LP Archives - Desperate Living

Reiko Ike’s World Of Ecstasy

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The incredibly strange movies and even stranger musical recordings of Japan’s original Bad Girl.

The Monster Mashes And Haunted Sounds Of Halloween

A collection of ghoulish rock ‘n’ roll and horror stories for the spooky season.

Space Farce – Todd Rundgren’s Indulgently Bland All-Star Album

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A variety of guest performers and a bigger variety of musical styles do not make for a cohesive album.

Classic Albums Revisited: Out-A Space – The Spotnicks In London

The surf guitar spacemen from Sweden visit London for an incongruous collection of easy listening pop.

Shape Up And Dance: The Vinyl Aerobics Explosion

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No pain, no gain – looking back at the golden age of the workout LP.

Classic Albums Revisited: Sigur Ros’ ( )

Looking back at the achingly pretentious, yet unquestionably brilliant album by the Icelandic experimenters.

The Vinyl Of Christmas Past

A collection of festive recordings from the golden age of the LP.

A Hysterical Christian Perspective On Halloween

Mike Warnke – the evangelical preacher who fraudulently claimed to have once been a Satanic High Priest and helped kick-start the Satanic Panic – warns of the dangers of Samhain.

Metal Meltdowns – Very Heavy, Very Horrible Album Covers

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A collection of heavy metal LPs where the artwork failed to live up to the ambition of the band.

Classic Albums Revisited: Barry White’s Can’t Get Enough

The most seductive album of the 1970s has lost none of its romantic intensity.

The Erotic Movie Soundtrack Gallery

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The sensual sounds of classic adult movie soundtrack LPs.

William Burroughs And Brion Gysin – Together Again

A new collection of spoken word performances by the Beat legends.