Tuesday, May 3, 2016

John Cougar Mellencamp Covers the Stooges/The Great American Songbook Part 1

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So when somebody decides to release another cover record of the “Great American Songbook” we all know its fraudulent nature from the get go ...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Lightnin' Strikes!/Mike Love's Rock n' Roll City Cassette LP (1983)

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A great KRTH or KRLA oldies blast – FM or AM take yer pick. I really dig this early 70’s take on Christie's own 1966 hit. From Lou’s J...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Roxy Music "Full House" 25 November 1972/"I hope things will turn out right Old Man"

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Unfortunately, the entire Roxy Music "Full House" performance from 25 November 1972 has not appeared in one piece. October 1972 ha...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The First European (Proto) Velvets Cover?

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Thinking about Bowie and his early championing of Reed/Cale, I have always liked the Downliners Sect crusher "Why Don't You Smile N...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

"Now that’s the essence of Mod" - Bowie Covering the Velvet Underground Before the First VU LP Released in US/The Deviants Covering "Prominent Men" 1965-1966? [Repost 2012]

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Is the music game only about one-upmanship? Who was hep to who at the earliest? Do you really care? I do. Grady has recently pointed out t...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

"I Used to Sing With a Group Called the Zombies"/misty roses and wings over america/Neil McArthur Never Died [2011/2016]

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[NB: When I first wrote this about five years ago, the performance on the OGWT had not yet surfaced. Hadn't thought to look for awhile s...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

"Who's On First?"/Metal Mike California trip report, October 1971 [repost]

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I have to admit that the whole Brendan Mullen/Marc Spitz/Metal Mike spat over "We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk...