Ken Perry

The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Vol. 1 is the 1975 album by the late Philip Pahinui, known more famously as Gabby Pahinui or "Pops". Released on the Hawaiian label PaninI Records, it was also released by Warner Bros. due to Ry Cooder being a part of the album. All of the songs received a lot of airplay in its day but the most famous song on here is the beautiful "Moonlight Lady", sung by Gabby's son, Bla Pahinui. This CD was released 1991, remastered by Lee Herschberg.

Foghat is an English Rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in their music. The band has achieved eight gold records, one platinum and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up changes, continues to record and perform. "Foghat Live" is a 1977 live album by Foghat. The release is Foghat's bestselling album with over two million copies sold, and certified double platinum in the United States.

By Request (The Best Of Billy Vera & The Beaters) is a 1986 album by American singer Billy Vera and his band, The Beaters. This is the album that gave us a live version of "At This Moment" that became a surprise hit after it was used on the NBC situation comedy Family Ties.

Lick My Decals Off, Baby is the 1970 album by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. This was the 1991 pressing by Enigma Retro.

Rev Up: The Best Of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels is a 1989 compilation CD by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. It features most of their hit songs, including "Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly", two solo cuts from Ryder plus two songs he did with the group he was in following the demise of The Detroit Wheels, called Detroit. This was released by Rhino Records.

"This One's For You" is the 4th studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow released in 1976. The album went 3x Platinum, and yielded the hits "This One's for You", "Weekend in New England", the #1 "Looks Like We Made It" and the original version of "Daybreak." The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart on August 21, 1976, reaching #6 in 1977.

This is a pretty cool compilation of instrumentals from the '70s. 12 of the 18 songs here were Top Ten hits, with the rest being minor hits. The title says "rock" instrumentals, but only a few of the songs are actually rock. There is more funk and disco than rock here. One of the odder trends of the '70s was dance/pop versions of classical instrumetals, and this CD has three examples of that.

Recorded in Tennessee, far from the music capitals of LA and NY, this is music that has some great musicians: Bill LaBounty (whose own album is somewhat similar in style), Steve Gibson, Farrell Morris, Shane Keister, Norbert Putnam, Mike Leech, among others. His biggest hit is here, "Bluer than Blue" as is "Almost Like Being In Love" (a great, very different version of this classic Lerner & Lowe song). Curtis Mayfield's "Gypsy Woman", with beautiful classical guitar work from Mr. Johnson, "Ridin' In the Sky" accompanied only by classical guitar, percussion and bass that complement his voice expertly. The production (by Brent Maher and Steve Gibson) is pristine and tasteful.

"Every Generation" is the 5th studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1980 by United Artists Records. The album reached #4 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.