Taiwanese albums

opinions about the stories about beach boys album covers

Last Updated on: December 15, 2021 by Neal Umphred

“BACK THROUGH THE OPERA GLASS” is the title of three lengthy articles that review most of the Beach Boys album covers released on major labels in the US. It is subtitled “The Stories Behind the Album Covers” and was written by Malcolm Searles. This massive project covers every important album from 1962 through the present. [Continue reading]

Donovan SunshineSuperman Taiwan record 600

the cheesiest semi-legal records in the world!

Last Updated on: February 1, 2023 by Neal Umphred

I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA from Pennsylvania in June 1978. I naively believed I would find some semblance of “the sixties” hidden away in San Francisco. But in only a few years, most of it had been blotted out. There were still a lot of hand-painted Victorian houses and a few hip coffee shops and bookstores.

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