KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Crazy Horse, "I Don't Want to Talk About It"

6/29/2018

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in the California of early 1971 for Crazy Horse's " I Don't Want To Talk About It" (written and sung by Danny Whitten) from their self-titled debut LP on Reprise...

"As a listener, I have spent very little time in early 1970s California, but there is no denying the beauty and strength of this one. I've heard several covers of this, but nothing to match the original. Sadly, Danny Whitten was a drug addict who died in 1972, and it is widely acknowledged that Neil Young's "The Needle & The Damage Done" was written with Danny in mind."- KV

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Sons of Kemet, "My Queen is Ada Eastman"

6/22/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week, like my physical self, we are in the London of 2018 with the Sons Of Kemet's "My Queen Is Ada Eastman", from their LP "Your Queen Is A Reptile" on Impulse Records...

"Evidently this is the 3rd LP (their 1st on the legendary Impulse label) from this London-based jazz group, of whom I know very little. To me, "Ada Eastman" sounds like an Afro Jazz grime record and the "we're still here" theme of the lyric is very timely considering the recent British HMS Empire Windrush scandal." - KV

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Small Faces, "Rollin' Over"

6/15/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in the London of Spring 1968 for the Small Faces' "Rollin' Over", from their classic "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" LP...

"I've spent the last few days In Mile End, East London and thus deep in the heart of Small Faces country. Although many would disagree, I see The Small Faces and the taller later version, The Faces, as the same group with Messrs. Lane, MacLagan and Jones as their core. When Steve Marriott left to go 'eavy with Humble Pie, Ron Wood and Rod Stewart moved in. Here's Stevie at the top of his game, before he jumped ship." - KV

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Big Youth, "Screaming Target"

6/8/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Kingston Jamaica in 1972 for Big Youth's "Screaming Target", from his debut LP of the same name, first released on Gussies...

"In the early 1970s after the skinhead phenomenon had faded, reggae was a completely underground/alternative scene in the UK, with its own clubs, dances and record shops. Truly a culture unto itself and before Bob Marley broke through, the biggest reggae star in London was undoubtedly Big Youth. Get yourself a copy of "Screaming Target' and then you'll know why !" - KV

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Muddy Waters, "I Can't Be Satisfied"

6/1/2018

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week were in the Chicago of 1948 for Muddy Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied" on Aristocrat (a label that would soon change it's name to Chess Records)...

"One of my proudest moments was in the late 1970s when I managed to hustle my way through a backstage crowd to shake hands with Muddy Waters. I told him my name and he asked me to repeat it, so I did. "Kosmo Vinyl !", he exclaimed, "That some name you got yourself.", we both laughed and shook hands. Hard to believe this record was made 70 years ago and still sounds as crucial as ever." - KV

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