Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #35 – Neil Diamond: “Solitary Man” b/w “The Time Is Now” – Bang 45 RPM Single 45 578 (K4/L4) “The Jukebox Series” focuses on the 80 records that inhabit my 1963 Seeburg LPC1 jukebox. I’ve had my jukebox (or as I like to call it “the prehistoric iPod”) for a little over … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #35 – Neil Diamond: “Solitary Man” b/w “The Time Is Now” – Bang 45 RPM Single 45 578 (K4/L4)
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Song Of The Day – “Brooklyn Roads” by Neil Diamond
This was Neil Diamond’s first single after signing with MCA records back in 1968. Diamond had already scored numerous hits for Bert Burn’s Bang record label and was now ready to debut on the MCA distributed UNI label. The song highlighted a far more personal side of Neil Diamond with its autobiographical lyrics and adult oriented orchestral arrangements. It appeared on the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Brooklyn Roads” by Neil Diamond
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Brooklyn Roads” by Neil Diamond
This was Neil Diamond's first single after signing with MCA records back in 1968. Diamond had already scored numerous hits for Burt Burn's Bang record label and was now ready to debut on the MCA distributed UNI label. The song highlighted a far more personal side of Neil Diamond with its autobiographical lyrics and adult oriented orchestral arrangements. It appeared on the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Brooklyn Roads” by Neil Diamond
Song of the Day – Neil Diamond: “Solitary Man”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #35 – Neil Diamond: “Solitary Man” b/w “The Time Is Now” – Bang 45 RPM Single 45 578 (K4/L4) I’ve always been willing and able to give Neil Diamond a pass for syrupy hits like “September Morn,” “Heartlight,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” and the many other middle of the road cringe-worthy songs that he cut during the 1980s, … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – Neil Diamond: “Solitary Man”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Lordy” by Neil Diamond
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Lordy” by Neil Diamond If ever an album was ripe for reissue and expansion, it would be Neil Diamond’s 1970 live album called Gold. While most people reach for their copy of the Hot August Night when they want a live fix of Neil Diamond, his Gold album finds him sweating it out backed by a small group in front of an intimate audience, and … [Read more...] about Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Lordy” by Neil Diamond
