A few years back I wrote about some of the more lesser-known gems I loved turning people onto. Here are ten more albums guaranteed to expand your musical palette and make you the hit of your next listening party. Ry Cooder–Into the Purple Valley (1972) Ry Cooder is the guitar player’s guitar player. He taught […]
This blog is the first in a series of personal musical memories that I will be running under the “Music is Life” banner. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Saturday September 2, 1978 was my third Grateful Dead concert, at Giants Stadium (aka the Meadowlands) in industrial East Rutherford, New Jersey. Willie Nelson and the New Riders of the Purple […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Paradise Found Records blog. A couple of years back I shared some of my tips for successful vinyl shopping. This month I’m writing about my passion for Japanese pressings. We don’t get a lot of used Japanese vinyl at our stores and are always happy to see it […]
Welcome to the year-end edition of the Paradise Found Records blog, It was our best year yet, and we greatly appreciate the support of our customers in the Front Range and Northern California. We love sharing good music with you, and there is nothing better than seeing your smiling faces! Record Store Day 2026 is […]
No other rock musician has been more prolific over the past sixty years than Neil Young, who turns eighty in November.
From Spinal Tap to the Commitments, the Soggy Bottom Boys to Llewyn Davis, Bad Blake and Stillwater and more
The book section at Paradise Found Records is always well-stocked with new and used titles. Here are five recent releases I’d recommend.
2025 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the Grateful Dead, an American musical institution still thriving all these years later… To help newbies navigate a large and intimidating discography, here are their studio albums ranked from worst to first.
Here is peak prog, presented in chronological order over its less than a decade long heyday.
Not counting live and archival releases–of which there are many–Bob Dylan has released forty (!) albums since his 1962 debut. With rare exceptions all have been original material. To help newbies navigate this intimidating discography, here are his five best albums.