FANTASY – Off The Record

Seether – Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray (Coloured LP)

Tasos Samiotis — Wed, 21 May 2025 08:19:19 +0000

Limited Edition Marbled Vinyl

‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray‘ was originally released on May 17, 2011, marking Seether‘s fifth studio album, and it was later certified Gold.

Produced by Brendan O’Brien, known for his work with Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and Bruce Springsteen, the album debuted at No. 2 in the US on the Billboard 200 while topping both the Alternative Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts.

The multi-Platinum lead single, Country Song, became a major hit, reaching No. 1 on the US Rock Songs chart and No. 12 on the Alternative Songs chart. In addition to Country Song, tracks like Tonight, Here and Now, and No Resolution were released as singles. The album is often regarded as a pivotal moment in Seether’s career, showcasing their ability to innovate while staying true to their signature sound. Driven by four hit singles, the album continues to resonate with fans, amassing over 250 million streams to date. Notably, this marks the first time the album has been released on vinyl.

1. Fur Cue
2. No Resolution
3. Here and Now
4. Country Song
5. Master of Disaster
6. Tonight
7. Pass Slowly
8. Fade Out
9. Roses
10. Down
11. Desire for Need
12. Forsaken

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: Volume Two (CD)

Tasos Samiotis — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:32:00 +0000

1. Walk On the Water
2. Susie Q – Album Version
3. Born On the Bayou
4. Good Golly Miss Molly
5. Thombstone Shadow
6. Wrote a Song For Everyone
7. The Night Time is the Right Time
8. Cotton Fields
9. It Came Out of the Sky
10. Don’t Look Now
11. The Midnight Special
12. Before You Accuse Me
13. My Baby Left Me
14. Pagan Baby
15. (Wish I Could) Hideaway
16. It’s Just a Thought
17. Molina
18. Born On the Move
19. Lookin’ For a Reason
20. Hello Mary Lou

Albert King – I Wanna Get Funky (LP)

Administrator — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:01:48 +0000

In the mid-70s – at a time when black-oriented radio stations coast to coast had all but banished blues records from their playlists – Albert King continued to penetrate the airways with his up-to-date blues sound. Indeed, in early 1974, the wonderfully funky “That’s What the Blues Is All About” reached No. 15 on Billboard’s chart, becoming King’s biggest hit of the decade. Other highlights of this thoughtfully crafted album include King’s rendition of the Little Milton classic “Walkin’ the Back Streets and Crying” and a scorching new arrangement of “Cross Cut Saw,” a tune King had earlier borrowed from the ultra-obscure Binghampton Blues Boys. King also affords his young guitar disciple Donald Kinsey plenty of room to burn on the latter selection.

I Wanna Get Funky
Playin’ On Me
Walkin’ The Back Streets
‘Til My Back Ain’t Got No Bone
Flat Tire
I Can’t Hear Nothing But The Blues
Travelin’ Man
Cross Cut Saw
That’s What The Blues Is All About

Musicians:

Albert King (vocals, guitar)

Donald Kenzie (rhythm guitar)

Hot Buttered Soul (background vocals)

The Bar-Kays / The Movement (rhythm section)

The Memphis Horns

The Memphis Symphony Strings

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory (LP)

Administrator — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:27:33 +0000

Unquestionably one of the greatest American rock bands ever, Creedence Clearwater Revival will best be remembered for their unique bayou sound popularized in songs like “Proud Mary” and “Green River.” Although their music evoked the raw, gospel-tinged sound of the rural South, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and Tom and John Fogerty actually hailed from El Cerrito, California, a small town near Berkeley.

The 1968 release of the band’s debut album Creedence Clearwater Revival paralleled the flowering of the San Francisco music scene, but the Creedence phenomenon had little in common with the “San Francisco Sound.” That first LP contained rock standards such as Dale Hawkins’s “Susie Q” and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You,” as well as original material by John Fogerty, who was to emerge as one of rock’s most influential songwriters.

With the release of their second album, Bayou Country, which was home to such classics as “Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou,” it became evident that Creedence had an uncanny knack for writing hits. Third album Green River and songs like “Bad Moon Rising” and the title track and fourth album Willy and the Poor Boys and cuts like “Down On The Corner” and “Fortunate Son” propelled the band even further towards greatness.

Fifth album Cosmo’s Factory, the name drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford gave CCR’s rehearsal studio because so many hits were created there, lived up to its namesake in spades. Cosmo’s Factory was the fourth and biggest of the string of five Top 10 albums CCR released in 1969 and 1970. Featured here are staples like “Travelin’ Band,” “Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “Run Through the Jungle” and covers of material by Marvin Gaye (CCR’s signature take on “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”), Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup. By 1970, CCR had undeniably become the number one American rock and roll attraction.

Ramble Tamble
Before You Accuse Me
Travelin’ Band
Ooby Dooby
Lookin’ Out My Backdoor
Run Through The Jungle
Up Around The Bend
My Baby Left Me
Who’ll Stop The Rain
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Long As I Can See The Light

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country (LP)

Administrator — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:45:16 +0000

The 1968 release of the band’s debut album Creedence Clearwater Revival paralleled the flowering of the San Francisco music scene, but the Creedence phenomenon had little in common with the “San Francisco Sound.” That first LP contained rock standards such as Dale Hawkins’s “Susie Q” and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’s “I Put a Spell on You,” as well as original material by John Fogerty, who was to emerge as one of rock’s most influential songwriters.

With the release of their second album, Bayou Country, in 1969 it became evident that Creedence had an uncanny knack for writing hits. Bayou Country is chock full of classics and much-played album tracks including “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” the Little Richard cover “Good Golly Miss Molly,” the eight-minute plus “Graveyard Train” and the seven-minute plus “Keep on Choogling.” By 1970, CCR had undeniably become the number one American rock and roll attraction.

1. Born On The Bayou

2. Bootleg

3. Graveyard Train

4. Good Golly Miss Molly

5. Penthouse Pauper

6. Proud Mary

7. Keep On Chooglin’

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy And The Poorboys (LP)

Administrator — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:35:47 +0000

Creedence Clearwater Revival is arguably the definitive American rock band. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area and borrowing heavily from the musical traditions of the Deep South, the gritty and powerful foursome served up a potent stew that appealed to a broad audience not just in the States but around the world. Their creative arc was relatively brief yet highly influential, and some four decades after their heyday, their straight-ahead raw energy continues to echo in the rock and pop sounds of the modern day.

So popular was CCR worldwide that by 1970 the group was consistently scoring hits on both the A and B sides of its singles, a feat previously accomplished by Elvis Presley and the Beatles. This LP, released in November of 1969, proved to be no exception, containing “Fortunate Son” and “Down On The Corner,” the latter becoming one of CCR’s biggest hits to date. Additional standouts include excellent renditions of standards “Cotton Fields” and “Midnight Special.” Willy & The Poorboys remained on the Billboard charts for 60 weeks, scoring as high as #3 and earning the group their third platinum LP.

1. Down On The Corner

2. It Came Out Of The Sky

3. Cotton Fields

4. Poorboy Shuffle

5. Feelin’ Blue

6. Fortunate Son

7. Don’t Look Now

8. The Midnight Special

9. Side O’ The Road

10. Effigy