Vinyl Albums - Comments by Richard Vollin

Vinyl Albums - Comments by Richard Vollin

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Richard Vollin 13th Oct 2023		Vinyl Album Roy Wood's Wizzard - Introducing Eddy And The Falcons (1974)	Review Excellent album. Several years before Robert Gordon and The Stray Cats. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 28th Jun 2023		Vinyl Album Roy Wood's Wizzard - Wizzard's Brew (1973)	Brutal, blunt-force trauma. Eclectic Light Orchestra perhaps.
Richard Vollin 2nd Mar 2023		Vinyl Album Tyrannosaurus Rex - Unicorn (1969)	Poster insert added today...sorry for the long wait.
Richard Vollin 10th Aug 2017		Vinyl Album [no artist listed] - 12 Top Hits (1969)	Uploaded a slightly larger image of the front cover
Richard Vollin 23rd Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971)	Elton John, The Illustrated Discography by Alan Finch; indicates a 15 November 1971 release date in the United States.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Tommy (1975)	Yes...there was a movie. And I remember it well. All my friends (Mike, Patty, and Ann K., Carmella C., Danny D., Brian and Kim R., Mike S., Linda and Lori P.), and myself walked with folding lawn chairs next door to the Sunset Drive-In Theatre in Woodbridge, Virginia (you can Google that up), and set up camp in front of the screen. It played there for at least a two week run in the summer of '75. Did we need a car speaker?...hell no, you could hear the film for several blocks! Here's how I saw it: this film soundtrack was a boon for Polydor, and for good reason; Elton was fast approaching critical mass, and every teenager alive in the United States knew it. When the song Pinball Wizard took off, it was played to death as if it were a hit single. I suppose Polydor was under immense pressure to market it as such too, but didn't - and I know why; it would have killed the sales of their double album overnight. They were savvy and calculated, as Elton had hit singles literally falling out of the sky that year. If you wanted Pinball Wizard on vinyl, then pony-up the cash and buy the soundtrack. Great tactical move on Polydor's part, and too bad for us kids stuck with an overpriced LP for want of one song. I thought it was a cool movie though.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Tyrannosaurus Rex - Unicorn (1969)	This album is a Masterpiece in Miniature. My cousin Cindy gave me this album back in the early 70s, and I still have it. It even has the poster still inside. I'll see if I can photograph the poster for an upload. Uploaded the Blue Thumb cover...
Richard Vollin 22nd Jul 2017		Vinyl Album The Move - Message From The Country (1971)	This is one of my favorite albums. I ordered this through JEM Imports, via Rainbow Tree Records in 1975, an independent record store in Alexandria, Virginia. This, and Looking On, opened a lot of doors for me. Roy Wood is a living legend. The MOVE occupy a permanent home in my iTunes library, as well as my iPhone, and (of course) my vinyl collection.
Richard Vollin 21st Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Elton John - More Rock From Elton (1973)	This was the first bootleg LP I ever purchased. I got it mail order through Rare Records in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They used to advertise their catalog in the back of Creem, Circus, or Rolling Stone. The date of the performance on the cover insert is incorrect (no surprise). The sound quality is fine for an audience recording from this era. According to the San Bernardino Sun, the Swing Auditorium was demolished following an airplane crash on 11 September 1981. The NOS Events Center now occupies the former site.
Richard Vollin 17th Jul 2017		Vinyl Album The Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer (1972)	After 45 years, I have to honestly say this is my favorite E.L.O. album. The compositions are naive, charming, and still maintain the indelible Roy Wood/MOVE (for lack of a better word) heaviness. Baroque 'n Roll.
Richard Vollin 15th Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings Flaming Star (1975)	Too Much Monkey Business, and Tiger Man are truly unsung classics. Guitar Man written by Jerry Reed...that's another one.
Richard Vollin 15th Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings Flaming Star (1969)	Too Much Monkey Business, and Tiger Man are truly unsung classics. Guitar Man written by Jerry Reed...that's another one.
Richard Vollin 15th Jul 2017		Vinyl Album Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings "Flaming Star" (1969)	Too Much Monkey Business, and Tiger Man are truly unsung classics. Guitar Man written by Jerry Reed...that's another one.
Richard Vollin 26th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Eric Burdon And War - The Black-Man's Burdon (1970)	The Eric Burdon & WAR bonds were included in the first four releases (including) All Day Music. They must have slipped them in randomly, because the serial numbers don't reflect release date. My number for this particular release is # B 009878, or maybe I somehow co-mingled them over the passage of time. I guess it's of little import. I'll unearth my WAR chest and scan them up later.
Richard Vollin 26th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Eric Burdon And War - Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1970)	My copy came with an official Eric Burdon & WAR bond, # A 372000
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Stray Cats - Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats (1983)	Excellent cover and inner sleeve images. The vinyl, and tape releases feature the unedited version of "Rebels Rule".