Ah, back in LA. And my records arrived in (so far) immaculate condition! All the “hits” are there! And also my Halloween 2xLP on orange/black splattered wax (Mondo Records) came in the…

When Bob from Freakbeat Records sent this album my way, it came with the suggested tagline “the most homemade record ever?” The cover is a work of absolute genius, a variation on…

How many times have I passed up on this LP, only to be made foolish each successive time I hear it. “Oh fuck, why didn’t I buy that!?” It’s the same refrain…over…

From the Filmtracks website: “Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi): (Joe Hisaishi) Few animators in the history of cinema have been as acclaimed as Hayao Miyazaki, king of the Japanese anime…

Thus spake All Music Guide: “It’s a young thing — and it’s a different thing!” — so proclaimed the back cover of the handsome gatefold jacket on the Free Design’s debut album,…

It was 75 years ago tonight that Orson Welles’ infamous “War Of The Worlds” radio drama aired over the CBS radio network. For the uninformed, this adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel gained…

Holy grail? Perhaps for some. This is a monumentally important LP. Can’t believe I saw it in someone’s collection a few years ago when he was unloading his collection of albums that…

Ian asked this morning if I’d ever heard of Evan Miller, or his record Transfigurations On Lap-Steel Guitar. Of course my initial reaction was to say, “DUH! DON’T YOU READ MY BLOG!?”…

No words. Just awesomeness. The first half of the set was studio album cuts and the second half was mostly soundtrack material. Highlights included Suspiria (natch) and Phenomena, which stars Jennifer Connolly.…

And thus my little trip down Vertigo Swirl memory lane concludes with this gem. Being late to the swirlie game as I was, when I first heard this in 2008 I was…