Music Essentials: Top 10 Great Obscure Albums You Need To Hear
You won’t find them on CD. You may find them at one of the few record stores around, those who sell used vinyl. This stuff is worth the search.
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Category: Music Essentials
Essentials: ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ Review
‘By the Time I Get To Phoenix’ sets a standard that will not soon be equaled. The many covers of this tune are revelatory.
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Essentials: Phil Spector/Ronettes ‘Be My Baby’ Review
Phil Spector passed away on February 16, 2021 at the age of 81. He had been in ill health while confined to prison for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
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Essentials: ‘Getz / Gilberto’ Album Review
‘Getz/Gilberto’ was a great album when it was released in 1963, and it is a great album today. Teaming the guitar of Joao Gilberto with the saxophone of Getz was the inspiration of Creed Taylor.
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Grover Washington Jr. ‘Inner City Blues’ Album Review
The first soul-jazz album ever is one of the best, both for Grover Washington Jr.’s superb playing and the direction of famed producer Creed Taylor.
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Essentials: Waylon Jennings ‘Lonesome, On’ry and Mean’ Album Review
Here’s the essential outlaw country music album, made by the man who truly upset the apple cart in Nashville.
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Essentials: Warren Zevon, Gone But Not Forgotten
Almost twenty years have passed since the untimely death of Warren Zevon of cancer at the age of 56. We celebrate his genius.
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Essentials: Supertramp ‘Crime of the Century’ 40th Anniversary Edition
Once regarded as the only rival to Pink Floyd, Supertramp released a sonic marvel with their remastering of ‘Crime of the Century’.
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Essentials: Roy Orbison ‘Crying’ Album Review
Not even Elvis could match the strength, the passion and the pop opera supremacy of the Big O.
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