by TheRecords1 | Jun 9, 2024 | news, stories, Uncategorized
I haven’t had a chance to post here in quite a while. But this morning, I happened upon a brief article in the New York Times entitled 12 Essential Lesser Known Power pop Songs. I thought I’d share a snippet as well as a link to the full article....
by TheRecords1 | Jan 15, 2023 | news, Uncategorized
Recently, I happened upon a video clip of John and Paul Collins from 2009. On June 11, 2009, the hosts of This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio (93.7 and 107.3 FM in Syracuse NY), Dana Bonn and Carl Cafarelli, interrupted their broadcast schedule to add a special...
by TheRecords1 | Sep 2, 2022 | news, stories
A few months before his passing, John had performed at the Redwood Bar near LA. The show was put together by a Records fan and by any report was well attended. In fact, the enthusiastic audience was on the younger side – something that John remarked he...
by TheRecords1 | Aug 7, 2022 | news, stories, Uncategorized
I found this clip recently while going through some old things. In the few discussions john and I had over the years about Joe Jackson, none were very positive. Now, I know why. Per the clip in Trouser Press, March 1980 (actual clip on left): “We always like a good...
by TheRecords1 | Jul 3, 2022 | news, stories
Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) used to stay with John when he was in town. This particular Sunday, John and Debbi opened for Denny at McCabes. This was Denny’s Band On the Run tour, if memory serves. Laine performed every song on the album, front to back. This...
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