More than a green-eyed lady

When you have been together for 28 years, as Janet and I have, the record collection becomes a blend of yours, mine and ours.
I’ve been going through the Christmas vinyl and have found a few surprises. We have Barbra Streisand’s 1967 Christmas album. It isn’t mine. Janet insists it isn’t hers. OK, we’ll give her [...]

Join hands, Brothers and Sisters

If you have made your way over here from AM, Then FM, welcome.
In the early ’70s, Grand Funk Railroad roared out of Flint, Michigan, and cranked out rock that fell somewhere between what has been described as metal (sorry, I don’t hear it) and hard (ah, maybe). They liked to play longer tunes favored by [...]

Tracking in Baltimore

Here’s another great story of how local radio used to serve up album sides late at night.
It’s from our friend Vincent, who serves up lots of vintage soul, R&B and funk at his twin blogs, Fufu Stew and Fufu Snax.
I for one can vividly recall the good old days when the two main rock stations [...]

Made loud to play loud

That’s what it says on the flip side of this album.
No point in messing around. This is one of my favorite sides, ever.
This is the J. Geils Band, recorded at its peak as the great American show band of its time, Nov. 15 and 19, 1975, at Cobo Hall in Detroit and at their hometown [...]

Tracking in Mobile

We suspected our town in central Wisconsin wasn’t the only place with something like “The Midnight Tracker” back in the ’70s.
That’s why we wanted to share this great comment from Steve:
Back in the 1970s, WABB-FM in Mobile, Alabama played an entire album each night at 10 p.m. I remember recording many albums on my 8-track [...]