Teasing the Korean

In my brother's basement in Philly, there is a reel-to-reel tape of Dave Brubeck on the Today show, circa 1978 or so. It was the quartet he had with his sons, one of whom played the Moog. It was around the time of the album with Dave in a space suit. I vividly remember Jane Pauley mispronouncing his name! At the time, I was in junior high and getting into jazz, and I was excited to see Brubeck on TV.

Still jarring!

Jarring to see a 1950s jazz album cover with a 1970s Steely Dan record label!

Ron Grainer, Various - The Prisoner, 6-Disc OST box set (Network)

Well, not fake obits, but fake news flashes. It was a boy-who-cried-wolf scenario.

So a couple of weeks ago, I spoke to a rep for a company that makes mono carts. He indicated that they make two types: One with an old-school mono stylus, designed specifically for LPs pressed in the pre-stereo era (pre-1958) Another with a contemporary stereo-compatible stylus wired for mono, for mono LPs dating from the mono/stereo compatible era. He made a very good case for the first type of cartridge, the one with the stylus designed for older mono LPs, in particular the way the stylus moves relative to the way the grooves are cut. However, when I tried to get clarity on precisely what was different with the mono/stereo-compatible cartridge, he couldn't really articulate how it differed from using a standard stereo cart with the mono button engaged. So, until I can hear an A/B comparison, I remain very skeptical about the latter type of cartridge. However, for those who have older, pre-1958 mono LP pressings, the first type of cart may be worth considering.

Yeah, the number of fake obits made the real thing a little underwhelming.

Alain Delon wanted his dog euthanized and buried with him. His family refused. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/europe/alain-delon-family-refuse-dog-burial-scli-intl/index.html

That makes sense. Still, it seems like we lacked context in the US.

I was one of a loosely associated group of misfits. I had friends who were into punk, new wave, and the neo-mod/Two-Tone thing, in varying ratios. As far as the mod concept crossing the Atlantic, it was superficial, in that it was limited to fashion and music. We were divorced from the socio-cultural factors that led to the mod movement in the first place. So I guess I was engaging in cultural appropriation. As for the film of Quadrophenia, midnight movies were a big thing in the US in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These would include any kind of youth culture film, directly or indirectly. Films like A Clockwork Orange, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and all kinds of concert films from Woodstock on down. Even at that age, I would set my expectations low for rock films, as many of them struck me even then as cash grabs. I first saw Quadrophenia at one of these showings, and it exceeded my expectations in terms of writing and production values. I don't know if it got a "big" release in the US, but it was ubiquitous for a few years on the midnight movie circuit, and the soundtrack album was everywhere, including the cutout bins. I haven't seen the film in decades, but writing about it here, I'm tempted to revisit!

Mundell Lowe - "The Lost and the Lonely"

No, found on the interwebz.

For the win!

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Anyone recognize the image?

Was P. Dorham your classmate?!?

Anita Kerr Reflects on Burt and Hal (Dot)

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This is my favorite Fajardo album. Of course, I'm biased because of the artwork.

Jimmy Smith/Lalo Schifrin - The Cat (Verve, mono) RIP Alain Delon.

This is also one of their most restrained albums in terms of vocal arrangements. Which can be a good or bad thing, depending on your mood.

Cannonball - Music, Y'All (Capitol, decadent 70s red-and-olive label)

Stanley Wilson - Pagan Love (Capitol, mono)

The Hi-Lo's Happen to Bossa Nova - (Reprise, mono promo)