1969 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

REISSUES: Free At Last Extended Edition by The Mal Waldron Trio

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Clarence Becton, ECM, Eric Dolphy, Free At Last, Isla Eckinger, Mal Waldron, Mal Waldron Trio

ECM capped off its 50th year celebration with a long overdue revamp of the label’s flagship title

Classical Hard Rock

Presto: Deep Purple’s ‘Concerto for Group and Orchestra’ at 50

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple, EMI, Harvest Records, Ian Gillen, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Royal Albert Hall

At the end of 1969, the hard rock icons took their sound to a new level on their largely overlooked experiment with orchestra

Pop

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: A Little More Conversation

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, 2019, Box sets, Conversation Piece, David Bowie, Rhino, Space Oddity, Tony Visconti

David Bowie’s Space Oddity saga finally gets its unabridged homage in gorgeous new box set

Experimental jazz Rock Soul

Chicago Transit Authority’s 50th Anniversary Recalls a Time When Chicago was Cool

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Peter Cetera, Rhino, Terry Kath

Despite a controversial new remaster, the double-length debut of this legendary big band at its most experimental continues to reveal new shades of fancy colours a half-century later

Blues Records Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Best Stones Album Turns 50

December 6, 2019November 27, 2021 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1969, ABKCO, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Digging into the anniversary box commemorating Let It Bleed

Experimental Pop

I Really Need A Friend: The Rejection and Acceptance of Scott Walker’s Scott 4

December 1, 2019August 19, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1969, Angela Morley, Bob Dylan, Citizen Kane, David Bowie, Harry Secombe, Ingmar Bergman, Julian Cope, Orson Welles, Scott 4, Scott Walker, Wally Stott

In late 1969, the dearly departed American pop laureate turned in his Citizen Kane

Experimental jazz Rock

Deliciousness: Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats at 50

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, It Must Be A Camel, Peaches en Regalia, The Gumbo Variations, The Hot Rats Sessions, Willie The Pimp

With a box set of its legendary studio sessions due in December, the RNR Globe looks back on the most inoffensive LP in the FZ canon

Folk Psychedelics Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Wherever That River Goes, That’s Where I Want To Be: The Byrds’ Ballad Of Easy Rider At 50

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, Ballas of Easy Rider, Columbia Records, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Jesus Is Just Alright, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, The Byrds

In the Fall of ’69 , the L.A. folk-rock icons added a new dimension to the Fonda/Hopper cult classic

Blues Pop Soul

The Entertaining Mr. Jones

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Delilah, Hard To Handle, Janis Joplin, Las Vegas, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas, What's New Pussycat

Looking back at Tom Jones’ Vegas era

Blues Rock

Noah: The Album That Nearly Ended Bob Seger’s Career

November 5, 2019November 12, 2019 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1969, Bob Seger, Capitol Records, Detroit, Mongrel, Noah, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Smokin' O.P.'s, The Bob Seger System

The Detroit rocker’s second LP from 1969 remains a bizarre blindspot in his catalog

Blues jazz Southern Rock

Hunger for the Dreams: ‘The Allman Brothers Band’ at 50

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Berry Oakley Jr, Butch Trucks, Capricorn Records, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jai Johahnay Johanson, Jamoie, Jerry Jemmott, The Allman Brothers Band

In 1969, two brothers from Macon, GA changed the course of American rock below the Mason-Dixon line

Rock

Elvis Back From The Dead: 50 Years Ago In Vegas

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, American Sound 1969, Col. Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis, International Hotel, James Burton, Jerry Scheff, Larry Muhoberac, Las Vegas, Ronnie Tutt

A look back at The King’s hot August nights in Sin City ’69

Blues Hard Rock jazz Rock

Weird of Scotland: Jack Bruce’s ‘Songs for a Tailor’ at 50

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Atco, Chris Spedding, Colessium, Cream, Felix Pappalardi, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, Polydor, Songs for a Tailor

The late Cream bassist’s solo debut is an absolutely deep AOR treasure

Blues Festivals Folk Psychedelics Rock

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part Two

October 20, 2019November 4, 2019 Carey Budnick 1 Comment 1968, 1969, Bill Cosby, Buffy Saint-Marie, Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Chuck Berry, Country Joe & The Fish, Dick Gregory, Flatt & Scruggs, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia, Iron Butterfly, James Cotton Blues Band, Joan Rivers, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, Jr Walker & The All-Stars, Lenny Bruce, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Richard Pryor, Richie Havens, Rodney Dangerfield, Steppenwolf, Sweet Inspirations, The Boxtops, The Grassroots, The Joe Tex Revue, The Turtles, Woodstock

Further observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

‘Summer’s Gone Now, Our Walkin’s Done’: Townes Van Zandt at 50

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Zachary Corsa 2 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, HBO, Lungs, Nashville, None But The Rain, Poppy Records, Townes Van Zandt, True Detective

The Texas songwriting legend’s eponymous third album stands as the first to accurately depict and fully deliver on the promise of the man’s songcraft

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