KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Carl Perkins, "Boppin' the Blues"

1/26/2018

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we're back to 1956 at 706 Union Ave, Memphis AKA Sun Studio, for Carl Perkins' "Boppin' The Blues"...

"Carl Perkins hasn't always got the recognition he has deserved, but that's what comes from sharing a label with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. I am told he was the young
George Harrison's main man, and if you ever get a chance to hear "The Carl Perkins Dance Album" you'll know why - it's rockabilly classic. I met Carl twice, once in London and once in NYC, he was a southern gent both times." - KV

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Lee Scratch Perry, "Dreadlocks in Moonlight"

1/19/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we're in Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio, 5 Cardiff Crescent, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica in December 1976 for his own "Dreadlocks in Moonlight"...

"The ever eccentric Lee "Scratch" Perry is undoubtedly one of the greatest record producers of all time, especially his output from when he went independent in 1968 until he destroyed the Black Ark in 1979. "Dreadlocks in Moonlight" was originally recorded as a demo for Bob Marley, but Island Records boss Chris Blackwell persuaded Perry to release his own version, causing Blackwell to miss a meeting with Marley at the time and place Marley was shot." - KV

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Them, "Friday's Child"

1/12/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we're back to London in 1966 for what became a Them b-side: "Friday's Child", which was not released until 1967on the Major Minor label...

"Why the seldom heard "Friday's Child" was first released as the flip of a re-issue of "Gloria" still remains a mystery to me, but perhaps it was because the once Belfast-based, Van Morrison led band had broken up? Still it really does give a sign of things to come from Van and showed that his talents had moved well beyond the constraints of both Beat Boom R&B and Tin Pan Alley influenced songwriting." - KV

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Dolly Parton, "Jolene"

1/5/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
"This year we're kicking it off with a sound from Nashville 1973 - Dolly Parton's self-penned "Jolene"...

"Released 'Stateside' in October 1973, this one was a Top Ten hit in the UK in 1976 and that might have been the first I ever heard or saw of Dolly. She never seems to take herself too seriously and always seems to retain her humility and her dignity. Her quote "Honey, the only thing real about me is my heart." is one of my favourites. An American Classic for sure". - KV

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