Record Time covers obscure, unusual, forgotten and neglected records: used records get passed over a hundred times, but should have bought for a bargain bin price because they are great, if not interesting. It’s also about the arcane knowledge and stories one learns when they fall off the edge of fandom to freak.The turmoil of the Gibbs family and the wonderful run of Bee Gees records when the brothers were at their personal worst; a hip hop through the Roxanne Wars, the longest running answer song spree ever; the splendid freakiness of Kentucky’s Sapat; The Frost and their horny masterworks; Finnish trash Smack’s hard rock perfection; guitar instro whizz Travis Wammack; a primer on the romantic darkness of the Mexican Bolero; Golden Earring and their struggle to crack the USA; the great 90’s garage punk label Bag of Hammers; the Allman Brothers Band on the skids; anti-punk songs by bitter old rockers; Japanese 70s teen idols Chaco & Hells Angels; steel band funk; country studs do rock & roll; Rocketship goes ambient; wretched music biographies; power pop zines; our 12x4 with Scott Derr, Erin Yanke, Joan Toledo, and Jello Biafra; and more!Contributors include: Pete, Fred de Vries, Stella Beratlis, Owen Maercks, Johnny Sunshine, Eric Davison, Laurent Bigot, William Tutton, Mike Trouchon, Eric Friedl, Jay Hinman, Bob Beatty Ryan Wells, and others.
MAG $16.00
06/05/2026
Semi-obscure cult rocker Elliott Murphy, a primer on budget glam rock albums, the music of and murder by chanteuse Claudine Longet, where professional wrestling and rock & roll meet on record, the “Electric Black Man” Eric Mercury, jazz-metal honks Blowhole, 70s dinosaur rockers gone “punk,” Maine’s Jumpin Beans & the Moustaches, a magnificent Rosie & the Originals’ side, a look at South African jive records, SST Records’ spending-spree releases, as well as columns on jazzbo Mezz Mezzrow, proggers Crack the Sky, hard rocker Bernie Torme, “Caravan” – the song, 90s punk singles, Country Lady Bonnie Owens, and putt putt golf records!
MAG $16.00
05/16/2025
***Record Time No 2 hits the bargain bins and neglected corners of the local record store to find great records that are still affordable to average folks. And, as with the first issue, we dig into the back stories of these records and artists, with a focus on good writing. This time around we do a deep dive into the life and career of Ray (Rae) Bourbon, a pre-Stonewall drag artist and comedian; jazzman Charles Lloyd's "wilderness" albums; Catalan folk legend and politico Lluis Llach; oddball rockers the Hampton Grease Band; finding the South African country music holy grail; Canadian cabaret rocker Louis Furey; the weird world of Polka; hard rocking should-have-been-huge Birtha; actor & music pusher Jack Webb; Sex Pistols and Pistols-inspired novelty records; patron saint of smart asses Rick Johnson; and more! Contributors this time are TOM HYLAND, OWEN MAERCKS, STELLA BERATLIS, STEVE SILVERSTEIN, NATHANEL AMAR, ADAM TAUB, NATE KNAEBEL, LAURENT BIGOT, MIKE TROUCHON, GREG PSHAW, JOHNNY SUNSHINE, DENNIS WORDEN, FRED DE VRIES, STAN APPLETON, BILLUPS ALLEN, and TODD TRICK KNEE, with guest appearances by LALI DONOVAN, LARRY HARDY, TONY COULTER, and DANA KATHARINE. Edited by S SORIANO.
MAG $16.00
10/18/2024
***Record Time is a new print-only music magazine that focuses on obscure, unusual, forgotten and neglected records, not collectibles or rarities, but great records that can be had without shelling out max cash. The debut arrives right when interest in records is at a 30-year high and is growing across generations. Record Time is about the wonderful world of records, specifically unusual, obscure, forgotten and neglected slabs of plastic that all of us can afford. Rather than focus on holy grails of the most expensive kind or $$$ reissues, Record Time scours bargain bins, garage sales, and those corners of record stores that only the most diehard music freaks dig through – and what we find are wonderful records that are too often passed by even though they are usual cheap (or at least much less than your average $30 reissue). In that spirit, Record Time #1 does a deep dive into the crazy history of Plastic Bertrand’s “Ca Plane Pour Moi”, the biggest international hit single in punk history, its roots in novelty music, Elton Motello’s contribution to the song, and the dozens of cover versions, answer songs, rip-offs and exploitations the song inspired. Also in issue one: A cruise through the music and career of Hansadutta Swami, the Hari Krishna “machine gun guru” and failed rock star; a dip into controversial politico/musician Harvey Matusow and his Jew’s Harp Band; the Surfsiders, a fake surf band that included a young Lou Reed; Alquin and the Dutch prog rock scene...
MAG $13.00
04/05/2024