News - Page Update: Reviews Section - 03.01.2026

I listen to a lot of albums—and sort out quite a few. But everything I rate 70% or higher is something I’d like to share with you here in the form of reviews. This page is updated from time to time. As of now, September 2025, the following reviews are available on this blog. To help you find albums that match your taste, I’ve grouped the reviews under genre umbrellas. Enjoy browsing, listening, and discovering!

FOLK / SONGWRITER:

• Leonard Cohen - The Best of Leonard Cohen (1967–74)
• Donovan - Catch the Wind (Recorded 1965, released 1971)
• Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon (1970)
• Bob Dylan - Historical Archives Volume 1 (1961–62)
• Donovan - Fairytale (1965)
• Debby Kerner - Come Walk With Me (1972)
• Donovan - What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (1965)
• Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence (recorded 1964-66, released 1966)
• Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction (1965)
• Melanie – Candles in the Rain (1970)

PSYCHEDELIC ROCK/POP / GARAGE ROCK

• Various Artists - Maximum Sitar '66–'72 (18 Sitar Classics From Psychedelia's Golden Age)
• Bee Gees - Bee Gees’ 1st (1967)
• Various Artists – Psych Funk a’ la Turkish Vol. 2 (recorded 1974–77, released 2012)

JAZZ / BIG BAND / EASY LISTENING

• Ted Heath and His Music & Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra - Heath vs. Ros: Swing vs. Latin (1964)
• Mal Waldron Sextet - Mal/2 (1957) 
  
• Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintet - Swingin' With Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintet (1972)
• Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli - A Swinging Affair (recorded 1937-39, released 1980)
• Duke Ellington & Count Basie – Battle Royal (The Duke Meets the Count) (recorded 1961, released 1963)

CLASSIC ROCK / HARD ROCK / GLAM

• Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro (1973) 
  

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS

• Lonnie Donegan - Lonnie Donegan Showcase (1956)

ROCK 'N' ROLL / ROCKABILLY / SURF / INSTRO

• Eddie Cochran - The Very Best of Eddie Cochran: Tenth Anniversary Album (recorded 1956 - 1960, released 1970)
• Various Artists – Best of Eis am Stiel (released 1990, recorded 1953–66)
• Gene Vincent – Gene Vincent’s Greatest (recorded 1956–59, released 1971)

SOUL / R'N'B / FUNK / DISCO

• Various Artists - Neurotic Reactions 2: 16 Obscure Mod Smashers, 1965-1970 (2011)
• Frank Chacksfield - Hawaii (1967)
• Wilson Pickett - The Wicked Pickett (1967)
  
• Goldfinger Doe & BMS – Let’s Dance Together (1979)
• Mixed Grill – Cry for Peace and Love (1979)

SKA / ROCKSTEADY / REGGAE / DUB

• The Specials – Specials (1979)

 

 ... more to come! (Last Update: 03.01.2026)