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Favorite Reissues of 2012

At 92 entries, this long list is perhaps a little bit too long but this year I kept a running list of the albums I’ve liked, so I decided to publish them in their entirety. This is ranked but it’s … Continue reading

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Rock & Roll Archeology : Surf-Age Nuggets Trash & Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966

If any rock & roll subculture is ripe for an archeological dig it is surf-rock, that phenomenon of the early ‘60s created by off-set guitars and reverb as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Surf certainly has a pivotal place in … Continue reading

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Reissue Shuffle: Alex Chilton, Roy Wood, Dick Curless

As the end of January approaches, three reissues have spent more time on my iTunes than normal. First is a holdover from last year: Roy Wood’s Music Book, a hand-selected stroll through his bewildering backpages, so frustratingly close to being … Continue reading

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Higher Than The Sun: 20th Anniversary of Screamadelica

Perhaps it says something that Screamadelica’s expanded deluxe anniversary edition is available in only two forms: one so meagerly expanded it almost feels perfunctory, the other blown out beyond proportion. It’s an in for a penny, in for a pound … Continue reading

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