Compact Capsules for 12/23/05 by Dan Ferguson Here at Compact Capsules Central, we have a hard time ignoring the endless number of reissues that flood the CD market. Whereas we typically home in on those of the country variety, this …
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Compact Capsules for 12/16/05 by Dan Ferguson Various Artists Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, Volume 2 CMF/Lost Highway B0005228 Collections like Night Train to Nashville should be essential listening for any music fan who digs …
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Compact Capsules for 12/09/05 by Dan Ferguson Well folks, ‘tis the season for the annual Compact Capsules roundup of Christmas releases. We keep it short and sweet with the 2005 edition limiting the capsule treatment to a mere four new …
Compact Capsules for 12/02/05 by Dan Ferguson Various Artists For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records Bloodshot Records BS-112 The idea for Bloodshot Records was hatched back in the early 1990s over a bunch of beers between …
Compact Capsules for 11/25/05 by Dan Ferguson For Thanksgiving 2005, Compact Capsules gives thanks to the fact that elder statesmen and women like Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, and Bettye LaVette are still getting it done. Each artist has a new …
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Compact Capsules for 11/18/05 by Dan Ferguson Call them the original Partridge Family. In fact, if it wasn’t for The Cowsills there likely would not have been any Partridge Family. During the latter half of the 1960s, The Cowsills were …
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Compact Capsules for 11/11/05 by Dan Ferguson Reissue collections and compilations are once again in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. We begin with a look at two superb collections from the late king couple of country music, Johnny and …
Compact Capsules for 11/04/05 by Dan Ferguson A couple of performing acts with Providence connections set the stage for this week’s Compact Capsules. First up is the debut from Get Him Eat Him. The Providence-based combo arose out of the …
Compact Capsules for 10/28/05 by Dan Ferguson Milwaukee, Wisconsin is not usually a city one thinks of when it comes to record labels and music, but the Midwest metropolis is home to a label that is quietly making its mark …
Compact Capsules for 10/21/05 by Dan Ferguson New releases from a couple of the best of the contemporary troubadours of the Texas singer/songwriter set, that being James McMurtry and Eliza Gilkyson, lead the Compact Capsules charge this week. They share …
