Released in 1977, Pharoah contains 3 songs. You might call it an EP, but since “Harvest Time” lasts 20 minutes, you’d be forgiven for calling…
Tag: 70s
21/05/2021: “Bat Out Of Hell” by Meatloaf
I once said that I’d probably end up covering “Bat Out Of Hell”. Well, here we are! The entire Bat Out Of Hell album, released…
16/05/2021: “Sound & Vision” by David Bowie
This is David Bowie at his brilliant, bewildering, bedazzling best. The airy guitar hook channels long summers and happy evenings. It’s so catchy, that Bowie…
15/05/2021: “You Can Get Over” by Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills’ career looks different to many other popular soul singers. She started off in Broadway musicals as a child! But it wasn’t until the…
14/05/2021: “Live Good” by Burning Spear
As I’ve written previously, Burning Spear are among the roots reggae greats. The spiritual, righteous classic 1975 LP, Marcus Garvey, contains several brilliant songs, including…
04/05/2021: “Lupita” by Nico Gomez
After the record label ‘Mr. Bongo’ dug out this one, it has gone from strength to strength. Most recently, it was released last year by…
01/05/2021: “Who The Cap Fit” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
“Who The Cap Fit” is a cautionary tale. The title means that people should accept their wrongdoings. Marley takes aim at false friends, backstabbers and…
29/04/2021: “Highway Star” by Deep Purple
This speedy song is about driving a car, speedily. The band wrote the song to replace ‘Speed King’ as their concert opener, as they’d got…
24/04/2021: “Song Of A Sinner” by Top Drawer
Original pressings of this obscure psychedelic classic are rather hard to track down. The band released Solid Oak themselves in 1972 – their only album. If…
19/04/2021: “Pablo Picasso” by The Modern Lovers
Covered by Jack White, John Cale and David Bowie, the original 1976 song was written by Jonathan Richman for The Modern Lovers. It’s a sardonic,…