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Tell It Like It Was

“excitations and good vibrations about the music of the sixties”

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Why Isn’t Connie Francis in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

Connie held her own on the pop charts with…

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How Many Gold Records Do the Grateful Dead Have?

The Dead have had 21 of their albums certified for…

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Why Aren’t the Crew-Cuts in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

The Canadian quartet played a pivotal role…

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Someone’s Feeding on Your Anger and You’ve Seen His Face Before

Sheryl Crow’s “Out of Our Heads”…

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What About That Yahoo Article About Those Five LPs Being Rare and Valuable?

The hobby of collecting…

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On Knowing the Phenomenal Energi of Paul Williams

The Father of rock journalism and an unwitting…

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The Toppermost of the Poppermost’s Greatest Hits 1960–1969

Looking at the #1 records of the ’60s with…

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Million Selling Records from 1900 to 1980

A review of Joseph Murrells’ illustrated directory to most…

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Hang on to Your Ego (and Then Let Go)

The underappreciated contributions of Mike Love to the art and…

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Punk Rock + Blue Note = Punk Note

An introduction to artist/designer John Yates’ Punk Note ideations…

Tell It Like It Was

Articles, essays, conversations, and reviews of music and records from the ’60s and beyond.

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