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Classic Vinyl: Moxy – Debut Album

Sam Talkington — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:41:13 +0000

Moxy, also informally known as The Black Album or Moxy I, is the self titled debut album by the Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band Moxy. Their independently produced album was originally released in 1975 by Polydor Records in Canada, then under Mercury

Classic Vinyl: Cream – Wheels of Fire

Sam Talkington — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:02:08 +0000

Wheels of Fire is a 1968 double album by the rock group Cream, consisting of a studio and a live record.

Classic Vinyl: Grand Funk Railroad – Grand Funk

Sam Talkington — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:52:08 +0000

Grand Funk is Grand Funk Railroad's second studio album, and was released in December 1969 by Capitol Records.

Classic Vinyl: New Riders of the Purple Sage – The Adventures of Panama Red

Sam Talkington — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:38:57 +0000

The Adventures of Panama Red is the fourth country rock album by the New Riders of the Purple Sage

Classic Vinyl: Scorpions – Love Drive

Sam Talkington — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:30:59 +0000

Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1979.

Classic Vinyl: Rush – Debut Album

Sam Talkington — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:10:36 +0000

Rush is the debut album by Canadian rock band Rush

Classic Vinyl: Montrose – Debut Album

Sam Talkington — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:05:30 +0000

montrose first lp

Montrose is the debut album by the band Montrose released in 1973 on the Warner Bros. label. It was produced by Ted Templeman. The album marks the recording debut of vocalist Sammy Hagar, who would later achieve international success as a solo artist and member of Van Halen.

Classic Vinyl: Molly Hatchet – Debut Album

Sam Talkington — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Molly Hatchet is the self-titled debut album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1978. The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled "The Death Dealer". Starting of

Classic Vinyl: Rainbow – Straight Between The Eyes

Sam Talkington — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:08:26 +0000

Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982.

The band line-up was the same as had recorded the previous year's Difficult to Cure album, with the exception of David Rosenthal, who replaced Don Airey on keyboards.

The title allegedly came

Classic Vinyl: Lynyrd Skynyrd – (Pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)

Sam Talkington — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:32:09 +0000

(Pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) is the debut album from Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1973. Featured songs include "I Ain't the One", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone" and "Free Bird", the rock anthem that first brought the band national attention.

Bassist Leon Wilkeson left the band during the album's early recording sessions only playing

Classic Vinyl: Aerosmith, Toys in the Attic

Sam Talkington — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:31:13 +0000

Toys in the Attic is the third album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in April 1975 by Columbia Records. The album's first single release, "Sweet Emotion", was released a month later on May 19 a

Classic Vinyl: Dio, Killing The Dragon

Sam Talkington — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:08:38 +0000

Killing the Dragon is Dio's ninth studio album. It was released May 21, 2002 through Spitfire Records and was produced by front man Ronnie James Dio. A re-release in 2007 puts Killing the Dragon together with Magica.

Classic Vinyl: Bloodrock, Bloodrock 2

Sam Talkington — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:00:40 +0000

Bloodrock 2 peaked at #21 on the Billboard Pop Album Chart in 1971. Riding the popularity of the single "DOA" which reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1971.

Classic Vinyl: J.D. Blackfoot – Crazy Horse

Sam Talkington — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:37 +0000

Most musicians write songs about their life experience. However, if you’re J.D. Blackfoot, you write a song about a past life experience at the Battle of Little Bighorn that leaves you shaken and bleeding for no logical reason. The story almost sounds too weird to be true, but that’s how Crazy Horse was written. Listen [...]

Classic Vinyl: Black Oak Arkansas

Sam Talkington — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:00:38 +0000

Black Oak Arkansas is a southern rock band from, you guessed it, Black Oak, Arkansas. Achieving notoriety with 10 chart-topping albums throughout the 70s is certainly a far cry from their early days. The band was so poor that they had to steal their first PA system from a local high school. Black Oak Arkansas [...]

Classic Vinyl: Mason Proffit – Wanted

Sam Talkington — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:00:37 +0000

When most people think of country rock, the band Mason Proffit doesn’t typically come to mind. However, had their albums been released on a larger label, they may have been considered one of the founding bands of country rock, defining a sound and style way before their time. Founding members and brothers Terry Talbot and [...]

Classic Vinyl: Rare Bird – As Your Mind Flies By

Sam Talkington — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:00:07 +0000

When organ player Graham Field and piano player Dave Kaffinetti met up with Steve Gould and Mark Ashton, in 1969, they probably couldn’t have predicted that they’d be recording their debut album three weeks later. Such is the tale of the English prog-rock band Rare Bird. The band was successful throughout Europe, but they certainly [...]

Classic Vinyl: Michael Finnelly – Stranger's Bed

Sam Talkington — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:00:20 +0000

Michael Fennelly hitchhiked to Los Angeles at the tender age of 17, performing in clubs and kicking off his music career. Fennelly gained most of his popularity in 1969 when he became the lead singer of a band known as “Stonehenge,” who would eventually change their name to Crabby Appleton. Although Fennelly’s solo career didn’t [...]

Classic Vinyl: Elf

Sam Talkington — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:00:24 +0000

Originally called “The Electric Elves,” “the band known as “Elf” was founded in 1967 by Ronnie James Dio. Dio actually played bass with the band, which went through numerous lineup changes and recorded three albums over several years before the band finally dissolved. Listen to Sam Talkington describe the turbulent lineup changes through the band’s [...]

Classic Vinyl: Led Zeppelin III

Sam Talkington — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:00:18 +0000

The year was 1970, and out at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin was hard at work on “Led Zeppelin III.” It was in this setting that Zeppelin developed their acoustic and folk sounds, marking an important milestone in the band’s history. Although the original album art may be hard [...]