Monday, February 1, 2010

Tower Of Power - Urban Renewal (Japanese Pressing WPCR-12911)


Tower of Power
URBAN RENEWAL
Japanese Pressing WPCR-12911

This is my all-time favorite Tower of Power album, and it's no difficult reason to see why. Some of the tunes catch me right where I live ("It's Not the Crime"), and some are unusually prescient (such as "There's Only So Much Oil In the Ground"). That's not to mention the classic R&B/funk contained here.

Glenn Frey - Classic (The Universal Masters Collection) EU Pressing


Glenn Frey
Classic (The Universal Masters Collection)
EU Pressing

A very good best of collection, as good as (or better than) Don Henley's. This copy has a really good sound, and a great (if not complete) selection of tunes.

Glenn Frey - Live (U.S. Pressing)


Glenn Frey
LIVE
U.S. Pressing

This is sort of a lead-in to the next item, a UK pressing of a Glenn Frey Greatest Hits collection, but this is a great live album in its own right. Recorded during the Eagles hiatus in Ireland, the rendition of "Wild Mountain Thyme" is the stand-out track, dwarfing even Eagles covers.

Saturday, January 30, 2010


Gregg Allman

NO STRANGER TO THE DARK

The Best of Gregg Allman

Japanese MHCP-144

The best? Hardly, but the great sound coupled with excellent song selection makes this a great little find.

Atlanta Rhythm Section - The Best of the Atlanta Rhythm Section


Atlanta Rhythm Section
THE BEST OF THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
(U.S. Pressing)

Quite limited in song selection choices, but I pretty much got what I wanted from it. Still, not a bad album, just...limited.

Al Green - Greatest Hits (U.S. Pressing)


Al Green
GREATEST HITS
(U.S. Pressing)

Not the ideal in sound or selection, but very good nonetheless. An easy choice.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010


FOOL FOR THE CITY
Foghat
Japanese K2 HD Mini-LP

If I had to pick just two Foghat albums, it would be this one and FOGHAT LIVE. Songs such as "Fool For the City", "My Babe", and two versions of "Slow Ride" just make the album that much tastier.