I’ve run out of epitaphs. The battlefield of pop continues to accumulate bodies. During this past week we were reminded of the passing of Karen Carpenter (33 years ago) and the officially recognized Day the Music Died (really? Then what have we been listening to in the intervening 57 years?).
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JAIMIE VERNON – K-TEL’S SHINING STARS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1974, 1975, 22 Explosive Hits, 8-tracks, Bay City Rollers, Billy Paul, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Malvern, cassettes, CFTR, Chi-Lites, CHUM, Commodores, DBAWIS, Delfonics, Disco, Disco Rock, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dorothy Moore, Earth Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, Jaimie Vernon, James Brown, Jim Croce, John Denver, K-Tel, Kiss, Lou Rawls, LPs, Main Ingredient, Maurice White, O'Jays, Pursuaders, Scarborough, Shining Star, Sly & The Family Stone, Soul Train, Spinners, Stylistics, Temptations, The Apollo Theatre, The Carpenters, The Dells, The Dramatics, Three Degrees, Top 40, Toronto on February 6, 2016 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – POLY VINYL CHLORIDE, SLIGHT RETURN
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Albums, Annihilator, Beatles, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Vinyl, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedias, CD, Craigslist, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, eBay, Gemm, hipsters, ipod, Jaimie Vernon, Kijiji, Lake Ontario Vinyl Collectors Community, Led Zeppelin, LPs, Millennials, Moon Records, Musicstack, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Rate Your Music, record collector shows, Records, Rush, saltines, Spotify on December 5, 2015 by segarini
I’ve recently been reunited with my vinyl collection. Over 3000 LPs of CanCon-only vintage that I’ve been collecting since around 1980; prior to that I was your average music lover with anything and everything that fell under the guise of popular music – no matter the country.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 