Tag Archives: Marianne Faithfull

Record Shopping Road Trip: McKays – Winston Salem

MC KAY’S | WINSTON SALEM I’ve been traveling an awful lot in recent months. For what seemed like most of my life, any travel to other cities came with an autonomous response of looking up what record stores this city … Continue reading

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Marianne Faithfull: 1946-2025

We had sad, but not shocking news yesterday with the news that the great singer and musician Marianne Faithfull had died at the age of 78. The rough road of her life is well known and her hospitalization in 2020 … Continue reading

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Want List: Marianne Faithfull – Broken English DLX RM

Marianne Faithfull’s “Broken English” album of 1979 carried a lot of shock value for me but not in the way one would imagine. Since the album was the first music by Ms. Faithfull to reach my ears, her legendary haggard … Continue reading

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Record Review: Cristina – Sleep It Off [part 2]

Cristina: Sleep It Off Euro CD [2004] What’s A Girl To Do Ticket To The Tropics The Lie Of Love Quicksand Lovers Rage & Fascination Ballad Of Immortal Earnings She Can’t Say That Anymore Blue Money Don’t Mutilate My Mink He … Continue reading

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Record Review: Marianne Faithfull – Broken English 12″

I remember hearing “Broken English” on WPRK-FM [Rollins College Radio] back when it was released to a waiting world. The ultracool bass synth groove insinuated itself in my 16 year old mind with great facility and I made sure that … Continue reading

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