The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

RPM Records

  • Doris: Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby (RPM Records)

    Doris Svensson is a little-known 1960s-era Swedish pop singer, but her real claim to fame is her second and last album, Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby. This album today is known mainly for its funky feel;  though its lack of success would damn it to obscurity, until crate-digging DJ’s discovered its Read more

  • Q-Tips: Q-Tips (RPM Records)

    Q-Tips was a true one-off, a spinoff of 70s British pop band Streetband, a group saddled with a novelty hit that stinted their growth. After a handful of records, they would morph into Q-Tips, a tribute to a retro sound, not unlike Darts or Sha Na Na. Unlike those two bands, Q-Tips paid tribute to Read more

  • Tomorrow Is So Far Away: A Conversation With Design’s Barry Johnston

    The late 1960s were a time of musical transition–pop was transforming into rock music, and the hip sounds of the day were becoming harder, harsher, and louder, but not every artist gave themselves over to the trends of the day. One such example is the vocal harmony group Design. In an era of Hendrix, Pink Read more