 13, 2007; ... Fab Four's U.S. record releases detailed in new book With the publication of The Beatles Swan Song ("She Loves You" & Other Records), the newest book from renowned Beatles historian and recognized authority Bruce Spizer, the author has successfully completed the sixth and final ...
The Beatles Swan Song
Apr 13, 2007; ... The Beatles Swan Song ("She Loves You" & Other Recordings) By Bruce Spizer 498 Productions LLC (280 pages, hardcover, $50) Grade: ***** Within weeks of The Beatles' electrifying appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in February, 1964, the teenage frenzy that swept across North ...
Stax is back: Concord relaunches venerable soul label with eye on future
Apr 13, 2007; ... Although it isn't headquartered in Memphis this time around, Stax Records has officially been relaunched as a contemporary soul label. Concord Music Group, the Beverly Hills-based company that acquired Stax as a major part of its purchasing Fantasy Records in 2004, is reactivating the ...
Taylor still capable of flying solo
Apr 13, 2007; ... Chip Taylor will always be best known as the man who wrote the much-covered classics "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning." In actuality, however, the New York-based veteran has amassed a body of work that exemplifies what's best in Americana and roots music. First as a staff writer in ...
Unglorious Hallelujah; Red Red Rose and Other Songs of Love, Pain and Destruction
Apr 13, 2007; ... Chip Taylor Unglorious Hallelujah; Red Red Rose and Other Songs of Love, Pain and Destruction Back Porch/EMI (09463-55864-2-8) (Two CDs) Grade: **** Having released three acclaimed albums in recent years with duet partner Carrie Rodriguez, Chip Taylor ...
Yoko Ono
Apr 13, 2007; ... Call Her a 'Witch,' But Don't Say She Broke Up The Beatles If Yoko Ono could say anything to the world, what would it be? That question was recently posed to the controversial artist and widow of John Lennon. Her answer? "Well, I'm not a bad person, and I didn't break up ...
10 Questions For... Sean Lennon
Apr 13, 2007; ... When your parents are John Lennon and Yoko Ono, you've got quite an artistic heritage to live up to, and Sean Lennon has handled his career with decided aplomb. His first album, the eclectic Into the Sun, came out in 1998; then, not feeling any rush to put out a follow-up, he worked and toured ...
Remember The Titans
Apr 13, 2007; ... A humorous cold-case investigation of The Beatles' musical 'cousins' The story you're about to read is true. No names were changed to protect anyone. My name is Spizer. I carry a card. It says I'm a Beatles author/historian. I write and publish books on The Beatles and sometimes ...
Not just a hole in the ground
Apr 13, 2007; ... The Cavern marks 50 years of musical milestones born from a bomb shelter It's always a thrill to walk down the stone steps of The Cavern to another evening of music. The Liverpool, England, club, best known for nurturing the talent of The Beatles and playing a key role in propelling the ...
Live at the Cow Palace, New Year's Eve, 1976
Apr 13, 2007; ... Grateful Dead Live at the Cow Palace, New Year's Eve, 1976 Grateful Dead/Rhino (R2 74816) 3 CDs Grade: **** The Grateful Dead's foremost legacy is the one built on its live performances, which defined the group's boundary-free musical wanderings in ways that its ...
The Brightness
Apr 13, 2007; ... Anaïs Mitchell The Brightness Righteous Babe Records (PRO20531) Grade: **** The latest in femme folk rock from Righteous Babe Records is that label's debut for Anaïs Mitchell. The singer-songwriter adds 11 songs to her resume, all worthwhile for fans of the genre, ...
Together Again
Apr 13, 2007; ... Carter Family Together Again Sphere Records (10105) Grade: *** In 1991, the surviving members of the Carter Family - Helen Carter, Anita Carter and June Carter Cash - recorded 12 tunes at LSI studios in Nashville. The tapes sat in the vaults until they were ...
VietNam
Apr 13, 2007; ... Indie Label Spotlight VietNam VietNam Kemado (KEM 043) Grade: *** It's tough to put a finger on Brooklyn's VietNam. They look like and have the plugged-in aesthetics of a stoner band. Yet, on their self-titled debut, they sound like a deliberate mix of ...
Visitations
Apr 13, 2007; ... Clinic Visitations Domino Records (DNO 128P) Grade: *** With its fourth album, Liverpool four-some Clinic creates some moments of spooky, surreal atmosphere that rivals the best moments of its acclaimed early work. Full of fuzz-toned guitars, hypnotic tom beats, ...
Lucky Thumbs
Apr 13, 2007; ... Quick Hits Brandon Butler Lucky Thumbs Gypsy Eyes (GYP003) Grade: *** A grown man now, Brandon Butler left Boys Life behind a long time ago, abandoning the angular, screaming, loud-soft dynamics of that mid-'90s emo-core outfit for good like some deadbeat ...
Stars In My Crown
Apr 13, 2007; ... Jorma Kaukonen Stars In My Crown Red House Records (RHR-CD-202) Grade: **** Traveling down the same dusty Americana back road he's been walking since his days with the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen returns with the spiritual Stars ...
We Walked In Song
Apr 13, 2007; ... The Innocence Mission We Walked In Song Badman (BRCD-939) Grade: *** There's a hush all over the insular world of We Walked In Song, the Innocence Mission's ninth LP. An album of quiet, intimate coffeehouse-folk in the tradition of Joni Mitchell, Belle And ...
Recollection
Apr 13, 2007; ... Assembly Of Dust Recollection Hybrid Recordings (HY20051) Grade: **** Here's the thing about jam bands: They all tend to sound the same, with groovy noodling and adventurous soloing often trumping solid song structure. Then along comes an outfit like New York ...
Phantom Punch
Apr 13, 2007; ... Sondre Lerche Phantom Punch Astralwerks (ASW 82620) Grade: **** Sondre Lerche toured with Elvis Costello last year and seeing Costello and his band kick ass every night brought out the Norwegian electro-pop auteur's inner rocker. Lechre's previous albums ...
West
Apr 13, 2007; ... Lucinda Williams West Lost Highway (B0006938-02) Grade: *** A failed relationship and her mother's recent death inevitably impacted Americana icon Lucinda Williams' new West. Sure, the first two tracks - "Are You Alright?" and "Mama You Sweet" - invite us in, but ...
She's Spanish, I'm American
Apr 13, 2007; ... Josh Rouse/Paz Suay She's Spanish, I'm American Bedroom Classics/Nettwerk (0 6700 36383 2 6) Grade: *** Throughout his career, Josh Rouse has made music born of time and place, finding his muse in both experience and circumstance. The album 1972 was his homage to ...
Doc at the Radar Station/Ice Cream for Crow
Apr 13, 2007; ... Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band Doc at the Radar Station Astralwerks (065513) Grade: **** Ice Cream for Crow Astralwerks (065514) Grade: **** By 1978, Captain Beefheart was coming off a near-decade dry spell. His last good album was ...
Or Give Me Death
Apr 13, 2007; ... Aqueduct Or Give Me Death Barsuk (Bark63pr) Grade: **** Relationships end. That's a fact of life. People grow apart and move on, and the splits can be messy. Figuring out how those ties that bind come undone is David Terry's unhealthy obsession. Or Give Me ...
March of the Malcontents
Apr 13, 2007; ... Ned Goold March of the Malcontents Smalls Records (SRCD-0019) Grade: *** Tenor saxophonist/composer Ned Goold has been creating and cultivating his unique style of boppin' rhythms and swing for over 20 years, cutting his teeth along the way in various live ...
Blood on the Slacks
Apr 13, 2007; ... Golden Smog Blood on the Slacks Lost Highway (MRNF-02779-2) Grade: *** The revolving door known as Golden Smog reconvenes for its second release in the last two years, a mini-album of originals and covers cleverly - or not - titled Blood on the Slacks. The Dylan ...
Please Mr. Postman
Apr 27, 2007; ... Three cheers for the Prog countdown I loved your article on the Top 25 prog albums of all-time {March 30, issue #696}. Although I hadn't even heard of most of them, I saw three favorite albums that I always thought had been greatly neglected, yet appeared on my Top Fav albums lists every ...
Grapevine
Apr 27, 2007; ... News and notes: Up-and-coming country singer Buck Jones was struck and killed March 17 as he walked along an interstate service road. The driver was held on an intoxicated manslaughter charge. According to an Associated Press report, Jones, 33, of Nashville, had blown a tire and was looking for ...
Looking Back...
Apr 27, 2007; ... 20 years ago: Buddy Rich, often billed as "the best drummer in the world," died April 2, 1987, at the age of 69, of heart failure following surgery for a brain tumor. 30 years ago: ABBA earned their only #1 U.S. hit when "Dancing Queen" hit the top of the ...
Roots
Apr 27, 2007; ... Taking a break from the Casey Sisters, Little Rachel proclaims "There's a New Miss Rhythm in Town (El Toro)" with sweet sass to spare. However, the return of Koko Taylor on Old School (Alligator) is the blues event of the month. Belting with Voo Doo intensity at them no-good men, her work ...
Rock
Apr 27, 2007; ... Bloodrock are putting the finishing touches on a live DVD; the proceeds will go to keyboardist Stevie Hill to pay for cancer treatments ... A proposed reunion of Rick Derringer's classic Derringer/Live/Sweet Evil lineup has been put on hold due to Vinny Appice's commitments with Heaven And Hell ...
OBITUARIES: Ian Wallace
Apr 27, 2007; ... Rock drummer Ian Wallace (60) died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles Feb. 22 He was born on September 29, 1946 in Bury, Lancashire, England. As a teen, he formed a beat group called The Jaguars that played locally. In spring of 1964, he was asked to join a rival group ...
OBITUARIES: Donnie Brooks
Apr 27, 2007; ... Pop singer Donnie Brooks (71) died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Panorama City, California on February 23. He was born John Dee Abohosh in Dallas, Texas on Feb. 6, 1936. After his parents divorced when he was a boy, he took his stepfather's name of Faircloth. Soon after, ...
Music world mourns Delp
Apr 27, 2007; ... Boston co-founder was widely considered 'the nicest guy in rock and roll' "We've just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll." That statement, echoed in various forms by a number of people in the music industry, appeared on the official Boston Web site following the death of the ...
Pop Quiz
Apr 27, 2007; ... In each issue of Goldmine, we pose 16 questions in three categories - easier, medium and harder. Of course, the degree of difficulty is subjective; sometimes, the questions I think are difficult come easily, and those that I think are easy turn out to be the stumpers. So take my interpretation ...
Fresh crop of releases are sure to satisfy the soul
Apr 27, 2007; ... Sweaty, streetwise, late '60s funk was Phoenix-based Dyke & the Blazers' specialty. BGP's two-CD We Got More Soul is a Dyke feast, offering up virtually everything the ill-fated funkster waxed for Art Laboe's Original Sound logo: his band's '67 smash "Funky Broadway;" the similarly ...
Harmony Lane
Apr 27, 2007; ... Releases offer audio feast for harmony lovers' ears There has been a noticeable decrease in the amount of official releases by vintage vocal harmony groups in the past couple of years. It's easy to identify certain causes for that: the aging of artists and their audiences, the increase ...
10 Questions For... Henry Rollins
Apr 27, 2007; ... Henry Rollins has surreptitiously become the king of all media. He's recently put out a new book called "A Dull Roar," with a second one based on his radio show ("Harmony In My Head" - the first book was called "Fanatic") coming down the pike next. He's recently come back from a USO tour, on ...
Elmo & Almo: What made the Sunshine of Sunshine Pop
Apr 27, 2007; ... Elmo & Almo "When The Good Sun Shines" b/w "When The Good Sun Shines Part II" Daddy Best Presents Records DB 2501, 1967 What happens when you allow two red-hot songwriters the services of a full band and orchestra to come up with anything they want, then add ...
Piano legends share DVD spotlight
Apr 27, 2007; ... Fats Domino, Ray Charles & Jerry Lee Lewis Fats & Friends Time-Life DVD M19360 Fats Domino. Ray Charles. Jerry Lee Lewis. All three men were icons of '50s music. More than simply accumulating hit records, these artists left a stylistic imprint on the musical ...
The ultimate rock 'n' roll wingman
Apr 27, 2007; ... Guitar god Lofgren flourishes in multiple bands as well as solo spotlight Mention the last time (at least for now) that guitarist Nils Lofgren toured with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - in support of The Rising - and he fills with pride. "That might have been our best ...
Disc News
Apr 27, 2007; ... The Alan Parsons Project, Eye in The Sky (Legacy/Arista). Features six previously unreleased bonus tracks on 25th anniversary edition. March 20 ... The Alan Parsons Project, I Robot (Legacy/Arista). Features five previously unreleased bonus tracks; 20th anniversary edition. March 20 ... The ...
Iggy Pop and The Stooges ARE BACK
Apr 27, 2007; ... On one hand, in the '60s, there was the hippie movement selling a Utopian message of peace and love while placing flowers in gun barrels. Not everyone was buying it, though. In New York City, Andy Warhol protégés the Velvet Underground were couching grim, poetic observations on street ...
A million stories to tell
Apr 27, 2007; ... Leader of The Queers looks back on 25 years of pop-flavored punk rock No matter how scathing a review of a record is in print, it's nothing compared to what critics at the Rat did to bands they hated. Joe Queer, leader of the veteran pop-punk unit The Queers - still going strong ...
In For A Penny: Raves & Faves
Apr 27, 2007; ... Slade In For A Penny: Raves & Faves Shout! Factory (826663-10481) Grade: ***** Although Slade's live show is routinely recalled as one of the great concert experiences of the American mid-1970s, the band's records never took off over here. While the U.K., ...
Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973
Apr 27, 2007; ... Various Artists Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 Rhino/Elektra (74745) 5 CDs Grade: *** Founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman, Elektra Records' golden age began with the early '60s folk boom and continued through the singer-songwriter ...
Back Numbers
Apr 27, 2007; ... Indie Label Spotlight Dean And Britta Back Numbers Zöe/Rounder (01143-1105-2A) Grade: *** Although this is their second album as a duo, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips are better known for their respective roles in Luna, the dreamy, cerebral outfit that ...
Neon Bible
Apr 27, 2007; ... Arcade Fire Neon Bible Merge (MRG285) Grade: *** It has to be tough when you're suddenly dubbed the new indie darling on the basis of your debut album ... and then you realize you need to somehow follow it up. There is that so-called sophomore curse, after all. And ...
The British Beat: The Best of the '60s
Apr 27, 2007; ... Various Artists The British Beat: The Best of the '60s Shout! Factory (826663-10355) Grade: **** This set might be considered the "B Team" of the British Invasion. You won't find any Beatles, Rolling Stones or Who (no doubt due to licensing considerations), but ...