Over the weekend I spent some money from record sales on some preloved vintage HiFi equipment from some local audiophiles in my region. I’d previously been running my Rega RP-1 through my home theatre setup, downmixing to stereo (2 channel) output. This served for a while, but I often felt that I was not getting […]
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2017 Retrospective
Welcome to the new year. As is the tradition around the Internet, many people are writing about the best albums of 2017. Today, I’m writing about some of the best records I managed to acquire through the year of 2017. Last year was an amazing year for a number of reasons. For one thing, I […]
Read MoreChain – History of Chain
An Aussie Blues Band If you haven’t heard of Australian blues band Chain, you’re not alone. The band was mildly successful charting within Australia in the 1970s and their highest selling album (“Toward the Blues”) took more than a decade to be certified gold. That shouldn’t dissuade you from checking out their work if you […]
Read MorePowderfinger – Vulture Street
World Class Powderfinger hail from sunny Brisbane in Queensland, which explains the title of their fifth album is named for a main road south of the city in their hometown. I covered their first big album (second studio album) previously when it was released for the first time on vinyl last year. The Release This […]
Read MoreDavid Bowie – Hunky Dory
Oh you pretty thing Back in 1971 David Bowie wasn’t the super star that he would go on to become. In fact, as acclaimed as “Hunky Dory” is today, it was the work of a reasonably unheralded artist when it was recorded and initially released. In fact, it took the sensational success of Bowie’s next […]
Read MoreThe Doors – L.A Woman
Sounds of the 70s If you were a child of the 1980s like I was, and you happened to watch every episode of “The Wonder Years”, then I imagine you’ve heard plenty of music by The Doors. Even if you didn’t share my upbringing, there’s a lot to recommend American poet Jim Morrison and his […]
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones – 12×5
12×5 Reasons ..to like early Rolling Stones. This band requires no introduction. This is their second album (US) but as it turns out, also their second album in Australia. The Release This album, much like their debut, is mostly a collection of covers from contemporary artists. My two favourite tracks would likely have to be […]
Read MoreTamam Shud – Evolution
Newcastle Heroes Tamam Shud is an Australian psychedelic, progressive and surf rock band, which formed in Newcastle in 1964. The initial line-up were known as Four Strangers with Eric Connell on bass guitar, Dannie Davidson on drums, Gary Johns on rhythm guitar and Alex “Zac” Zytnik on lead guitar. At the end of that year […]
Read MorePink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [US]
The Debut Album I think these guys might go far.. Seriously, it’s really something to hear the early beginnings of one of the biggest bands in music history. Syd Barrett was at the helm and Roger Waters had just started contributing but what we have in “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” is a […]
Read MoreCreedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory
West Coast Southern Rock For years I thought Creedence hailed from the deep south in the US, their music channels the bayou and bluegrass as if southern spirit is baked into each album. However.. Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) actually came to us from California, with significant time in San Francisco. During their peak, they produced […]
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