THE SNAPBACK, ISSUE 1

I created Soul Sides 20 years ago because I wanted an outlet to write about my favorite records. The blog era feels bygone — and I clearly stopped regularly updating the site years ago — but the impulse to talk about records has never faded. It’s why I’ve created podcasts and newsletters but to mark the (quiet) 20th anniversary for Soul Sides — which has given me so much over the years — I wanted to create an homage to the record zines of the ‘80s/‘90s. This isn’t as comprehensively discographic as those OG zines but I imagine this is what Soul Sides could have looked like in ’84 or ’94 instead of ’04. So here it is: The Snapback, #1.

Side A = seven 45s, Side B = seven LPs. For this first issue, I wanted to go with a random assortment (very blog-y!) but I’ll likely get more thematic in thee future. I also mixed together 14 songs — one from each entry — for your listening pleasure.

If you’re interested in a copy, especially for folks seeing this post on the blog, hit me up at soulsides@gmail.com and I’ll send you ordering info to buy a copy with at a discount.

I also dropped off copies at a few of my favorite record/bookstores in case one is close to you:
Espacio 1839: Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Ojala Books & Stationery: Highland Park, Los Angeles
Twelves: Long Beach
Groove Merchant: Lower Haight, San Francisco
Turntable Lab: online