Records That Made History

Bluesman John Campbell's Elektra Records debut is a curious affair with more than one respect despite its apparent perfection and original voice.The first oddity of the case is the fact that Campbell signed. Clearly in 1990, when Campbell was agreeing and signing his contract with the label, record company executives were still interested in finding new and original talent to develop for a while and market. One Believer was out […]

Still Got The Blues is the eighth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on March 26, 1990. This LP marked a significant shift in style for Moore, who prior to this album, was primarily known for his rock and hard rock music with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, G-Force, Greg Lake, but also during his own extensive solo career, as well as his jazz-fusion work with Colosseum […]

Vehicle is the debut album by Ides Of March, released in 1970. The album's title single, "Vehicle", became the fastest selling single in Warner history.The Ides Of March were local heroes in Chicago for several years, playing British Invasion-style pop and enjoying local hits with songs like "You Will Not Listen" and "Roller Coaster" before becoming nationally known in the early 1970s with the hit single "Vehicle", a classic mix […]

Calling Card is the eighth studio album by Irish guitarist and singer Rory Gallagher, released in 1976 and the second of four albums he released with Chrysalis Records in the ‘70s. All song compositions are by Rory Gallagher with the album to be considered a milestone in his career.Calling Card was co-produced with Gallagher by Deep Purple and Rainbow bassist Roger Glover. It was Gallagher's first time working with a […]

Malo is the first album by the 12-piece band Malo from San Francisco, released in 1972. Their name means "bad" in Spanish but good in the Mayan language.On April 22, 1972, Malo performed the song "Suavecito" on the ABC-TV program "American Bandstand". Two months earlier, on February 27, 1972, "Suavecito" had entered the Billboard Hot Top 100 at No. 76, and on April 30 of the same year, it reached […]

Strong Persuader is the fifth studio album by American blues guitarist and singer Robert Cray. Recorded by Cray at Sage & Sound and Haywood Studios in Los Angeles, produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker, it was released on November 17, 1986 by Mercury Records and Hightone Records. Strong Persuader became the group's breakout hit and since 1995 has sold over two million copies, later entering No. 42 on Rolling […]

E. C. Was Here is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton, recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Long Beach Arena, Hammersmith Odeon and Providence Civic Center by Record Plant Remote during Clapton's first tour after Derek And The Dominos in 1970 and their live album In Concert.After his recovery from heroin addiction in 1974 and his subsequent comeback with the album 461 Ocean Boulevard, the guitar legend kept […]

Perhaps the hottest era of original Chicago Blues left its mark with Chess Records in the late 1960s. In an effort to appeal to younger audiences at the time, the label recruited an elite group of musicians, including the holy trinity to consist of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.Unfortunately, in the case of Muddy and Wolf, the inoculation with acid rock vibes of the solid and traditional Blues […]

Songs From The Wood is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in February 1977. The album marked a new direction for the band, which returned to celebrating British pagan folk and the countryside in a broad folk rock style that combined traditional instruments and melodies, with hard rock and electric guitars.The album is considered the first in a trio of Jethro Tull folk rock […]