FRANKLIN – GO KID GO LP

Franklin’s first LP, Go Kid Go would be the album of a million faces. Not because we wanted it so, but because it was a record run over by circumstance, mistakes, errors and miscalculations. However, almost 20 years after recording it, it’s another one of those situation where warts and all, it’s something I remember […]

TRUE HIGH FIDELITY – FINAL RECORDING

Oh lordy, the hits don’t stop. To start the week off right, we have the final document in the True High Fidelity canon. Last week, I was dumbfounded to discover a hidden shoe box full of cassette tapes and DAT tapes. All of which contained some truly tasty gems that I hope to get to […]

FRANKLIN “GO KID GO” ORIGINAL LP ART

Occasionally I get emails in regards to this blog. Occasionally I even respond to those emails! My delay in responding is not because I don’t want to respond, but rather, because I tend to be a bit lazy. A couple of weeks ago, a fella named Omar wrote the following: “I’m not only giving you […]

GOODBYE, BLUE MONDAY – 7″

Let’s get back to Goodbye, Blue Monday. As I mentioned in that previous post, they were always a pretty stellar live band. Big, thick and tight. After their split 7″, Goodbye, Blue Monday decided to release a 7″ on our Energy Network record label. Of course, by the time this single was released, Energy Network […]

TRUE HIGH FIDELITY

In the mid 90’s we got it in our heads to start another record label. In High School, Greg and I ran a label called Elbohead records (named after one of Greg’s teachers) and we put out a few seven inches for local bands and were on our way to doing an all local Philadelphia […]