Baby Batter was Harvey Mandel’s fourth solo album, released in 1971 Harvey Mandel (born March 11, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American guitarist known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, the Rolling Stones, and John Mayall before starting a […]
The American Dream is Emitt Rhodes’ first album. It was recorded from 1967 to 1969, but released in 1970 as a contractual obligation to A&M Records. The album was reissued in 1971 in response to the success of his self-titled debut album on Dunhill Records. Emitt Lynn Rhodes (born February 25, 1950, Decatur, Illinois) is […]
Playing Possum is singer-songwriter Carly Simon’s fifth studio album, released in April 1975. It was Simon’s third consecutive album to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart, peaking at No. 10 in June 1975. The lead single from the album, “Attitude Dancing”, which featured Carole King on backing vocals, was also a […]
New Sound Element Stones is an album by percussionist Emil Richards, released in 1967 on UNI Records. Tracks 1 Garnet (January) (Emil Richards) 02:27 2 Amethyst (February) (Emil Richards) 02:04 3 Bloodstone (March) (Emil Richards) 02:22 4 Diamond (April) (Emil Richards) 02:36 5 Emerald (May) (Emil Richards) 02:26 6 Moonstone (June) (Emil Richards) 02:14 7 […]
Off Limits is a 1988 action-thriller film set during the Vietnam War starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines and directed by Christopher Crowe. The term “off limits” referred to the area where the original crime took place, an area of Saigon off limits to military personnel. The name of the film was changed to Saigon […]
Outbreak is a 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and loosely based on Richard Preston’s nonfiction book, The Hot Zone. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman, and co-stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey. The film focuses on an outbreak of a fictional Ebola-like virus, […]
Mirrors is a 1975 album by Peggy Lee, being an A&M Records album of neo-cabaret “art songs” sung by that same Peggy Lee, written and produced by rock & roll pioneers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, mostly arranged & conducted by Johnny Mandel. “Is That All There Is?” was recorded in January 1969 and originally […]
Take Heart is an album from Mimi Farina & Tom Jans, released in 1971. Playing coffeehouses in San Francisco, Jans met Joan Baez, who introduced him to her sister Mimi Fariña in 1970. Fariña had achieved cult status as part of a duo with her late husband Richard Fariña. Fariña had begun writing new songs […]
Tribute To Jeff is a tribute album to Jeffrey Porcaro initiated by David Garfield. The album was released in 1997. Tracks 1 E Minor Shuffle (David Paich) 5:53 2 Let’s Stay Together (Al Green, Al Jackson Jr, Willie Mitchell) 6:02 3 Twenty-One Drum Salute (David Garfield, Gregg Bissonette, Joe Porcaro) 2:34 4 Lowdown (Boz Scaggs, […]
Murph the Surf is a 1975 film based on a jewel burglary involving the surfer Jack Roland Murphy, who had the nickname “Murph the Surf”. Starring Robert Conrad and Don Stroud, it was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky Composer/conductor Phillip Lambro‘s career in classical music started early. Lambro made his piano debut at 18 performing […]