Iron Leg First Anniversary Digital Trip v.13 – Garage Fuzz Factory (Part 1)

Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth RIP.
 
Playlist
Guilloteens – Hey You (HBR)
Sonics – Love-Itis (Jerden)
Lindy Blaskey & the Lavells – You Ain’t Tuff (Space)
Beckett Quintet – No Correspondence (Gemcor)
David Clayton Thomas – Done Somebody Wrong (Decca)
Knickerbockers – I Must Be Doing Something Right (Challenge)
Mystery Bonus Track
Apparitions – She’s So Satisfying (Caped Crusader)
Max Frost & the Troopers – Let [...]

The Changin’ Times – How Is the Air Up There

Top to Bottom – Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld, Kornfeld & Duboff
Performing on Shivaree in 1965

Listen – The Changin’ Times – How Is The Air Up There – MP3
Greetings all.
Today’s selection is an object lesson in why a record fiend (such as myself) relishes the opportunity to hit record shows (as opposed to random digs in the [...]

The Creation – Making Time

The Creation

Listen – The Creation – Making Time – MP3
Greetings all.
The tune I bring you today is both a long time favorite and a major want-list item (that I doubted I’d ever score a copy of).
But first, a story.
Some weeks ago I was on an unexpected vinyl digging expedition (i.e. having arrived in a music [...]

Buzzy Linhart – The Love’s Still Growing

Buzzy Linhart

Listen – Buzzy Linhart – The Love’s Still Growing – MP3
Greetings all.
I figured I’d close out the week with something mellow, to get your head back in the right place so that enjoyment of the weekend might commence.
The tune I bring you today is a song that I fell in love with some years [...]

Lynne Randell – That’s a Hoe Down

Lynne Randell

Listen – Lynne Randell – That’s a Hoe Down- MP3
Greetings all.
A few weeks ago I made an unexpected trip to a record fair, and pretty much blew my bankroll in the first 30 minutes (thanks in large part to one dealer with an exceptional selection of both soul and garage 45s). I was pretty [...]

Iron Leg Digital Trip #12 – Gravel v.2 – NYC

Mod girl dancing at The Dive (1986)
Photo by Andy Peters
All the photos in this piece were taken by Andy Peters, who if he knows what’s good for him will put together and publish a coffee table book on the scene.

DOH!!! While a-googling to do some fact checking, I discovered that my old pal Blair Buscareno [...]

The Free – Decision for Lost Soul Blue

Listen – The Free – Decision for Lost Soul Blue – MP3
Greetings all.
Important programming note: Before we get started, I should tell you that I just posted a major update to the post on the Knight Riders. Band member Jay Mierly has sent me a few rare photos of the band, which I’ve added to [...]

Buffalo Springfield – Everydays

Buffalo Springfield

Listen – Buffalo Springfield – Everydays – MP3
Greetings all.
I should get things started by mentioning that I’ve begun the 2008 Pledge Drive over at Funky16Corners. Lest you wonder why I mention it here, know that the server space where all the F16C files reside is also home sweet home to all the files here, [...]