tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post880731620638093102..comments2023-11-22T09:17:05.368-08:00Comments on TAD's Back-Up Plan: My Uncle's garage....TADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-31805941516765155612010-12-21T09:48:35.015-08:002010-12-21T09:48:35.015-08:00Gilbert O'Sullivan's Alone Again, Naturall...Gilbert O'Sullivan's <i>Alone Again, Naturally</i> has to be one of the most depressing songs ever wrtitten/recorded. I think only Harry Chapin's <i>The Shortest Story</i> and Barry McGuire's <i>Eve of Destruction</i> are more depressing.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-57053293243630090632010-12-08T13:48:52.394-08:002010-12-08T13:48:52.394-08:00That's something we share, Tad--we each spent ...That's something we share, Tad--we each spent our preteen years sifting through large unordered stacks of 45s, and if I understand you correctly, we were both doing it before we'd *quite* developed the discerning taste we'd later have.<br /><br />I was doing my sifting about five or six years after you were doing yours, in '78 or '79, maybe a little later than that, too, and the source was of course the Miami radio stations that my old man visited, so coming across some of the artists and titles you mention would have been tough.<br /><br />Sure would have loved to have found some Simon & Garfunkel. The old man had an eight track of their greatest hits, but I myself had none to my name.<br /><br />I do remember at one point being allowed into the old man's archives, and being allowed to take a select few. He'd squirreled away "Jumping Jack Flash"/"Child of the Moon" at some point, and I jumped on it given the chance. Not a picture disc, London label. It wasn't in the greatest shape, but though I was already familiar with "JJF," "Child of the Moon" knocked me out. Still does, love the Band of Susans cover too.<br /><br />I also remember coming across a Carpenters single, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," a Klaatu cover actually, probably The Carpenters' freakiest moment. <br /><br />Also some Stevie Wonder, <i>Journey Into the Secret Life of Plants</i> was the new album then, I remember a picture sleeve from that, "Send One Your Love," maybe? Also I found "Sir Duke" one day, a Golden Oldie that had gotten mixed in with the radio station's promos, and "MasterBlaster (Jammin')," another picture sleeve.<br /><br />All of 'em long gone now, MAYBE I still have the Stones single, but cool to remember, fun being surrounded by records, like Borges said he couldn't sleep unless he was surrounded by books. I think I was like that with vinyl in my preteen days. . . . .rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.com