Bazooka Format:LP I had to race the

I had to race the sun and deal with drunken street revelers getting in the way of the shot

Thomas and Louise Boddie’s industrious Boddie Recording Company issued nearly 300 albums and 45s

” Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label remains dollar-for-dollar the best soul compilation of its century and the perfect primer for anyone piqued by the Eccentric Soul series

Every sweat-drenched recording included here emerged from Merry’s grass-roots organization that changed

erected inside the mouth of an actual limestone fissure

Bazooka Format:LP I had to race theZion, Illinois Shoes comes in second only to Cheap Trick in embodying the sound and story of Illinois pop in the late 70s and early 80s. Helmed by brothers Jon and Jeff Murphy and schoolmate Gary Klebe, Zions favorite sons were more bedroom than barroom, focusing on nailing their technique, not the local barmaid. While their Elektra issued Present Tense LP produced four MTV ready singles and videos, its their pre major label work that genre fans have