Posts From Mark Leviton

Mark Leviton

Mark Leviton began writing about music and pop culture in 1967, with credits in Rolling Stone, Creem, Fusion, Bay Area Musician, LA Weekly, Phonograph Record and many fly-by-night publications. For 25 years he worked for the Warner Music Group and Rhino Records, producing hundreds of compilation albums and historical reissues, placing recordings in films and TV, and generally having a blast. His bi-weekly radio show "Pet Sounds" is heard on KVMR-FM in Nevada City, CA and the website www.petsoundsmusic.com.
REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

Delaney and Bonnie ‘Accept No Substitute’: White Soul Born in Turmoil

A beautiful album, close to perfection in the playing and singing, it was helmed by a married couple whose own relationship was falling apart at the seams.

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REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

Peter Gabriel ‘So’ Album: Into the Mainstream

At the start of sessions, no one could predict that the quirky former Genesis frontman would produce an album that would sell a zillion copies.

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REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’: Struggle & Liberation

The album, a landmark release for Motown, remains a monument to his big heart and soul, and a prophecy for our time.

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