A great book to spend an hour or two browsing through. R. Crumb's, "The Complete Record Cover Collection." Full of his drawings and graphics for various record covers, mostly of old Blues, Country and Jazz recordings from the 1920's and 30's. Many obscure musicians and recordings. It's fascinating pausing and lingering for a moment or two, over each illustration before turning the page and discovering what's next. It causes me to want to search out each and every record.
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An example of one of the many unique, imaginative and colorful images that fill the pages of this book. I've never heard of any of the musicians on this record but would happily give it a listen and add to my record collection based on the cover art alone.
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
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First Playlist of 2026
Just another random playlist for a Sunday evening. And just in case I ever get my own community radio program ..... Hiss Golden Messenger - ...
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The Kenny Drew Trio - 'If You Could See Me Now' From 1976 on vinyl. Piano jazz. Browsing the bins today and came across this. The gu...
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I had no idea. A total surprise to discover a new Little Feat album. Released this year on their Hot Tomato record label. I've been a h...
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New vinyl titled, 'Terrain' from Portico Quartet. Discovered this group about a year ago while searching for new directions in jazz....


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