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....
Kiss is easier to say than Exploitation

Kiss is easier to say than Exploitation

Let’s face it. . .before you knew what exploitation was or even what the word meant, you loved being exploited. All the toys, the cereal, the movies, the lunchboxes. . .wow. And your parents, God bless them. Even if they were savvy enough to see what was going...
Litigation

Litigation

Quick thought on something ridiculous. . .why didn’t the Hooters sue the living crap out of Hootie and the Slowkids I mean Blowfish. Grapple with this for at least ten seconds and then go buy a real record that’s not by either one of these bands....