British

Abacab (1981)

Bought in Chattanooga to hear what Padgham did at The Farm. Sold three weeks later.

Selling England by the Pound (1973)

The most expensive record in the Daddy Kool haul and the worst-sounding thing on the shelf.

The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)

Came to it backwards, by way of Nothing Like the Sun, and the opener is still the weakest thing on it.

Outrider (1988)

Side B is what this record is about — Page and Farlowe, gritty and dirty.

i/o (2023)

A brand new record with a scratch on side A, audible every revolution.

Songs from the Wood (1977)

The front end of the folk-rock trilogy, and the better-sounding record of the two.

Heavy Horses (1978)

The middle of Tull’s folk-rock trilogy, and an impressionistic broad brush of a record.

“Sultans of Swing”

Dire Strait’s “Sultans of Swing” is a working-class song about passion and tragedy.

Dire Straits (1978)

I heard “Sultans of Swing” on a playlist this morning, and had to listen to Dire Straits’ entire debut album.

“Been Undone”

Peter Gabriel releases the first song in his new lunar cycle.

This Was (1968)

Mick Abrahams died, so I figured it would be a good time to revisit his only contribution to Jethro Tull.

Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Floyd hits differently on a good system. Tonight’s listen to their 1973 masterpiece proved this is the case.

Houses of the Holy (1973)

Some notes on Zeppelin’s fifth studio release in 1973: a hell of a record, even if the recording quality is inconsistent.

Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Some notes on Led Zeppelin’s second offering—one of the best!

Aqualung (1971)

Listening to a classic album from Jethro Tull.

Gaucho (1980)

Some listening notes on one of my favorites from Steely Dan.

Emotion & Commotion (2010)

Another Jeff Beck spin, this time a later album.

Blow by Blow (1975)

Some notes on Jeff Beck’s 1975 stunner of a rock-fusion release.

Beggars Banquet (1968)

My first ever Stones listen.

Face Value (1981)

Listening notes on a long-time favorite from Phil Collins: his initial solo album is a stunner.