[Review] The B-52’s: Party Mix! (EP) (1981)
A handful of rocks from the band’s briny past, polished to perfection.
[Review] Kansas: Two for the Show (1978)
A fantastic live album that shines a flattering light on their entire catalog.
Bryan Ferry: “The ‘In’ Crowd” (1974)
In case you didn’t get the memo that Bryan Ferry was cool, he hand-delivers it.
[Review] Jon and Vangelis: The Friends of Mr. Cairo (1981)
With friends like these, who needs short stories?
[Review] King Crimson: Islands (1971)
Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfield harness some leftover Septober energy for this jazzy excursion.
Steely Dan: “FM (No Static at All)” (1978)
A seven-inch proposition from the Aja sessions to which the radio offered up no resistance.
[Review] Steve Miller Band: Number 5 (1970)
Yeah, I know, lame cover and title, but I’d number it among his better albums.
[Review] Soft Machine: Faces and Places Vol. 7 (1972)
Demo recordings with the original quartet featuring Daevid Allen from the spring of 1967.
The Beatles: “Please Please Me” (1963)
The band’s second single was another smash hit in the UK and became the title track for their first album.
[Review] Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (1979)
You’ll fall in love with Lowe all over again on his second album.
[Review] Mannheim Steamroller: Fresh Aire 4 (1981)
The last of the four seasons, winter, gets a warm treatment on the Steamroller’s fourth album.
Foreigner: “Cold As Ice” (1977)
Three minutes of rock & roll perfection, here with added strings.
[Review] Kraftwerk: Autobahn (1974)
Music from a parallel computerverse where the Beach Boys are replaced by the Beach Bots.
[Review] Cat Stevens: Matthew and Son (1967)
The impressive debut of a new singer/songwriter featuring heavily treated pop arrangements.
Electric Light Orchestra: “Strange Magic” (1976)
The second single from Face the Music sets into motion a magical string of singles.