Category Archives: Records

The first big KLF hit, Doctorin’ the Tardis is “probably the most nauseating record in the world” and the KLF’s efforts to go for the lowest common denominator by referencing popular British touchstones with their mixing of Gary Glitter’s Rock And Roll (Part 2) and the Doctor Who theme song. The record went on to […]

Interesting album from Herbie Hancock, 1983’s Future Shock is best known for Rockit, a five minute exploration of sampling and turntablism. Rockit became a hip-hop/electro classic, largely because of its music video, which received a lot of airtime on MTV once the network started to play music by black artists. Future Shock was originally conceived […]

With cover art and a title track depicting the passage of African slaves to the Americas, The O’Jays Ship Ahoy combines stark commentary with soul ballads in a 1973 release that went gold the next year and platinum in 1992. It was a big success for Philadelphia International and the songwriting team of Kenny Gamble […]

Love him or hate him, Jeff Lynne can write very catchy and musically inventive songs, and Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue also sold 10 million records after it was released in 1977. Riding a wave of disco fever, the album also delivers for fans of a band that attempts to carry The Beatles’ […]

Stevie Wonder’s music has got to be one of the reasons that people collect records. There is something nice about putting this album on a record player, and fortunately you can find Stevie Wonder records at most secondhand stores. Songs in the Key of Life was released in 1976, sold over five million copies (ten […]

Columbus, Ohio’s RJD2 followed up Deadringer with 2004’s Since We Last Spoke, and although it did not receive as many favorable reviews as his debut it is still a very good record. Much like DJ Shadow, RJD2 ventures into different territory for his sophomore album and away from sample-heavy instrumental hip-hop, with fewer immediate tracks […]

I love 2 Live Crew, I love Miami Bass and I respect Luther Campbell for standing up against the Broward County, FL sheriff and its efforts to censor him. For anyone not familiar with 2 Live Crew, I recommend watching the 30 for 30 documentary The U, which covers Luther Campbell as much as it […]

Peter Frampton’s fourth album Frampton, released in 1975, contains the hits Show Me The Way and Baby, I Love Your Way. Peter Frampton left Humble Pie to go solo, and did not reach the level of success he is known for until he released the classic live double album Frampton Comes Alive one year later. […]

I’m a pretty bad electronic dance music buyer, because I can’t easily find great albums. There are a few good stores around and I’ve found some good records, but this wasn’t one of them. I overpaid for it a bit after first listening to Inner City and being unable to find anything else. In a […]

I know that I can build out my jazz fusion record collection pretty easily here in San Francisco, as I consistently find classics at pretty good prices, and I picked up Heavy Weather for $5 in very good condition. I love Birdland, and the rest of the songs on this album are good listens. This […]