The classic late-‘60s blues-rock band Humble Pie held their first rehearsal – back in mid-January 1969 – at the family home of their then-newly-recruited, 17-year-old drummer Jerry Shirley. The four shaggy-headed musicians – three of whom had to sneak into the neighborhood and house in disguise, due to their local celebrity – squeezed their amps and Shirley’s small drum kit into his parents’ living room. Very domestic, very humble! But more important, a turning point in rock music history.
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Vinyl Cave: Dollar bin diving with Jethro Burns, Phil Driscoll, Max Demian, Streetwalkers
January 2, 2021
Bob Koch
Your dedicated crate digger is back with another report on what music can still be found in the bargain bin. Although the prices for used albums by well-known artists just keep going up, there remains a lot of interesting music to be found for a buck or two. And as long as sellers keep chucking lesser-known LPs in the bargain bin â in stores or online â it will keep this perpetually curious writer occupied.
Bob Koch
The well of obscure rock band albums issued by Mercury Records from the 1960s on sometimes seems inexhaustible. (An LP by a band called Dry Dock County is one I m on the hunt for currently, after finding a 45 from their lone Mercury LP a few months back.)