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Jerry Jeff Walker :: Driftin’ Way Of Life
It kind of amazes me that nobody seems to know the man behind one of the world’s most well-known songs . Not that this is too uncommon, it’s just that Jerry Jeff Walker’s music is so […]
Bobb Trimble :: Iron Curtain Innocence/Harvest of Dreams
Releasing two great underappreciated records in the early 80s (private press — real lo-fi), there is no one quite like Bobb Trimble in the world of rock n roll. His vision is […]
Kim Fowley :: International Heroes
Waxed around the time he produced legendary recordings by the Modern Lovers it’s no surprise that it’s one of the best albums from the ubiquitous Kim Fowley . Son of actor Douglas […]
Happy Halloween :: C.A. Quintet: Trip Thru Hell
One of the most unique, unheralded albums of the 60s, the C.A. Quintet’s Trip Thru Hell was a small indie pressing of under 500 from the Candy Floss label, making it a very […]
Ernie Graham :: S/T 1971
Ernie Graham was a member of Eire Apparent , whose claim to fame was their Sunrise album, produced by Jimi Hendrix. His brilliant 1971 solo record often gets the ‘pub rock’ tag, […]
J.K. & Co. :: Suddenly One Summer
You’d be hard pressed to find many 60s psych enthusiasts that dislike J.K. & Co.’s Suddenly One Summer ; incidentally the only album the group ever released. Recorded in 1968, leader Jay Kaye […]
Don Covay :: See-Saw
I’ll forever be indebted to British R&B bands like the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things and the Downliner’s Sect for not only changing my life with their incredible music, but for also infecting me with an […]
Bob Martin :: Midwest Farm Disaster
A highly talented singer-songwriter from Lowell, Massachusetts, Bob Martin released Midwest Farm Disaster in 1972 — a record that is generally acknowledged as his masterpiece and a genre benchmark. Martin’s voice […]
Margo Guryan :: Someone I Know/The Hum
When Margo Guryan heard “God Only Knows” for the first time, she dropped everything. Raised on classical music and steeped in theory and composition, by the time she graduated college Margo seemed […]
The Great Lost Kinks Album
(Please welcome new AD contributor Brendan McGrath. Brendan helms one of my absolute favorite music blogs, the rising storm , and will be pulling from his collection, waxing on obscure and classic LPs. […]