When I first head “Sheena’s Back In Town” I thought it was a lost R&B gem; maybe an unearthed King Coleman cut.
Articles by Mike Elias
Daddy Rockin’ Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos
Posted on December 23, 2010 Mike Elias
Don’t miss the Mondophonic Top Ten, counting down the ten best albums from 2010 for the last ten days of the year.
She & Him, Volume Two
Posted on December 22, 2010 Mike Elias
Don’t miss the Mondophonic Top Ten, counting down the ten best albums from 2010 for the last ten days of the year.
Merry Xmas from a Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Posted on December 21, 2010 Mike Elias
Esquivel was an over-the-top arranger, an Ellington without limits living in a space-age bachelor pad.
Ronnie Spector’s Best Christmas Ever, December 20, 2010
Posted on December 21, 2010 Mike Elias
“I can hear music, sweet, sweet music. Whenever you touch me, whenever you’re near.”
A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas
Posted on December 17, 2010 Mike Elias
Bells, chimes, accordions, tubas, electric guitars, harmonizing brass, harmonicas, organs and xylophones all deliberately arranged to drive you nuts!
Merry Christmas Baby
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Artist: Various Title: Merry Christmas Baby Label: Gusto K-5018X Released: 1978 Genre: R&B Gusto mined the vaults of King, Federal and Hollywood Records to assemble this collection. This budget line album from Gusto Records album leads of with another version of Charles Brown’s […]
Rhythm & Blues Christmas
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
The album succeeds at providing the listener with a survey of R&B styles, they just so happen to be all holiday numbers.
A Christmas Gift For You
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
The sound is just so big. It’s as big as the spectacle of commercial Christmas
Ronnie Spector, Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Posted on September 29, 2010 Mike Elias
My first Spector record I found was called “Echoes of the 60s.” This was a collection of Phil’s work. I was steered to it through reading articles about Springsteen’s Born To Run.