“street fighting man” is the most valuable picture sleeve in the world
IN MAY 1968, the Rolling Stones released “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” which was a worldwide smash. While it topped the Cash Box Top 100 in the US, for some inexplicable reason it stalled at #3 on the...
View Articleguess I’m dumb about the state of AI generated music
A WHILE BACK is an old person’s way of saying, “It was more than a few years ago but how much more, I ain’t certain.” So, a while back, I was telling my friends that the future of music was going to be...
View Articleunderstanding riaa gold and platinum record awards
MOST OF THE INFORMATION about the criteria required for an RIAA Gold Record awarded an album from 1958 through 1974 and singles through 1988 found on the internet is incorrect. This applies to almost...
View Articlewe took our record collections dead serious in the ’60s!
DISPOSABLE POP MUSIC has been with us for a long time. In fact, long enough that Tin Pan Alley and Brill Building seem almost legendary. The attitude that the music you listen to somehow defines who...
View Articlewhat was the first platinum record album?
FIRST PLATINUM RECORD ALBUM? Ask the question that makes up the title of this article on Google and you will find more than 7,000,000 entries (most of them offering something for sale). The answer you...
View Articlea few things about the riaa’s gold and platinum page
IF YOU HAVE ANY REASON to look up a record on the RIAA’s website to see if it has been certified for a Gold Record or Platinum Record Award, go to the website’s Gold and Platinum page. Every record...
View Articlehow many copies did you say in-a-gadda-da-vida sold?
RESEARCHING A PREVIOUS ARTICLE, I found that Iron Butterfly’s second album received the first platinum album award. I also found websites that made extravagant claims for how many copies...
View Articlelies, damn lies, and facts that just ain’t so
LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND “FACTS.” A reader submitted a fact for my use in one of my articles on this blog. It was one of those facts that just ain’t so. I asked him where he found it and he sent me a...
View Articlewas the first platinum record album awarded in 1968?
MAKE A MISTAKE? Correct it, learn from it, and move on! My recent article, “What Was The First Platinum Record Album?” has been proven inaccurate! Instead of Iron Butterfly’s IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA award...
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