I’ll admit that I bought this record for the cover. It was spendy at the record store ($9.95 at House of Records in Eugene, Oregon), but that cover just popped — bright yellow, with great, cartoon-y art. I did a […]
I’ll admit that I bought this record for the cover. It was spendy at the record store ($9.95 at House of Records in Eugene, Oregon), but that cover just popped — bright yellow, with great, cartoon-y art. I did a […]
Each year for the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to be invited out to Montréal for the festival La Grande Rencontre. When I was a kid, I visited Montréal a few times to visit my grandmother Colombe Leblanc, […]
We’re going a bit outside the box on Vinyl Roots this week, diving into the remarkable catalog of Portland, Oregon-based record label Sahel Sounds. Led by young field collector Chris Kirkely, Sahel Sounds started off as a travel blog with stunningly […]
The first vinyl I bought for myself was at the wonderful, tiny record store House of Records in Eugene, Oregon. I bought it because I saw my friend Jerry Gallaher on the cover. I’d been playing music at French-Canadian jam sessions […]
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