The 1960s musical backlash to the success of the Beatles is quite something to experience.
Tag: vinyl
Down From His Glory – The Musical Stylings Of The People’s Temple
The Christian cult led by Jim Jones and their unexpectedly wholesome LP of religious songs from 1973.
The Vinyl Of Christmas Past
A collection of festive recordings from the golden age of the LP.
Classic Albums Revisited: The Dangers Of Evil Blizzard
The unruly pleasures of ‘black psychedelia’ on the debut album from Preston’s finest masked madmen.
Cats U.K. Head To Luton Airport
The story of a novelty record cashing in on a passing TV commercial fad.
Nine Circles of Hell: Reviewing Psycho Synner’s Instant Discography
Nine albums, all released simultaneously – a mad folly, a moment of genius or a cynical slap in the face for music critics?
Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth: The Company Of Wolves Soundtrack Reissued
A long-overdue re-release for one of the great, under-appreciated film scores of the 1980s.
A Hysterical Christian Perspective On Halloween
Mike Warnke – the evangelical preacher who fraudulently claimed to have once been a Satanic High Priest and helped kick-start the Satanic Panic – warns of the dangers of Samhain.
Halloween Hammer: Hammer Presents Dracula
Our Hammer Films retrospective continues with a look at a classic vinyl horror story, with Christopher Lee making his final Dracula appearance for the company.
The Alternative Cartoon Reality Of Spin A Magic Tune
An oddball collection of easy listening show tunes inspired by the children’s TV favourites of the early 1970s.
Classy Freddie Blassie And The Pencil Neck Geek
Professional wrestling’s most notorious novelty record by one of its most enduring stars.
Barbie Sings!
A Barbie girl in a Barbie world – easy-listening dreams for the young girls of the 1960s.