This week, the UPS kid came-a-bangin’ on Christopher Long’s front door with a love package filled with FREE vintage vinyl. Among the bounty of bangers contained in that massive shipment was a seasoned copy of Flat As A Pancake, the 1975 classic from the Illinois-based brigade Head East.

This week, Christopher Long receives a FREE pre-loved vinyl copy of Joe’s Garage Acts II & III, the 1979 double-record masterpiece from Frank Zappa. And he soon relearns the correlation between music, heartbreak, and “unpronounceable diseases.”

Live In Hollywood (Rhino Records). Review by Christopher Long.

In this personal exposé, longtime Ink19 staff writer Christopher Long reveals why after 50 years, he’s still obsessed with 1974. SPOILER: It might have to do with movies, music, and magic.

Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.

Christopher Long scores an absolutely ravaged vinyl copy of the 1977 self-titled debut from Karla Bonoff at a Florida flea market — for FREE!

The children of rock and rollers look for purpose in life and follow their parents’ footsteps.

Christopher Long braved his way into one of Orlando’s nastiest venues to get a glimpse of one of today’s grooviest bands, Palaye Royale.

Bruno MacDonald aims for a paper wiki of rock history, showing the connections that casual fans might miss, in this interesting take on the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Does that sound like the Beatles to you? Author Kristofer Engelhardt delivers an updated version of his exhaustive 1998 guide, detailing the individual Beatles’ musical contributions to other artists’ recordings.

Know Nothing Stays the Same (The Militia Group). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

October Road (Columbia). Review by Stein Haukland.