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22 Oct, 2016
Reissue of "mature" Duran Duran's first post-Live Aid work
"Notorious", though successful in terms of sales upon original release in 1986, is generally not among Duran Duran's most well-loved work; the personnel changes, the over abundance of horn arrangements, the generally laid-back tempos of the first two singles, even the new visual concepts associated with the promotional videos suggested that the band who hit it so big with teen audiences the first half of the decade were making a conscious effort to reach out to a more adult-oriented fan base.
On their own merit, the songs from the album have aged reasonably well over the last thirty years; Nile Rodgers' production values have seen to that. Only the loudness of the drums (which sound beautifully crisp) betray this as an '80's-era recording; synthesizer involvement is remarkably reserved in favor of a much more organic sound.
This re-issue will be a good get for the fans of the album who have always appreciated it; the remixes of the singles serve as augmentations of the album tracks rather than reimaginations of them; the mini live set included on the second audio disc is a nice time capsule of the band, and the "Strange Behaviour" DVD, while underwhelming in video quality, includes a fine set list that is well executed by a band whose core members were all still under 30 years of age at the time; a good sample of the band in their prime, if not "complete" by the absence of original guitarist Andy Taylor and original drummer Roger Taylor.
So if you can still find this version of the album I recommend pursuing it. It is the rarity of a repackaging of a work whose additional material adds to the enjoyment of the original work.
18 Jun, 2020
1976 Topps Baseball
In terms of investment potential or collectibility, there’s really not a lot to recommend regarding the baseball card set issued by Topps/O-Pee-Chee in 1976. Hall Of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley’s rookie card and 3rd baseman George Brett’s second year card are the highlights, followed by the usual star cards of the era (Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, et al), but the design is clean and colorful, the overall player selection is good and thorough, and there are enough interesting subsets to make this year’s edition worth coming back to on a regular basis; it won’t just gather dust on a shelf or in a closet waiting to be handed off or sold to the next owner years down the road. For me this represents the year of my childhood when I got into baseball in a big way (I was 9 when the 1976 season began) and I still remember collecting these cards at the time. It’s a link to a long lost childhood that, in comparison to other card sets of the era, is remarkably affordable and still relatively easy to obtain.