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J. Lawrence Grant
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Music lover of the '60s and '70s as well as children's book author
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More “Mind Games”, Less $$$ – A Lennon Box Set Update (Amazon to the Rescue)
Last time I was in these parts, I posted about the audio I downloaded for the 6CD/2 Blu-Ray set of the latest reissue of John Lennon’s 1973 “Mind Games” album. In that post I said…
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January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A John Lennon 81st Birthday Salute – Lennon Tape Formats from the Past
October 9, 1941 – a day long ago but somehow not so far away. You see all these eight-one years later Lennon is still remembered fondly and his music is still revered so at least his presence…
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January 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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John Lennon’s “Mind Games” Album Reissued with Stellar Box Set Filled with Musical Gems
Well it’s taken me a long time but today I’m finally going to give my thoughts on the new John Lennon “Mind Games” reissue that came out in the middle of this month. Usually it doesn’t take me this…
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January 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Night time warm glow
January 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Boxing Up Some Solo Beatles – George Harrison and Ringo Starr/The Long(box) and the Short of It
Today I am in the mood for another blast from the past – shocker I know. I have done this topic before but since you don’t see these very much I thought I’d share some more of my …
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January 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Longbox and Loaded: My Beatles CD Longbox Collection
Sometimes collecting looks a lot like hoarding – I’ve said that many times before but it’s true. The reason I bring that up is that a friend of mine once saw my CD longbox collect…
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January 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“Roll Up, Roll Up – Satisfaction Guaranteed” / The Beatles UK Albums on SHM-CD
Well, well, it’s almost Memorial Day. The weather is warm (today at least), the pollen count is up and spring is about to give way to summer. And what does this make me think about &#8…
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January 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Double Vision: The Monkees “Headquarters” Then & Now
It’s weird how lately I’ve been finding a lot of old vinyl still in the shrink wrap. I’m talking albums way over fifty years old and albums that I usually find pretty trashed or p…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The “What If?” Game … “The Partridge Family – “Yearbook” and “Scrapbook” Lp’s from 1974
Okay, let’s have some fun shall we? Since I’m on a Partridge Family kick I thought I’d continue today with yet another Partridge post (Sometimes when you’re in the mood, you…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Beatles Capitol Album Finds: Record Clubs, In Shrink, Cut-Outs and a C1-90444
Sometimes persistence pays off. For the last three months I’ve been going to two of my favorite antique malls and scoping out their records. As luck would have it both places have been dribbl…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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“Meet the Beatles” … Again – 60th Anniversary Vinyl Reissues of The Beatles 1964 U.S. Albums
Sixty-one years ago today on November 22, 1963 The Beatles released their second album in the UK called “With the Beatles”. That day of course may be better remembered to history as the day that Pr…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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At Last: A True Mono Pressing of “The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees” (From Venezuela) Has Landed!
Good things come to those who wait – or so they say. As for me I have to say this year has turned out to be one of my best years so far for vinyl purchases and it’s only 16 days old! To…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM