Plastic Pomp

Full cover of Bob Dylan’s 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde.

Open up Blonde on Blonde and there's a full-size Bob!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas made this record click for me, as Hunter S. Thompson hears it and feels the same amphetamine psychosis Bob Dylan felt.

Happy 59th bday to this gem.

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Screenshot of the song Key West from Bob Dylan's 2020 album, Rough and Rowdy Ways.

5 years already since Bob Dylan released Rough and Rowdy Ways.

I never felt more in-the-know than when I heard Key West's opening lines, taken right from *White House Blues*—probably Charlie Poole's version.

Maybe next year I'll have this one on vinyl 😎

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A pile of Beatles and Paul McCartney album covers.

HBD Sir Paul McCartney



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& The MG’s, Otis tore into the second night of the Monterrey Pop Festival with a set including a cover of The Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” and his classic, “Respect,” which became a huge hit that year for Aretha Franklin.

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Vinyl cover of Do It Just One More Time: Captured Live at the Monterrey Pop Festival by Otis Redding & Booker T. & The MG’s.

58 years ago, Otis Redding put some soul into the Summer of Love.

Backed by Booker T.

For whatever reason I say “did you get me my cheese whiz, boy?” to my cat pretty often 😂

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Vinyl cover of the David Bowie album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

He’s an alligator. He’s a space invader.

HBD to Ziggy Stardust

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Whenever I need to hear music of social unrest with a groove, there’s Sly. Dark yet hopeful, honest and primal, he was real. He was everyday people.

Thank you for talking to us, Sly.

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Vinyl cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s Woodstock set in August, 1969.

Rest Easy, Sly.

Sly Stone was a musical genius in every sense—single-handedly pushing soul music to the forefront of countercultural protest and pioneering funk and proto-hip hop in the process. Sadly, with that genius came some demons.

Cover of the 1981 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers record, Hard Promises

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers released *Hard Promises* 44 years ago today

Tom proved he was a man of the people with this one, threatening to name the record *Eight Ninety-Eight* if the distributors raised the price to $9.98. The world needs more of his energy.

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Cover of Paul McCartney’s album, Red Rose Speedway

Paul McCartney & Wings released Red Rose Speedway 52 years ago today.

Between the outtakes from *Ram* and the Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite medley, I’ve always loved this record. Can’t help but think of how great it could’ve been as a double album though!

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Vinyl cover of Paul McCartney’s first solo album, McCartney.

55 years ago, Paul McCartney released his solo debut

This is an album that grows on you. At first listen, it feels unfinished—especially versus usual Beatles productions.

Despite his depression, Paul’s debut feels warm and homey—plus he plays every instrument!

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The vinyl cover of Kiss My Amps Volume 2 from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ *Kiss My Amps Vol II* turns 9 today

Recorded between May and June 2013, this album captures that atmospheric vibe Tom and the band nailed in their later shows.

The covers here of Willin’ and Tweeter & the Monkey Man are sublime.

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Proudly have mine on my work desk. Didn’t put in the chia seeds though—I keep it as a terracotta bust of Willie 😆

Cover of David Bowie’s 1983 album, Let’s Dance.

David Bowie released *Let’s Dance* 42 years ago today.

I sing the title track out loud every time I hear it on at the store.

Love how he plays with light and color in the lyrics:
*Put on your red shoes
Dance the blues
While color lights up your face
Under the moonlight*

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Aw man, when Eddie played it at the Oscars after Tom died. Such a moving tribute.

Cover of the 1999 album from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Echo.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released *Echo* 26 years ago today.

Tom’s in a lot of pain on this record, going through divorce and heroin addiction. But man did it fuel some amazing songs.

“Room at the Top” alone would’ve put him in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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The folding, Zippo-style cover of The Wailers album, Catch a Fire.

Happy earthstrong to Bunny Wailer, who would’ve been 78 today.

I’ll be honest—I’ll take any excuse to post this album cover.

Bunny’s vocals have this bright, uplifting quality. The Wailers sound grew much deeper and foreboding after he and Peter left.

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Cover of the Bob Dylan album, Nashville Skyline.

Bob Dylan released Nashville Skyline 55 years ago today.

There’s a lot to love about crooner Bob, but I never get tired of Lay Lady Lay.

With his voice washed out in reverb and that sliding steel guitar, it makes for the most mystical country sound.

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Cover of the self-titled debut album from The Clash.

48 years ago, The Clash released their UK debut.

Joe Strummer’s lyrics are a refuge for me. Songs like Career Opportunities helped me through some tough times when I was unemployed.

What I would pay to hear his take on the world today.

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Keith’s story of his guitar breaking right at the end of Gimme Shelter is one of my favorite rock anecdotes.

He says you can hear it break on the record but I’ve never caught it 😅

The cover of the Muddy Waters album, More Muddy ‘Mississippi’ Waters Live

HBD Muddy Waters

Cracking this one open fresh tonight for the man himself.

Muddy’s electric blues band changed the game for recorded music. With Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, and Fred Below, he set the template for every rock band that followed.

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The cover of the album Leon Russell and the Shelter People.

Happy heavenly bday to Leon Russell

Between recording with two Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Elton John, this guy was everywhere.

Incredible resume, incredible talent.

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Amazing song connection for the challenge. Love his definition of “boogie street”:

We all hope for those heavenly moments, which we get in those embraces and those sudden perceptions of beauty and sensations of pleasure, but we're immediately returned to Boogie Street.

The cover of Presence by Led Zeppelin.

49 years ago today, Led Zeppelin released Presence.

From Jimmy Page recording 12 guitars on Achilles Last Stand to Robert Plant delivering his vocals on For Your Life from his wheelchair, this album is over-the-top Zeppelin at their finest.

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Cover of the 2016 Eric Clapton album, I Still Do.

HBD to Eric Clapton

I’ll be honest—It’s tough to separate his impact from his politics and personal issues these days.

But, he’s the reason I and many others picked up guitar, and a big help in keeping the legacy of older blues artists alive.

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😂 Dedicated Follower of Fashion and Sunny Afternoon versus Hatred and Scattered.

Just a slight change in themes over the years 😅

Haha yeah one of those that’s so clearly pointed at one another it hurts. They even marketed the single to lean into their mutual hatred: “After 25 years they still can’t get the kinks out of their relationship.”

32 years after that, they still couldn’t.

Cover of the final album by The Kinks, Phobia.

32nd anniversary of last Kinks studio album—Phobia.

While far from perfect, the album does have some nice moments. Scattered is a perfect a bookend to The Kinks’ career.

Ray singing about social issues and mental health always makes me feel more understood.

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