Damn, Hec. It's a shame you didn't have that last line as a cover quote. And THE BELLS review was one of the ones that really caught my attention (first Lou Reed album I bought, because it was supposedly "electornic" music according to some review, and I was going through a heavy synthesizer phase).

I was in Twisted Village yesterday after work, buying a few used CDs from asst. manager (and former WMBR DJ) Angela, when a guy I didn't know burst in.

"I found it!," he exclaimed. "It was $14."

"Great! Thanks!," Angela replied.

And he handed her a copy of LitG.

Of course, I pointed them to my sidebar. They were suitably impressed.

Jon, you were in my dream last night. You showed up at my Grandma's house for Christmas. (Followed by JZ and Hec.)

Don't ask me. I have a weird subconscious.

Is Twisted Village a record store, Jon? I've never heard of it, but I never knew all the ins and outs of all the stores on that side of the Charles.

Living/hanging in the Kenmore area in the mid-80s to 90s (and then moving across from In Your Ear), I really didn't have to go elsewhere unless I had a specific goal.

Thanks for inviting me, Steph. Even if it was only in your dreams.

Twisted Village is a record store in Harvard Square. They're also a label. They're owned by Wayne Rogers and Kate Village, guitarists for Crystalized Movements, Magic Hour (with Damon & Naomi), and Major Stars, amongst others.

Thanks for inviting me, Steph. Even if it was only in your dreams.

Well, my Grandma was a kick-ass cook, so you probably had a good time.

They're owned by Wayne Rogers and Kate Village, guitarists for Crystalized Movements, Magic Hour (with Damon & Naomi), and Major Stars, amongst others.

Huh, I don't think that I have heard of any of those, although Magic Hour sounds vaguely familiar, possibly just from club listings. Does the label have a specific sound/style, or do they just pick music they like?

Well, my Grandma was a kick-ass cook, so you probably had a good time.

"I’m oddly full today."

Does the label have a specific sound/style

Heavy Psychedelia, accent on the heavy ("Hea-vy Mrs. Marsh"). That said, Wayne throws in the occasional pop melody.

And he handed her a copy of LitG.

Sweet! Of course, I wish it wasn't as hard to find the book as it is to find the records in it. Maybe that will add to its mystique.

Of course, I pointed them to my sidebar. They were suitably impressed.

But of course.

Hmph. The book got reviewed by the East Bay Express, getting what I can only call a snotty endorsement.

Serious music dweebs may very well adopt Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed (Routledge) as their rare vinyl-collecting bible. The lisping indie obsessive who gets teary-eyed at Belle & Sebastian concerts ... the thrift-store-foraging Napoleon Dynamite who smells of dust and rotting cardboard ... Steve Buscemi's character in Ghost World ... the Kermit the Frog-voiced fellow who knows the whole discography of bands he doesn't even like ... they're all guaranteed to bust a blood vessel over this one. It's a guidebook written by geeks, for geeks, that makes rock 'n' roll seem almost not cool, grouping fans alongside other nerd cliques who fixate on comic books or Star Trek.

That said, the average music enthusiast will also find Grooves an informative and pleasurable read.