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Challenge 69's avatar

I usually try to give all your recommendations a listen Kevin, but my utter dislike of 'Centerfold' is so ingrained I can't possibly try anything else by The J.Geils Band, so I'll have to pass on this one!

Regarding records at home, my mum had a very limited range of Country LPs, mainly Jim Reeves (I can still hear, "the sound of distant drums"!) but then ...

... an older cousin left home and (weirdly in my view) simply gifted me her whole 7" singles collection. In amongst a lot of Beatles was 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks, and I was sold. I still think there's a valid argument Ray Davies (well before his time) invented Punk with that song.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

A band is more than its hits. Those guys paid their dues playing blues-rock long before "Centerfold" came along.

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