1976 – The Recoup

March 21, 2022

Wings Over America: Like A Relic From A Different Age

Wings Over America served to document Paul McCartney’s 1976 tour of America with his band Wings. It stands as one of his finest albums. Read more

October 14, 2020

Song Of The Day: Anthony Moore, “Lover Of Mine”

The Recoup Song of The Day for Wednesday, October 14th is “Lover Of Mine” by Anthony Moore, taken from the forthcoming Drag City release OUT. Read more

February 19, 2020

Steve Goodman: Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites/Words We Can Dance To (Morello Records)

Steve Goodman was a young songwriter who is best known for two classic country/rock standards, but he died before establishing himself as a solo act. These two superb releases from the mid 1970s show him as a fine songwriter and arranger with a knack for superbly recreating the sounds of the past. Read more

December 20, 2018

Song Of The Day: Neil Young, “After The Gold Rush”

Taken from the Shakey Pictures release, Songs For Judy. Read more

August 8, 2018

Cilla Black: Surround Yourself With Cilla/It Makes Me Feel Good (SFE/Cherry Red)

The second album in the first installment in the Cilla Black reissue campaign is a satisfying collection of two of her more modest albums. Read more

August 8, 2018

Cilla Black: Surround Yourself With Cilla/It Makes Me Feel Good (SFE/Cherry Red)

The second album in the first installment in the Cilla Black reissue campaign is a satisfying collection of two of her more modest albums. Read more

April 4, 2018

The Langley Schools Music Project: Innocence & Despair (Bar/None)

In the mid-1970s, Canadian Elementary school teacher Hans Fenge gathered up the students in his school District and recorded them singing contemporary pop songs. Rediscovered and reissued in 2001, this album has since become a cult classic, and has recently been given a well-deserved vinyl reissue. Read more

April 4, 2018

The Langley Schools Music Project: Innocence & Despair (Bar/None)

In the mid-1970s, Canadian Elementary school teacher Hans Fenge gathered up the students in his school District and recorded them singing contemporary pop songs. Rediscovered and reissued in 2001, this album has since become a cult classic, and has recently been given a well-deserved vinyl reissue. Read more

March 21, 2018

Chris Hillman: The Asylum Years (Omnivore Recordings)

In the mid-1970s, former Byrds guitarist Chris Hillman recorded a pair of albums for Asylum Records, his first proper solo releases. Though they’ve always been low key in his vast discography of work over the past 50 years, this reissue shows that their obscurity is not for lack of quality material. Read more

March 21, 2018

Chris Hillman: The Asylum Years (Omnivore Recordings)

In the mid-1970s, former Byrds guitarist Chris Hillman recorded a pair of albums for Asylum Records, his first proper solo releases. Though they’ve always been low key in his vast discography of work over the past 50 years, this reissue shows that their obscurity is not for lack of quality material. Read more