The Peak, week of 1/3/11

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Mon 1/3/11: 1991

except for the Posies' "Suddenly Mary", a completely uninteresting set

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Tue 1/4/11: 1976

EJ grows some funk, gringo; Kinks do it the hard way; Simon's still crazy; Joni's on the jungle line; Queen remember '39; Dylan likes Isis and Bowie stays (or does something).  Rob sez both Frampton Comes Alive and Dylan's Desire came out in Jan of '76 but I remember them as spring releases.

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Rob sez both Frampton Comes Alive and Dylan's Desire came out in Jan of '76 but I remember them as spring releases.

Can't speak for Desire, but I definitely remember hearing a few tracks from FCA and seeing it at Tower in the winter of early '76. It didn't really start catching fire 'til spring though. Seems odd now that they wouldn't want to release what would become one of the biggest albums ever before Christmas, but I guess A&M was as surprised as anyone by that one.

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Rob sez both Frampton Comes Alive and Dylan's Desire came out in Jan of '76 but I remember them as spring releases.

Can't speak for Desire, but I definitely remember hearing a few tracks from FCA and seeing it at Tower in the winter of early '76. It didn't really start catching fire 'til spring though. Seems odd now that they wouldn't want to release what would become one of the biggest albums ever before Christmas, but I guess A&M was as surprised as anyone by that one.

I know the singles didn't hit until spring -- "Show me the Way" from FCA and Dylan's "Mozambique" -- but as one who was glued to prog-FM and doing college radio at the same time, you'd think I'd've been aware of the LPs upon release. Me mind's playing tricks, I tells ya.

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Rob sez both Frampton Comes Alive and Dylan's Desire came out in Jan of '76 but I remember them as spring releases.

Can't speak for Desire, but I definitely remember hearing a few tracks from FCA and seeing it at Tower in the winter of early '76. It didn't really start catching fire 'til spring though. Seems odd now that they wouldn't want to release what would become one of the biggest albums ever before Christmas, but I guess A&M was as surprised as anyone by that one.

I know the singles didn't hit until spring -- "Show me the Way" from FCA and Dylan's "Mozambique" -- but as one who was glued to prog-FM and doing college radio at the same time, you'd think I'd've been aware of the LPs upon release. Me mind's playing tricks, I tells ya.

Allmusic says Desire was released on January 16, 1976. For FCA, it only says 1976, but Wikipedia offers that it came out on January 6 of that year, and Desire was released on January 5. Now the only question that raises is that, in my experience, new albums always drop on Tuesdays, which is consistent with the January 6 date, but  in '76 January 16 was a Friday, and January 5 was a  Monday. Then again, we're talking about Dylan here so anything's possible. Or maybe everyone just got it wrong.

And also raises the question: Who the hell cares?

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Wed 1/5/11: 1988

arrived in time for Prince's fab "I Could Never Take The Place of Yo' man". BOS.

And BOS2 Broooce, trying to get into your, er, tunnel.

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Thur 1/6/11: 1968!

catching the tail-end of this one: "Judy in Disguise" with a "Broken Arrow". Sorry I missed Gladys' "Grapevine", the Rascals' "Wonderful" and the fantabulous Balloon Farm.

But Bustout-of-the-Week: the 'oo, "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand", which I don't think I've ever heard on the radio.

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Fri 1/7/11: 1978

a late-'70s set from Rob is a Friday treat. And "This is Pop?" by XTC is another Bustout-of-the-Month contender. Meanwhile Dave Mason lets it go/flow.

They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit.  But playing "Watching the Detectives" *TWICE* is past the overkill limit. Oopsies, Rob.

uber-BOS Zevon, "Tenderness on the Block' -- Warren didn't do sweet too often, but when he did...

Crapton tells Sally to lay down. Guess his seed's not all dry, love.

Dude! Sweet! and their ode to Rushbo, "Love is Like OxyContin". The looooong version?

OMG -- a commercial for Korvettes Dept Stores brought back NYC memories. VHM "Psycho Killer", fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa.

and we close everso tastefully with Ronnie Montrose's instrumental cover of "Town Without Pity". VHM.