The memories of black light posters, and the scent of marijuana smoke permeating the dorm, forever linger.
Much of the credit for King Crimson’s debut album belongs to the late Ian McDonald.
Category: Music
You Can Get Some Satisfaction
I have just made one of my occasional checks of YouTube to see if the complete Rolling Stones in Mono playlist is still there, and yes it is. The Rolling Stones have 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube, but I am one of only three subscribers to the mono collection. This is crazy! It isn’t a playlist that some fan threw together, it’s official. I bought the set for $110 as a collection of 96 kHz/24-bit FLAC files. In MP3 quality it will cost you a hundred bucks, and the CD set goes for over $200. But here it is, complete for free.
The attention paid to curating and mastering this set in original, true mono was unprecedented. Read all about it here: https://theaudiophileman.com/stones-mono/
What’s So Funny ‘Bout Declan and Stephen’s Understanding?
Colbert and his buddy Elvis Costello, older and heavier than in his angry young man days, share memories of losing their mothers.
Then they chat about the Beatles.
Hanksy Panky
Tom Hanks is back in the Playtone Records station wagon with a stack of 8-track tapes to give us a break from the January blahs!
A Pop Cartoon Quiz
What’s wrong with this song?
What’s wrong with this cartoon?
Like Totally!
This segment on Marketplace discusses beauty products for women. Note that the conversation isn’t politicized, and no blame is placed on men for influencing women to want these products. *Whew!*
The expression “for sure” is used, and in the original broadcast both reporters say “totally,” but that’s edited out here. Which reinforces my impression that today’s speech patterns continue to reflect the influence of a Frank Zappa single, released 40 years ago.
It’s funny that, in contrast to the other girls, Zappa’s daughter (now 54 years old) was dressed like she was auditioning for a part in “Little House on the Prairie.” Sean Penn performed the male version of the twang that same year in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.