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Archive for July, 2007
Popeye, Vol. 1
Popeye, Vol. 1: I Yam What I Yam by E.C. Segar (1928-1931) - A weighty tome collecting the earliest Popeye stories from E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre comic strip. This is not the watered down and domesticated Popeye of later years. This is primal, salty Popeye in epic comic adventure yarns. Lost spirits of the collective unconscious, summoned back and trapped in a large and heavy book that is impressive even as a totemic object.
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Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas: A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (1971) - It’s been a couple of decades since I last read this one, but it still rocks, rattles and resonates. A brutal, sloppy tongued kiss-off to the 1960s counterculture.
August 13, 2008...no commentsHumor, Horror And The Supernatural: 22 Stories by Saki by H.H. Munro aka Saki (1951) - Tightly compact stories of puckish wit with a touch of the macabre. Bedtime stories for the Addams household.
August 4, 2008...no commentsHiding The Elephant: How Magicians Invented The Impossible And Learned To Disappear by Jim Steinmeyer (2003) - Tracing the evolution of one branch of effects, Steinmeyer takes us on an elegantly digressive tour of magic’s golden age — from the latter 19th century to the 1930s. Nicely written with a personal voice.
August 4, 2008...no commentsJ.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 by Pablo Casals (Naxos/2000) - Vivid 1920s and 30s recordings of Bach’s cello suites by the artist who brought them into the modern performance repertoire. Intense performances and rather nice sound quality.
July 4, 2008...no commentsStrummin’ Mental, Parts One and Two by various artists (Crypt/199?) - Two separate CDs of joyfully obscure late 1950s to mid-1960s rock instrumentals. This batch does cover the fabled twang ‘n’ surf era with 32 sides a piece, waxed by unknown American kids gone mad with the power of electric guitars. Points off for zero information on the bands or tunes.
June 1, 2008...no commentsEverything You Always Wanted To Know About 60’s Mind Expansive Punkadelic Garage Rock Instrumentals But Were Afraid To Ask by various artists (Arf! Arf!/1993) - Another fully loaded Arf! Arf! comp. This one is filled with rock instrumentals. But rather than covering the usual twang ‘n’ surf era, this covers the mid to late-60s fuzz ‘n’ wah era. The smelly full flowering of psych, the earthy roots of metal and prog to come. Obscure, amazing and fun.
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