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Episode 173. The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow
The U.K. band The Pretty Things created what is arguably, the first concept album with a storyline, "S.F. Sorrow". In other words, the first rock opera. They began the recordings in 1967, but the album was released a year by their label EMI. Th...
Episode 172. The Osmonds - The Plan
The Osmonds were a phenomenon of the early to mid-Seventies. They had tremendous success with their own pop records. But they had broader musical ambitions and conceived a song cycle expounding on their faith in the Mormon Church, but in a acce...
Episode 171. The Fugs
The Fugs came from the Lower East side of New York and became the first proper underground rock band. They used satire, humor and innuendos to put their views and messages across to a broader audience beyond those that attended small gatherings...
Episode 170. Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music
In this Classic Album series, we're going to listen to Country Joe and The Fish's "Electric Music For The Mind and Body'. It was released in May of 1967, a few weeks before they performed at The Monterey International Pop Festival. The record c...
Episode 169. Frank Zappa - Only In It For The Money
Frank Zappa began to produce his own albums and learned to use the studio as a creative vehicle for his vast musical ideas. This was his third album with The Mothers of Invention, and perhaps their most consistent of their works. It's a wonderf...