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ON THE TURNTABLE: TOP 40 LPs of 1979: Courtesy of VILLAGE VOICE

08 Tuesday Jan 2019

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ON THE TURNTABLE: TOP 40 LPs of 1979: Courtesy of VILLAGE VOICE

Every January since 1965 my brother, KEVIN PATRICK and I would exchange lists of our favorite albums of the year. We both had eclectic tastes for teens. He tried to steer me toward MOTOWN records while I dragged him through Anglophile and English blues related groups. After we secured each others lists we would search far and wide to find published lists to see which of us garnered more points in the standings, which we made up: 20 points for #1, one point for #20, etc. As time went on others joined our small collective of nut jobs. Twenty plus years ago a college friend of my brother’s started an organized group and actually publishes the sometimes embarrassing results , but all in good fun.

My kid brother passed away in February at age 64 after a long fight with cancer and cancer related heart issues. Seems the chemo of the 70’s slowly wore away the walls to his heart. Up until his last breath he was a true collector of all kinds of music, and his lists each year reflected it.This is my first year without his list.

Searching my archives I found how strange our 1979 listing had us in almost a virtual tie. The scoring criteria that year and for many other years was the work of Robert Christgau and his annual BEST OF. Thank you Bob for all the years of enjoyment,and I hope you are not offended that I publish it here.PS: My brother beat me out with THE SHOES and THE BUZZCOCKS. We both had THE CLASH and ELVIS COSTELLO in the top 3, a balancing act for our totals. Neither of us had AIR.

1. The Clash (Epic) 18. 2. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Reprise) 17. 3. Pere Ubu: Dub Housing (Chrysalis) 14. 4. Van Morrison: Into the Music (Warner Bros.) 11. 5. Air: Air Lore (Arista Novus) 11. 6. Graham Parker & the Rumour: Squeezing Out Sparks(Arista) 9. 7. The B-52s (Warner Bros.) 5. 8. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (Columbia) 5. 9. The Roches (Warner Bros.) 5. 10. Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown (Columbia) 5.

11. Tom Verlaine (Elektra). 12. Donna Summer: Bad Girls (Casablanca). 13. Talking Heads: Fear of Music (Sire). 14. Wreckless Eric: The Whole Wide World (Stiff). 15. The Only Ones: Special View (Epic). 16. Shoes: Present Tense (Elektra). 17. James Monroe H.S. Presents Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington (Elektra). 18. The Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady (I.R.S.). 19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live Rust (Reprise). 20. Marianne Faithful: Broken English (Island).

21. Linton Kwesi Johnson: Forces of Victory (Mango). 22. Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song). 23. Fashion: Product Perfect (I.R.S.). 24. James Brown: The Original Disco Man (Polydor). 25. Gary Numan & Tubeway Army: Replicas (Atco). 26. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (Epic). 27. Culture: International Herb (Virgin Internatioal). 28. Chic: Good Times (Atlantic). 29. Millie Jackson: Live and Uncensored (Polydor). 30. Living Chicago Blues Volume 1 (Alligator).

31. Lene Lovich: Stateless (Stiff/Epic). 32. Tom Robinson Band: TRB Two (Harvest). 33. James Blood: Tales of Captain Black (Artists House). 34. Cory Daye: Cory and Me (New York International). 35. Mutiny: Mutiny on the Mamaship (Columbia). 36. Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs (Mango). 37. Blondie: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis). 38. Roxy Music: Manifesto (Atlantic). 39. George Jones: My Very Special Guests (Epic). 40. Elvis Costello: Armed Forces (Columbia).

TICKETS TORN IN HALF:October 19,1995-RAY DAVIES “STORYTELLER”@ The ACADEMY on 43RD ST and two years later:October 20,1997-RAY DAVIES “Storyteller”@WESTBURY MUSIC

19 Friday Oct 2018

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TICKETS TORN IN HALF:October 19,1995-RAY DAVIES “STORYTELLER”@ The ACADEMY on 43RD ST and two years later:

(taken from a review)There was much to enthuse over. Davies ran through most of the Kinks’ hits in unplugged mode; himself on acoustic guitar with one guitarist accompanying him. This nudged the audience into realizing what fine, durable songs they are: 30 years on, not one sounds dated or immature. We have long known that Waterloo Sunset, Days and Lola are classics; this treatment conferred equal status on minor hits such as Autumn Almanac and Dead End Street.

Between classics , Davies read excerpts from his autobiographical X-Ray and told anecdotes: upstaging the Beatles on a package tour, growing up in Muswell Hill with younger brother Dave and older sisters. Mum frowned on the girls playing Billy Eckstine’s That Old Black Magic: the words were too sexy. Davies then sang it, a cappella, with a cheeky smile. “Mum was right,” he said finally: If you could bottle his charm you’d be rich

TICKETS TORN IN HALF:October 20,1997-RAY DAVIES “Storyteller”@WESTBURY MUSIC FAIR. Almost exactly tow years to the date that I saw the first incarnation of the STORYTELLER SAGA. With a few changes and modifications, the story remains the same but some of the music selections have changed.It was all good

TICKETS TORN IN HALF:October 18,1969-SPIRIT/ THE KINKS/ BONZO DOG BAND@FILLMORE EAST

18 Thursday Oct 2018

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TICKETS TORN IN HALF:October 18,1969-SPIRIT/ THE KINKS/ BONZO DOG BAND@FILLMORE EAST The KinKs was one of my favorite bands from the early British Invasion days. They had not played live in the USA in quite some time so this show scheduled for October 18 at FILLMORE EAST was a “must see” for me. From the very first time I heard YOU REALLY GOT ME on my small transistor radio I knew these guys were different. We even played that tune with THE TRIANGLE my doomed band of yesteryear. So when the opportunity to see The KinKs live became a reality I jumped at the chance.

The Bonzo Dog Band opened the show. While the crowd waited for their “hit” URBAN SPACEMAN, we were treated to some of the best comedy, music, and visuals I had ever seen (in my limited experience). Just sheer joy, I laughed hysterically throughout their entire set. The singer pretending he was urinating on the light show, the silly hats they wore, the large eyeglasses, and hundreds of props. They were GREAT. Needless to say I purchased two Bonzo albums the next week.Then the amazing KinKs were introduced. Even though it was a short set and one without their pianist who as Ray Davies said, “cracked his skull” so Ray played piano for a few tunes. Overall, it was a fabulous set. Upon leaving the show I remember thinking, ahhh The KinKs and The Who, two of my favorite bands, all I need is The Stones and The Beatles. BTW SPIRIT, the headliners, hit the stage after The Kinks and were decent but Randy California is NOT Raymond Douglas Davies by any stretch of the imagination. So tonight it was The KinKs.

TICKETS TORN IN HALF: September 24,1971:The Beach Boys@Carnegie Hall (late show)SURF’S UP Tour-

24 Monday Sep 2018

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TICKETS TORN IN HALF: September 24,1971:The Beach Boys@Carnegie Hall (late show)SURF’S UP Tour-

My first “BEACH BOY” experience was a Midnight show at CARNEGIE HALL, fourth row to the left. We arrived early only to find the first show was still in progress, a good omen I hoped. Finally inside I retreated to The Carnegie Hall bar for an eye opener as it was now close to 1AM and then moved on to our seats. After all is said and done you know you attended a great show when the band opens with GOOD VIBRATIONS and closes with an amazing “new” tune, SURF’S UP, followed by HEROES AND VILLAINS before being called back to play DO IT AGAIN (which to me has the greatest back beat). Then, the band returns once again to thunderous applause to do LITTLE DEUCE COUPE, SURFER GIRL, HELP ME RHONDA, and JOHNNY B. GOODE. The only bummer of the night was Mike Love’s ode to Transcendental Meditation. The massive CARNEGIE HALL stage was filled with musicians, about 16, and hidden in the group on keyboards was one Daryl Dragon aka the Captain later of Tennille fame. And THE BEACH BOYS did not have on matching suits, no stripped shirts, as a matter of fact they looked kind of like the audience, long haired and bearded.

 

TICKETS TORN IN HALF:August 30,1975- DAVID BROMBERG/JANIS IAN/ERIC ANDERSON @Wollman Rink

31 Friday Aug 2018

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TICKETS TORN IN HALF Aug 30,1975: DAVID BROMBERG/JANIS IAN/ERIC ANDERSON @Wollman Rink,Central Park This was an outstanding bill and a great show overall with DAVID BROMBERG playing his ass off.Funny as hell, too. This was David’s finest band and they shined with Mr. Bojangles, Will Not BeYour Fool, Send Me To The “Lectric Chair, Statesboro Blues,I Like To Sleep Late In The Morning,Geez, all good.

As we celebrate the 100th birth date of Leonard Bernstein, it should be noted that JANIS IAN’s first hit “Society’s Child” was written when she was 14 years old. It was recorded in 1965 and was released 3 separate times. It became a smash hit only after Leonard Bernstein introduced it on his television special “Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution” and finally entered the charts in June of 67.Thanks LB. In 1975, at the time of this show Janis Ian had her second hit “At Seventeen”. During the interim she had written and recorded many other songs, all to my brother’s liking. He had most everything she recorded.

ERIC ANDERSON was a Sixties folkie which in 1975 became known as a singer/songwriter. He had toured and made a splash in the press when he toured Canada with The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin,and The Band on their famous railroad tour.

ON THE SHELF-1965: The Most Revolutionary Year In Music by Andrew Grant Jackson

23 Saturday Jun 2018

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1965: The Most Revolutionary Year In Music by Andrew Grant Jackson

What a cover! The psychedelic colors, the swirling letters, the flowers, all immediately caught my eye. And the reviews weren’t too shabby either. So I purchased a copy for my Kindle Fire and away I go on a journey back to 1965. The author, Andrew Grant Jackson, makes a bold hypothesis’ surmising that 1965 IS the “most revolutionary year in music”. Debatable, to say the least but interesting as hell.

Jackson starts off with a 1965 “SELECTED” TIME LINE (the quotation marks are mine), one which helped to pique my interest and excitement about how the author will prove his theory. He then sections his book off to four seasons (not the singing group fronted by Frankie Valli); Winter , Spring, Summer, and the better choice than fall, Autumn. Each section title tends to lead the reader to believe the author will offer a chronological approach as a proof. While filling each section’s subsequent chapters with anecdotal information, Billboard like charting data, followed by a political climate overview of that time, the author offered his proof thematically, using a musician(s) as the anchor to each chapter. This model of presentation sometimes confused me,as I then needed to “post-reference” his said reference  AKA I needed to backtrack too many times.

The overall reading experience DID spark some nostalgia in me, having me traveling back in time to that ever present AM radio and/or the small screened black and white television the kind that needed time to warm up) circa 1965. However, Andrew Grant Jackson’s thesis that 1965 was the “most revolutionary” year in music, while exciting and interesting, was not proven to me.

AT THE MOVIES: THE T.A.M.I. SHOW

20 Wednesday Jun 2018

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AT THE MOVIES: THE T.A.M.I. SHOW

I guess television was not enough to brainwash the youth of AMERICA ( and other points of interest) with that sinful Rock N Roll so now the movies will be utilized. Sure, movies offered ELVIS and SINATRA in plenty of starring roles, with a few tunes thrown, but this one, this time, The TAMI SHOW was meant for us, the teens to experience a live concert setting in all its grandeur. The screaming girls (and guys), the bands hitting the stage one after the other while giving the audience their hits, as well as their movements. Oh, yes, the movements; the hip shaking, the choreography, the microphone tricks, the guitars, the drums, all of it which you can’t experience (see) on vinyl. So here it is. I just turned 13, saw the ad for the movie playing in the next town and NEEDED to go, not just wanted to go, I truly NEEDED to go. My friends were not as interested as I was so I walked alone with my 35 cent admission to experience THE T.A.M.I Show. What a line up of acts, a lineup that so many years later I truly enjoy more.These were the “heavies” of their day at their moment in time. Jan and Dean were the”hosts” as well as guests. Chuck Berry hits the stage playing his guitar “like ringing a bell”, Gerry and The Pacemakers serenade us,LESLIE GORE- truly a gem- a feminist before her time,The BEACH BOYS with their stripped shirt ensemble, Marvin Gaye- a bit nervous but soulful, THE MIRACLES-what moves, THE BARBARIANS- almost bought their album “Are You A Boy Or A Girl?”, JAMES BROWN- move upon move like no other, especially “Please, Please, Please” with the cape, and finally The Rolling Stones-oh my. THE STONES with Brian on teardrop guitar and KEITH killing it on his solos, they THE ROLLING STONES made the whole afternoon for me. Again, I wanted, no I needed more live music.

ON THE SHELF: My British Invasion: The Inside Story on The Yardbirds, et.al. by Harold Bronson

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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ON THE SHELF: My British Invasion: The Inside Story on The Yardbirds, et.al. by Harold Bronson

“My British Invasion: The Inside Story on The Yardbirds,The Dave Clark 5, Manfred Mann, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Troggs, The Kinks, The Zombies and More”, now that is certainly a mouthful. With too much time on my hands I find it necessary to read so I read a lot. This book is written by Harold Bronson and he being a cofounder of Rhino Records. As the title states it does give the inside story on all those bands and so much more. And again as the title states it’s Mr. Bronson’s experiences with these British artists.Overall, it’s a pretty good read if you are fond of the 60’s artists. Also, there is a great section on his favorite songs by these artists.