Groovy Thunder

It's nearly time for the inevitable FTSOTS end of year list, but let's get the finest reissues and archival albums of 2019 out of the way first ok? You'll come alive when the band starts swinging... With stocking stuffing artwork by the almighty Tinca, it's ho ho ho and here we go.

1. Peter Laughner - The Peter Laughner Box
2. Bob Dylan - The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings
3. Jimi Hendrix - Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts
4. v/a - If You're Not Part Of The Solution: Soul, Politics And Spirituality In Jazz '67-'75
5. Jim Sullivan - If The Evening Were Dawn
6. Neil Young & The Stray Gators - Tuscaloosa
7. Sachiko Kanenobu - Misora
8. Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks Vol. 30: Fillmore East 1970
9. v/a - Black Man's Pride 3: None Shall Escape The Judgement Of The Almighty
10. Tunng - This Is Tunng... Magpie Bites And Other Cuts

Peter Laughner - Fat City Jive

Just Goodnight

Last will and testament dept: the mighty Light in the Attic just released a fine collection of acoustic demos by Jim 'UFO' Sullivan. While we will probably never know what exactly happened to the enigmatic musician on that fateful day in the desert, at least all of his recorded works have been released now. "Birds without wings they never touch the sky..."

Jim Sullivan - What To Tell Her

Come Lately

Johnny come listen again, as we present another musical six pack of Johnnys. Artwork as usual by the fabulous Tinca. "Old Johnny vowed that he would never, ever end up like the rest..."

The Kinks - Johnny Thunder

John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad

Jim Sullivan - Johnny

Joe Ely - Johnny's Blues

Steve Earle - Johnny Come Lately

The Gun Club - Goodbye Johnny

Some More Girls

As a promise is a promise, here's another girly girly six pack for ya. All lovelies, all good-uns. Second verse, same as the first, as da brudders sang. Gorgeous artwork as usual by Tinca. Cherchez la femme encore!

Arthur Verocai - Sylvia
Jack Nitzsche - Marie
Nicky Hopkins - Dolly
Jim Sullivan - Rosey
Bobby Rush - Sue
Henri Bowane - Marie Louise

Look See

"Plain as your eyes can see, read what the sign says..." So stop, look, and listen, mi amigos da musica.

Jim Sullivan - Plain As Your Eyes Can See

Plush - Three-quarters Blind Eyes
Ed Askew - Little Eyes
Thelonious Monk - There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (take 2)
Warne Marsh - Smog Eyes
John Coltrane - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes