Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33 1/3: The Belfast gypsy arrives
Them: Them (aka The “Angry” Young THEM!) (Decca)
If you say that Van Morrison is a bore, a grumpy bore even, I am not gonna...
Life at 33 1/3: The transfer ticket to punk
The Tubes: The Tubes (A&M)
In 1975 The Tubes resembled a high school revue that had dropped out, run off and grown slightly older while...
Life at 33 1/3: Sleeve is better than the record
Dave Clark Five: Catch Us If You Can (Columbia)
To me “Catch Us If You Can” was a song and a car. More than enough...
Life at 33 1/3: 10cc: The Zappas of Pop
10cc: 10cc (UK)
Oh dear, the British pop scene in 1972-73 was like a carnival. The 45 had restored some of its old power and...
Life at 33 1/3: The super sessions
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills: Super Session (Columbia/CBS)
The term “super group” was popular at the end of the 60’s. Cream started it back...
Life at 33 1/3: All hands on deck
Procol Harum: A Salty Dog (Regal Zonophone) - Released: June 1969
An eccentric and puzzling band that never resembled anyone but themselves. Put a Procol...
Life at 33 1/3: Jumping the wrong train
Moody Blues: The Magnificant Moodies (Decca)
Denny Laine’s voice had an angelic quality, the sound of loneliness and beauty, suitable for heart broken ballads, the...
Life at 33 1/3: A period of transition and whimsy
Pink Floyd: More (Columbia)
Pink Floyd went through a trial and error period after Syd Barrett imploded. Barrett still reverberated ghost-like through “A Saucerful Of...
Life at 33 1/3: Sunglasses after dark
Soft Machine: Third (Columbia/CBS)
Released: June 6, 1970
An album that it was extremely important to own back in 1970. You made sure it was lying...
Life at 33 1/3: The Greatest Albums of 1963
1. The Beatles, “Please Please Me” (Parlophone)
The Beatles entered the EMI studios in Abbey Road on February 11, 1963 to record their first album....