Top 20 Records of 2024
Welcome to the year-end edition of the Paradise Found Records…
Top Five: David Bowie’s Best Records
2024’s comprehensive Rock ’N’ Roll Star! 5CD box set features…
Beyond One Love: Buyer’s Guide to Bob Marley
One of the biggest film success stories of 2024 has been the…
Record Store Day is Saturday April 20
Are you ready for Record Store Day 2024? This year RSD is on…
Insider’s Guide to Vinyl Shopping–Part One
Welcome to the latest Paradise Found Records blog. One of my…
Top 20 Records of 2023
2023 was another great year for music and for Paradise Found…
Steely Dan’s Ten Best Songs
At this point in the evolution of popular music, most seventies…
Fleetwood Mac: Beyond Rumours
Ever wonder which albums sell the most at Paradise Found Records?…
Unheard Musical Delights
As anyone who's thrown a listening party can tell you, there are few things more fun than blowing someone's mind with some obscure, lesser-known musical gem. In that spirit, here are ten albums guaranteed to enrich your ears.
Top 20 Records of 2022
Here are my twenty favorite albums of 2022 in alphabetical order ...
Steely Dan’s Gaucho — Treasure or Trash?
Does Steely Dan's Gaucho deserve to be included among their best work or is it emblematic of what made them overrated and spurred a backlash against their sound?
Pink Floyd’s Animals: Treasure or Trash?
This month's musical offerings include the "2018 Remix" of Pink Floyd’s Animals, originally released in 1977. Why, you may ask, is the 2018 Remix being released in 2022?
Summer Record Roundup
The Summer '22 edition of the Paradise Found Records blog. Here are a few of my favorite releases from the past few months ...
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the ’60s
I'm spotlighting the greatest rock debut albums of the sixties. With a few exceptions, I've chosen the premier efforts from musicians largely unknown before their first release.
We Have a Large Selection of Rock Books!
What's almost as enjoyable as listening to music? Reading about it! At Paradise Found, we have a large selection of new and used music books. Here are a few of my favorites of the genre.
Spring ’22 Music Roundup
2022 is off to an amazing start in terms of new music. Here are my favorite releases from the past few months:
How to Buy: Johnny Cash, in Honor of the Icon’s 90th Birthday
In celebration of one of the most influential musicians of the last seventy years, this month I'm focusing on his story, his appeal and how to find his best material in an incredibly rich, voluminous discography.
Summer ’21 Music Roundup
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the ’80s
Continuing my review of the greatest rock debut albums by decade ... it's time to dive into the eighties. Here are my top ten, in order of release date
Bart’s Record Shop is now Paradise Found Records & Music
New Name. New Location. Same Commitment to Being Your Favorite Record Shop.
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the ’70s
A look at the best debuts from the seventies, listed in order of release date.
Paradise Found is Open with Music to Cure Your Quarantine Blues!
Pandemic or not, one thing is for sure: music's therapeutic value is important now more than ever. And Paradise Found is here to keep your music needs satiated. While we all await the return of live concerts, there is no shortage of great new releases from 2020.
2021 New Music Roundup
Here’s a recap of some of our favorite records so far in 2021, a preview of some upcoming releases, and more music news.
Top 25 Records of 2020
I can't recall a year in which there was such an amazing amount of quality music released. Picking ten favorites was challenging and would've omitted many that I enjoyed. To help make sure you didn't miss anything--and unless you're currently homeschooling your kids, you probably have plenty of bandwidth to explore new music--here are my favorite LPs of 2020.