An Index of Published Posts Estimated reading time is 1 minute. rather rare records has a slightly new look April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 introduction to a blog for those who never gave up their turntables December 16, 2016February 2, 2022 are there albums where the covers are worth more than the records? April 10, 2022April 22, 2022 are these five LPs actually rare and valuable records? December 17, 2021December 19, 2021 opinions about the stories about beach boys album covers December 13, 2021December 15, 2021 a little personal background information September 6, 2021February 11, 2022 john coltrane discography part 1: sessions as sideman (1949-1961) July 9, 2021 announcing my new column “the avid record collector” June 6, 2021June 8, 2021 why did rca have to export david bowie records to england in the ’70s? March 12, 2021January 22, 2022 an addendum to “the sounds of silence” article March 3, 2021May 24, 2022 is it “the sounds of silence” or “the sound of silence”? March 3, 2021May 6, 2021 certain parts of your comment may include inappropriate language February 28, 2021 does jackie deshannon belong in the rock & roll hall of fame? February 16, 2021 “stacks of wax” is a history of record labels based in cincinnati, ohio February 7, 2021September 16, 2021 I hear thunder boom every time jackie deshannon walks in the room February 1, 2021July 27, 2021 the bangs and the bangles’ versions of “getting out of hand” January 17, 2021 on how not to handle your records November 22, 2020 an introduction to the punk note ideations of john yates June 3, 2020May 6, 2021 where has rather rare records been during the pandemic? May 29, 2020 the cheesiest semi-legal records in the world? March 20, 2020February 18, 2022 where was the “vinyl rapture” before the “vinylgeddon”? February 12, 2020March 16, 2020 elvis paved the way for artists like ed sheeran (who?) February 3, 2020 like, whoa, do the doobie brothers belong in the hall of fame? January 22, 2020February 12, 2020 wikipedia really messed up “music recording certification” January 17, 2020March 16, 2020 why are non-rock artists in the rock & roll hall of fame? January 15, 2020December 2, 2020 does link wray belong in the rock & roll hall of fame? December 24, 2019February 12, 2020 follow my new publication on medium that’s all about elvis November 24, 2019March 18, 2021 talkin’ ’bout the bleeding heart liberal petition blues November 22, 2019May 18, 2021 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1969 October 14, 2019May 24, 2022 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1968 October 13, 2019May 24, 2022 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1967 October 8, 2019May 24, 2022 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1966 October 6, 2019May 24, 2022 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1965 October 2, 2019May 24, 2022 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1964 October 1, 2019May 24, 2021 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1963 September 30, 2019November 3, 2021 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1962 September 29, 2019May 24, 2021 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1961 September 28, 2019May 24, 2021 the #1 hit records on the pop charts 1960 September 24, 2019May 25, 2021 introduction to the #1 records on the cash box pop chart of the ’60s September 23, 2019May 5, 2021 the expense and inconvenience of collecting vinyl today September 23, 2019September 16, 2021 what is a sex kitten and where have they all gone? September 23, 2019December 7, 2021 why the hell isn’t gene clark in the hall of fame? (gene clark part 4) September 19, 2019May 24, 2022 reissues of “gene clark with the gosdin brothers” (gene clark part 3) September 16, 2019May 5, 2021 when was “gene clark with the gosdin brothers” released? (gene clark part 2) September 5, 2019May 24, 2022 the echoes in your head continue showing (gene clark part 1) September 1, 2019May 5, 2021 what is a “record album” and where did the term come from? August 29, 2019April 4, 2022 what is the beach boys’ best album? August 25, 2019March 16, 2020 should the crew-cuts be in the rock & roll hall of fame? May 24, 2019March 16, 2020 the stairway to heaven leads to gilligan’s island May 5, 2019May 5, 2021 a nexus between a few old articles and their new versions May 1, 2019 guest blogging on “sixties music secrets” April 14, 2019January 28, 2021 go rockin’ robin ’cause we’re really gonna rock tonight April 7, 2019May 24, 2022 a Freak Out labelography and price guide March 19, 2019May 5, 2021 a Blonde On Blonde labelography and price guide March 17, 2019May 5, 2021 donovan knows a beach where it never ends March 9, 2019March 16, 2020 getting back to roots and things (beatles ’68 part 4) March 6, 2019March 16, 2020 unplugging the white album (beatles ’68 part 3) March 4, 2019January 24, 2021 sgt. pepper on blue jay way (beatles ’68 part 1) March 2, 2019May 5, 2021 in search of the lost mentor (beatles ’68 part 2) February 27, 2019March 16, 2020 how richard hamilton jazzed up the white album (beatles ’68 part 5) February 27, 2019January 28, 2021 rutherford chang wants to buy your “white album” February 27, 2019June 2, 2022 runaway with john and lew to the tell it like it was a-go-go January 17, 2019March 20, 2020 Let’s do the “tell it like it was” all night long! January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 announcing a new publication on medium, “tell it like it was” January 4, 2019March 20, 2020 yummy yummy yummy julie london’s got love in her tummy December 19, 2018December 16, 2021 oldies radio is more diversified and more fun than classic rock radio December 9, 2018 another errant umphred post bites the dust December 8, 2018December 18, 2018 are today’s pop song lyrics getting more redundantly repetitive? December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 if you have an overture, do you also need an underture? October 3, 2018March 16, 2020 on musicians who ruined their careers (and lives) with “reckless behavior” October 1, 2018March 16, 2020 want to know one of the strangest records to top the charts? September 27, 2018 captain beefheart appreciation 101 (son of sun zoom spark) September 26, 2018 is camila cabello really more popular than the pope? September 25, 2018March 16, 2020 was beach boy mike love one of rock & roll’s greatest frontmen? September 15, 2018March 16, 2020 about collectables and their alleged collectability and value September 12, 2018March 25, 2020 this was a time when it would benefit an artist to stand up September 12, 2018March 20, 2020 did paul mccartney really blow his mind out in a car in 1966? September 2, 2018October 6, 2018 is “street fighting man” the most valuable picture sleeve in the world? August 30, 2018May 5, 2021 isn’t it a shame that pat boone gets no r-e-s-p-e-c-t? (or, should pat boone be in the rock & roll hall of fame?) August 22, 2018March 16, 2020 the first discarded and forgotten superstars of rock & roll August 14, 2018May 18, 2019 traveling through time at 45 rpm (time travel records) July 25, 2018March 16, 2020 should connie francis be in the rock & roll hall of fame? July 18, 2018March 16, 2020 the dillydallying is over and “the endless sixties” is alive and well! July 17, 2018 my first record show as a dealer (rock of ages part 1) July 1, 2018May 5, 2021 a brief look at the first fifty years of recorded music May 31, 2018December 2, 2020 something’s happening and you don’t know what it is! April 22, 2018 thelonious monk columbia album discography & price guide March 15, 2018December 7, 2021 where to find the closest record shows of america February 12, 2018March 16, 2020 real rarity, relative rarity, and the “wow!” factor January 17, 2018May 6, 2021 the kinks’ plastic man wants to be ten feet long like king kong December 4, 2017February 17, 2022 antoine “fats” domino has left new orleans for the last time October 27, 2017August 4, 2018 soulful ambivalence and the world’s most expensive turntable October 25, 2017January 12, 2021 the avid collectors’ guide to wild in the streets part 4 October 13, 2017July 27, 2021 michael sowa ain’t never caught a rabbit and he ain’t no friend of mine October 9, 2017June 9, 2022 the day I uncovered the secret of the universe (and then forgot it) September 18, 2017March 17, 2020 why aren’t the moody blues in the bloody rock & roll hall of fame? September 9, 2017March 17, 2020 a requiem for those timeless good good good vibrations August 17, 2017March 17, 2020 the avid collector’s guide to wild in the streets part 3 May 26, 2017March 20, 2020 the avid collector’s guide to wild in the streets part 2 May 25, 2017May 5, 2021 the avid collector’s guide to wild in the streets part 1 May 18, 2017December 23, 2021 wild in the streets as sociopolitical satire and black humor May 16, 2017September 23, 2019 I know where manchester is—do you know who the hollies are? May 11, 2017March 17, 2020 hyperbolic exaggeration in pop culture and miss patsy cline May 2, 2017December 1, 2020 around town and out of control with lawrence bray March 14, 2017March 17, 2020 the kinks’ arthur album and related singles 1969 March 12, 2017August 12, 2018 the kinks on arthur and finding shangri-la March 9, 2017June 5, 2021 wild dandelion stomping with bamboogie injections March 7, 2017March 20, 2020 on brian wilson and SMiLE (a convoluted conversation part 1) January 29, 2017May 24, 2021 on brian wilson and SMiLE (a convoluted conversation part 2) January 27, 2017February 16, 2021 on brian wilson and SMiLE (a convoluted conversation part 3) January 27, 2017January 16, 2021 the history of rock & roll in a nutshell (300 words or less) January 8, 2017February 17, 2019 bravi bravata and the south they all ignore! December 26, 2016October 6, 2021 the transfiguration of young man mose allison December 15, 2016January 12, 2021 the frank daniels discographies & labelographies project November 11, 2016May 2, 2018 stax records’ main soul men of the ’60s: david porter and isaac hayes October 15, 2016March 24, 2020 david anderle’s won-won-wonderfully weird portrait of brian wilson September 13, 2016September 15, 2021 meet the new boss (true tales from the men’s room) August 20, 2016April 21, 2018 what exactly was a “rock & roll album” in those days? July 25, 2016March 17, 2020 “the wild angels” is now a quinquagenarian (happy 50th!) July 20, 2016July 27, 2021 rock and rollin’ with fats domino at wikipedia July 18, 2016March 6, 2021 what was the first “rock” double-album of the ’60s? July 6, 2016March 17, 2020 understanding riaa gold and platinum record awards July 1, 2016January 17, 2022 the ongoing damnation of faust (and a lesson on selling on ebay) June 8, 2016March 17, 2020 a complementary if brief surf raiders bio/overview April 25, 2016July 2, 2021 beware fake bowie and prince autographs and memorabilia April 23, 2016September 5, 2021 surfing guitars and instrumental surf bands of the early ’60s April 5, 2016July 27, 2021 surf raiders discography & price guide April 5, 2016May 6, 2021 dick campbell sings where it’s at for complete unknowns March 29, 2016October 9, 2021 ebay buyer scams and shipping items internationally March 15, 2016February 13, 2022 every ebay buyer should know this now! March 9, 2016March 20, 2020 the glorious life and inglorious death of jaco pastorius February 15, 2016May 5, 2021 bass players and beethoven’s immortally beloved ninth February 9, 2016February 14, 2022 sex, love, hitchhiking, and other excitations February 7, 2016March 17, 2020 did sid vicious, elvis, and sinatra really do it their way? January 28, 2016July 6, 2020 just how did david bowie affect your consciousness? January 14, 2016March 20, 2020 look, pa! I’m somebody’s blog of the month! January 7, 2016March 20, 2020 I’ll give you a hundred bucks for it right now! January 5, 2016March 20, 2020 fighting over jutta hipp at a record collectors convention January 3, 2016March 20, 2020 the forward-slash/hyphen conundrum resolved January 1, 2016February 13, 2022 my review of paul williams’ “outlaw blues” for goodreads December 28, 2015January 9, 2021 surf’s up as the first new age rock album (the beach boys flirt with ecology – part 1) December 25, 2015December 1, 2021 It isn’t how it was set up to be (the byrds 1966 part 1) December 7, 2015May 24, 2022 how to pack a record for shipping December 6, 2015March 20, 2020 I know, it’s only rock & roll (or is it only rock and roll?) November 29, 2015March 17, 2020 mike love’s excitations and good vibrations November 24, 2015March 24, 2019 how to meet girls at record collectors conventions November 17, 2015April 21, 2018 cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight November 6, 2015April 25, 2021 the once but now not so elusive bob bind May 6, 2015March 20, 2020 dads and hollysiz let the light come through February 26, 2015September 16, 2021 sheryl crow on the dawn of darkness and the blood upon our hands February 25, 2015March 24, 2019 between the buttons and the dandelion, we love you! February 16, 2015March 20, 2020 God damn the pusher man February 13, 2015May 27, 2018 a few faverave albums of the cut-out era February 9, 2015April 10, 2021 on my first price guide February 9, 2015September 16, 2021 listen people to what I say February 7, 2015March 13, 2019 complete davie allan & the arrows 45 discography and price guide February 1, 2015March 19, 2020 a few facts on the first buffalo springfield album January 28, 2015May 5, 2021 on babylon falling (fingers up and crossed) December 23, 2014April 21, 2018 linked in with cheryl pawelski, record producer and collector December 21, 2014February 26, 2019 talking with ken barnes on his career as a rock journalist December 5, 2014March 21, 2020 channeling the rich sonic palette of george martin December 3, 2014April 21, 2018 what do mick jagger and lawrence bray have in common? November 16, 2014May 2, 2018 on grading records for sale part 1: ‘still sealed’ and ‘mint’ are not the same thing October 29, 2014March 19, 2020 there’s the rub and it’s all taken care of with a sanford magic rub October 12, 2014March 19, 2020 collectors collect to collect (because the collector wants what the collector wants) October 11, 2014December 2, 2020 managerial problems faced by a rock & roll band September 28, 2014May 2, 2018 three nights three movies September 24, 2014May 2, 2018 the byrds’ mind gardens and outrageous fortunes September 17, 2014December 1, 2020 and we’ve got to text ourselves back to the garden September 14, 2014June 24, 2022 fake autographed rock memorabilia sold at charity fundraisers September 9, 2014October 6, 2021 rock music videos of the sixties – 1964: the moody blues’ “go now” as the first modern rock video August 23, 2014December 27, 2019 rock music videos of the sixties 1 (introduction) August 7, 2014October 22, 2019 video did not kill no radio stars (they was already mostly dead anyways) August 4, 2014April 22, 2018 a whiter shade of pale in some spectacular ruins August 3, 2014October 22, 2019 let’s all hully gully with pussycat a go-go! August 3, 2014October 22, 2019 ken thorne chose the chase in the tyrol to the bitter end July 16, 2014May 9, 2018 1,661 words on del shannon and his connections to the british invasion July 7, 2014May 5, 2021 tears are falling and I feel the pain July 4, 2014May 5, 2021 the return of max frost and the troopers (is this part 6 of the pseudo-psychedelic chad & jeremy essay?) May 11, 2014July 2, 2018 of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics (the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy part 5) May 4, 2014March 6, 2021 of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 4) April 25, 2014May 2, 2018 of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 3) April 22, 2014May 2, 2018 of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 2) April 17, 2014May 5, 2021 of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 1) April 16, 2014May 2, 2018 the great mispriced record sale April 2, 2014March 19, 2020 donovan zen mountains snails and garden gates March 30, 2014November 3, 2020 allan clarke as springsteen trailblazer (is this part 6 of “was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light?”) March 24, 2014May 17, 2020 the story behind columbia 4-48405 (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 5) March 23, 2014May 17, 2020 “blinded by the light” and the avid record collector price guide (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 4) March 22, 2014March 20, 2020 “blinded by the light” off and on the pop charts (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 3) February 23, 2014June 29, 2021 cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 2) February 22, 2014March 21, 2020 was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? (part 1) February 18, 2014March 21, 2020 duke duke duke duke of earl February 1, 2014December 27, 2019 whose response to whom with the stones-beatles-beach boys connection December 29, 2013March 20, 2020 the transmogrification of free will into jukin’ bone December 27, 2013September 15, 2018 was petula clark the best female pop singer of the ’60s? November 24, 2013January 20, 2019 are we forgetting the pseudo-psychedelic sixties? November 24, 2013November 30, 2020 some commonly misused terms in record collecting November 18, 2013September 15, 2021 on paul williams, the father of rock journalism November 17, 2013February 26, 2019 just how many people have died from a marijuana overdose? November 15, 2013March 21, 2020 on determining collectability value rather rare records November 11, 2013March 22, 2020 A few vaguely related posts:How Did I Get Here? (The Error Page)Rare Record Scarcity IndexA Touch Of Gold – Elvis Presley Price Guide (book)
introduction to a blog for those who never gave up their turntables December 16, 2016February 2, 2022
why did rca have to export david bowie records to england in the ’70s? March 12, 2021January 22, 2022
“stacks of wax” is a history of record labels based in cincinnati, ohio February 7, 2021September 16, 2021
why the hell isn’t gene clark in the hall of fame? (gene clark part 4) September 19, 2019May 24, 2022
when was “gene clark with the gosdin brothers” released? (gene clark part 2) September 5, 2019May 24, 2022
how richard hamilton jazzed up the white album (beatles ’68 part 5) February 27, 2019January 28, 2021
on musicians who ruined their careers (and lives) with “reckless behavior” October 1, 2018March 16, 2020
isn’t it a shame that pat boone gets no r-e-s-p-e-c-t? (or, should pat boone be in the rock & roll hall of fame?) August 22, 2018March 16, 2020
the day I uncovered the secret of the universe (and then forgot it) September 18, 2017March 17, 2020
stax records’ main soul men of the ’60s: david porter and isaac hayes October 15, 2016March 24, 2020
david anderle’s won-won-wonderfully weird portrait of brian wilson September 13, 2016September 15, 2021
surf’s up as the first new age rock album (the beach boys flirt with ecology – part 1) December 25, 2015December 1, 2021
on grading records for sale part 1: ‘still sealed’ and ‘mint’ are not the same thing October 29, 2014March 19, 2020
collectors collect to collect (because the collector wants what the collector wants) October 11, 2014December 2, 2020
rock music videos of the sixties – 1964: the moody blues’ “go now” as the first modern rock video August 23, 2014December 27, 2019
video did not kill no radio stars (they was already mostly dead anyways) August 4, 2014April 22, 2018
the return of max frost and the troopers (is this part 6 of the pseudo-psychedelic chad & jeremy essay?) May 11, 2014July 2, 2018
of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics (the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy part 5) May 4, 2014March 6, 2021
of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 4) April 25, 2014May 2, 2018
of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 3) April 22, 2014May 2, 2018
of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 2) April 17, 2014May 5, 2021
of cabbages and kings, of arks and attics – the pseudo-psychedelic sound of chad & jeremy 1967-1968 (part 1) April 16, 2014May 2, 2018
allan clarke as springsteen trailblazer (is this part 6 of “was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light?”) March 24, 2014May 17, 2020
the story behind columbia 4-48405 (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 5) March 23, 2014May 17, 2020
“blinded by the light” and the avid record collector price guide (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 4) March 22, 2014March 20, 2020
“blinded by the light” off and on the pop charts (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 3) February 23, 2014June 29, 2021
cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 2) February 22, 2014March 21, 2020
whose response to whom with the stones-beatles-beach boys connection December 29, 2013March 20, 2020
