‘Spiritual Eternal’ Fills in the Gaps of Alice Coltrane’s Evolution
This reissue of Alice Coltrane's mid-'70s studio albums shows a logical progression of her twinned musical and spiritual journeys.
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Pentangle’s ‘Sweet Child’ Turns 50
Reissued on vinyl by Real Gone Music, British folk-rock band Pentangle's second album Sweet Child is as good as ever.
Bobby Darin at Motown
A new compilation has unearthed experiments in soul music made by pop legend Bobby Darin at his final recording home. Charles Donovan talks to its compilers/producers, Joe Marchese and Andrew Skurow.
A Reissue of the California Cult Classic ‘Barry and the Doctor’
Barry McGuire may have found god, and Eric Hord reportedly became a wandering hippie whose sightings became fewer over the decades, but this was their moment in the California sun.
‘Blues and Haikus’ Captures Jack Kerouac at a Transitional Phase in His Career
Blues and Haikus captures Jack Kerouac at a high point even when he was already starting to slip away from us.