Wax of the Week #114...Billy ThunderKloud and the Chieftones: Where Do I Begin to Tell a Story (1975)

Billy ThunderKloud, aka Vincent Clifford, a Tsimshian Indian from British Columbia, had some success in the 1970s country scene (his "What Time Of Day" hit #92 on Billboard's Top Songs of 1975 chart), and this is one of several LPs from him. On this one he does typical lounge standards like "Proud Mary" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads," plus a pleasant take on "Beautiful Sunday." On the Tennessee Christian label Superior.

Wax of the Week #113...Null: Heavy Water 7” (1993)

Noise release from veteran Japanese artist K.K. Null. Back in the ’90s I was buying a lot of these types of records on small experimental labels out of the UK; this one’s on Fourth Dimension, which was affiliated with Grim Humour zine. There was also Dirter (still going), Broken Flag, Shock, and Dying Earth. Anyway, this two-sider provides a nice head soaking.

Wax of the Week #112...Billy Strange: The Secret Agent File (1965)

 

Fine little spy jazz record by this busy session guitarist from Long Beach (1930–2012). He played on and arranged records for Elvis, both Sinatras (that’s his guitar on Nancy’s “Bang Bang”), The Beach Boys (Pet Sounds), The Everly Brothers, and tons more.

Wax of the Week #111...Die Kreuzen: “Pink Flag” 7” (1990)

Monster Wire and Germs covers. Brian Egeness was one of the most original guitarists to come out of the hardcore scene, and has never gotten enough recognition. But we’ll get more into that later when their LPs come up.