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George Harrison championed them, Paul McCartney produced their debut hit, and Apple Records signed them—yet the Iveys (soon to be Badfinger) nearly vanished before they began, victims of internal rifts and corporate reshuffling.
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Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
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In a gritty Montreal summer, a parking lot attendant’s despair is upended by Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart’s “People Get Ready”—a song that, in one haunting night, turns danger and dead-end dreams into deliverance.
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Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
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After tensions split Delaney & Bonnie’s band, Bobby Whitlock joined Eric Clapton in forming Derek & the Dominos, playing key roles in both Layla and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass—before launching a solo career of his own.
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Eric Clapton’s defection from Blind Faith to Delaney & Bonnie sparked a whirlwind of tours, studio sessions, and shifting alliances—culminating in a landmark live album, George Harrison’s secret cameos, and the birth of Derek and the Dominos.
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Blue Train gets the Tone Poet treatment, and John Coltrane’s only Blue Note leader session never sounded better—Kevin Gray’s stereo cut dazzles with dynamic finesse, stellar horn imaging, and top-shelf vinyl presentation.
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Joe Cocker’s career nearly derailed in 1970 until Leon Russell hastily assembled the raucous “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour—transforming a PR crisis into a legendary, if chaotic, rock caravan that launched Russell to solo stardom.
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Mike Vosse helped spark one of rock’s greatest musical intersections: Elton John’s rise in America, Leon Russell’s breakout, and the moment they collided at the Troubadour—fueling a creative surge that would echo for decades.
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Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
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Jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, once a devoted audiophile with Linn and Naim gear, now favors simpler setups and live recordings, believing music—not the gear—should move us, whether it’s Mingus or McCartney.
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Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
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Fleeing taxes and chaos, the Rolling Stones holed up in a French villa and conjured “Exile on Main St.” — a murky, magnificent sprawl of blues, gospel, and rock’n’roll defiance that still resonates 50 years on.
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As protests raged and culture shifted in 1968, soul and funk artists like James Brown, The Temptations, and Marvin Gaye redefined Black music with psychedelic grooves, political messages, and genre-breaking experimentation.
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George Harrison’s enthusiasm for Delaney & Bonnie’s Accept No Substitute nearly landed the duo on Apple Records—until label politics and Delaney’s double-dealing derailed the deal, sparking industry drama and setting off a ripple through rock history.
