A memoir of 25 years (1975-2000) spent working in the world of records & music in Seattle, with side trips into writings on Led Zeppelin and other adventures from my musical life.
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The Record Store Years (and beyond) #112: Steve Earle’s Glorious 5-Album Run 1995-2000 Pt. 1: Background
Over a career spanning four decades-plus and still going strong in 2026, Steve Earle has truly earned the title of “renaissance man.” Withstanding the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, the three-time Grammy winner has been successful...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #111: Album Cover Parodies and Coincidences Episode 5: Psychedelia and The Counterculture
For my fifth installment of album cover similarities we’re looking at a colorful batch of jackets that range from true psychedelia to more conventional art that comes from or references imagery adopted by the counterculture of the 1960s and...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #110: “That’ll Be The Day” and “Stardust” – The Soundtrack Albums and Dave Edmunds
The story of the albums related to the That’ll Be The Day and Stardust films is an interesting one. Ronco Records was one of the many branches of Ronco, a company that became huge by marketing household and kitchen gadgets like the Veg-O-Ma...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #109: Rock ‘n’ Roll Historical Fiction on Film Part 2: “Stardust”
Content Warning: [Spoiler alert] - The ending of the film is revealed.
Stardust, the 1974 sequel to That’ll Be The Day, involved most of the same creative team and actors from the first film. Of the principal characters, only Ringo Starr d...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #108: Rock ‘n’ Roll Historical Fiction on Film Part 1: “That’ll Be The Day”
Content Warning: A scene in this film involving rape is discussed.
In the history of fictional films about rock ‘n’ roll, Hollywood has rarely ‘gotten it right,’ and those who are fans of the real deal tend to be hyper critical of these ef...
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I am a writer, musician and carpenter living in Seattle, Washington. I spent 25 years (1975-2000) with a small chain of Seattle-area record stores known as Cellophane Square, and also published the Led Zeppelin fanzine "Proximity" during this time.
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