Manfred Mann 1969 – The Mighty Quinn
The air of London in late 1967 was thick with possibility and a gentle paranoia. Across the Atlantic, Bob Dylan…
Oldies Songs
Jethro Tull 1970 – Witch’s Promise
The year is 1970. The blues-rock scaffolding of Jethro Tull’s earliest days has been dismantled, leaving only the framework of…
The Dubs 1957 – Could This Be Magic
The air in the old rehearsal hall still smelled faintly of stale coffee and desperation, even sixty-plus years on. It…
The Rolling Stones – She’s A Rainbow
The needle drops, and for a fleeting, disorienting moment, you wonder if you’ve cued up the wrong record. This isn’t…
Solomon Burke – Cry To Me – 1964
There are records that simply exist, and then there are records that feel less like commercial products and more like…
Pat Boone 1958 – April Love
There is a moment in the late fall, as the air turns brittle and the radio dial seems to echo…
Royalettes 1965 – It s Gonna Take A Miracle
The lights of the city are distant, blurred by the rain streaking down the tenement window. The air in the…
Aaron Neville 1966 – Tell It Like It Is
The air in the room is stale and dim, carrying the scent of cigarette smoke and cheap whiskey. It’s late—one…
The Bachelors 1966 – Love Me With All Of Your Heart
It is a specific kind of night. The light is low, maybe the city outside is wet with rain, and…
Frankie Ford 1959 – Sea Cruise
There are certain records that feel less like a finished product and more like a stolen moment, a feverish dream…