Caravan – Back to Front

Caravan – Back to Front

Here is Caravan’s Back to Front LP. I don’t remember ever playing this one. I worked in a record store in the late 80s, and we had an import section – this was in it. I got all the imports when I left the company – so this was in a box, in...
the Beatles Abbey Road on Japanese Red Vinyl

the Beatles Abbey Road on Japanese Red Vinyl

This is a copy of Abbey Road pressed on Japanese red vinyl. My uncle Hox, the namesake of this record business, picked it up in Viet Nam in 1969…so this one has seen some miles. The cover is worn, and the edges are splitting – the spine on it is about gone...

Shirley Wahls – Why am I Crying Sound Clip

This is a link to the clip of the record playing…I did not allow my tube amplifier to warm up, so the fullest notes get a little loud – but the record’s quality, and the cleanness of the vinyl should be immediately clear....
Michael Jackson Thriller – Half Speed Master

Michael Jackson Thriller – Half Speed Master

Here are the images of the half-speed master recording of Michaels Jackson’s wonderful Thriller LP. I apologize for the reflection of my ceiling fan on the wax, but it does show that it is nice and shiny, and not all full of track marks or anything nasty. If you...
Kiss Unified Us All

Kiss Unified Us All

I was trying to figure out what to write about, regarding KISS. There are so many albums, and songs, and shows, and everything else that the possibilities were/are simply endless. Would it be something about their records? Would I delve into my personal fetish for...
Suicide Twins Silver Missiles and Nightingales

Suicide Twins Silver Missiles and Nightingales

This is a record I had stashed in my own piles of stuff – from back when I worked in a record store. We got it then, as an import when it was released – I took all the imports when I left the company in like 1989…this, among them. I never played it....