All reviews by hcrink

Bolster and McDaniel: S/T Bolster and McDaniel: S/T

Pretty bizarre record that I picked up recently on the strength of the cover. I was prepaired for the fairly standard folky rock with country overtones that this record mostly is - but, was totally unprepaired for the quirky, low-budget funk(?) jam that opens the record. SEE WHAT I MEAN!?!?! File under: HUH…???

Cable Car Soundscapes Cable Car Soundscapes

This is the kind of record that brings joy to my life and reminds me of why I got into collecting oddball records in the first place. It’s a local bay area lp from the early 80’s of a guy who, just as the name implies, recorded the sounds of cable cars. Side A is […]

Capitol Singers: Over The Rainbow Capitol Singers: Over The Rainbow

The mind that conceived of kids doing a cover of “If I Ever Lose This Heaven” should be cryogenically frozen for posterity.

Carol Kleyn - Love Has Made Me Stronger Carol Kleyn - Love Has Made Me Stronger

I suppose this record would not be everyone’s “cup of tea”. I imagine some people would say - “but she can’t play an instrument or sing very well” - and they would technically be correct. All I know is that there are far too many people making music who are supposedly “good” at it for […]

Carols Avalon: Only One Carols Avalon: Only One

Hadn’t found a cover quite this good/bad in a while. This dude clearly thought he was THEE MACK!

Cassietta George: This Time Cassietta George: This Time

Pretty much a one tracker, but oh what a track! The rest is not bad, but it’s also not great. And you are definitely left wanting more like “Let’s Get Together”.

Chabelo Chabelo

A favorite cover - sent to me in a package when I traded with Dave’s Records. Neither he nor I ever had the vinyl, but I doubt the music is nearly as interesting as the cover on this one.

Channels: Voices Channels: Voices

Another one of those strange ones that I can’t tell if I love or hate. Bizarre Jesus rock with some incredibly white kinda-sorta-disco-like moves. Disturbing to say the least. I feel that the real story here is in the hair-doos though…

Chim Kothari: Sound Of Sitar Chim Kothari: Sound Of Sitar

An early “Sitar-sploitation” record on Deram from 1966 which has much more of an MOR pop sound that stuff like Ananda Shankar which would come later. There are two originals on here that are in a Raga sort of mode, but it’s mostly comprised of pop covers of the day. The Sitar is superimposed over […]

Chinese For Christ Hong Kong Blind Choir - His Smile Chinese For Christ Hong Kong Blind Choir - His Smile

Yikes! This has to be one of the most disturbing covers I’ve ever found. Completely uninteresting musically though. This is the back cover, BTW.

Christopher Tree - Spontaneous Sound Christopher Tree - Spontaneous Sound

Bearded man plays 150 gongs all by himself.

College of the Redwoods Stage Band: Family of Man College of the Redwoods Stage Band: Family of Man

Local NorCal High School jazz lp. Half of this is pretty standard school kid cheese. IE: horrible selection of covers (the Flinstones theme) sloppily executed - but without the reckless abandon that would make it interesting. The second side it better. An original side-long jazz suite with tinges of exotica. Based on the short clip […]

Corvina: S/T Corvina: S/T

Yet another pretty mediocre Hungarian rock record for your viewing/listening pleasure. I couldn’t help but get excited when I found this cause the cover is so foreign and cool, but it’s mostly sorta jaunty lightweight pop with some flutey sheep-herder moves. There are a couple pretty cool tracks that rock a bit harder though, so […]

Craig Kupka - Clouds Craig Kupka - Clouds

First of all, I’d just like to say that I celebrate this dude’s entire catalog. But, this may very well be my favorite. I believe I onced described this to a friend as Brian Eno meets spiritual jazz.

Craig Kupka - Crystals Craig Kupka - Crystals

Follow up to his “Clouds” lp. Same deal here - music intended to be played in old folks homes & drug rehab clinics. This one is all echoed out trombones, or at least one whole side is. I like Clouds a bit better, but this one is still very, very cool.

Craig Kupka - Modern Dance Vol.1 Craig Kupka - Modern Dance Vol.1

This lp was my introduction to Kupka, and it’s still my favorite of his records. First heard it on a mix Anthony Pearson sent me (god, I hate it when people name drop like that) and it really blew my mind.

Dakota Sid: S/T Dakota Sid: S/T

For what it’s worth, I really like this record. One of my favorite rural California lp’s which is saying a lot. Stellar lonesome fire-side cosmic cowboy moves. Never fails to make me wanna spark a doobie, attire myself with large, garish turquoise man-jewelry, & hit the road in my boogie-van while jamming a faux-leather […]

Dane Sturgeon - Wild 'n' Tender Dane Sturgeon - Wild ‘n’ Tender

Another private press favorite from my fair state of California. And yet another record that Will Louviere’s Show And Tell site put me up on. This is a hard one to classify. It’s definitely raw enough to appeal to garage rock enthusiasts, yet it lacks the naive quality of most records of that genre.

Dannie Richmond: In Jazz For The Culture Set Dannie Richmond: In Jazz For The Culture Set

Interesting stab at pop-jazz by longtime Mingus Associate Dannie Richmond. The album consists of about half pop and rock (Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind”, Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”, etc) covers which actually work into jazz better than one would expect, and half light originals penned by various players and contributors to the date. Gary […]

Danny and Joyce: Ma La Lady Danny and Joyce: Ma La Lady

This cover really gives me the creeps.

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