original album reviews
 

hey guys
im interested in looking for the original reviews of albums from when they were first released eg: a 1969 review of Abbey road etc etc

anyone know where I can locate original reviews??

Rolling Stone?

cant find historical reviews there at all.

if I type in (for example) Abbey Road all I get is the 50th Anniversary review.

I want to read the review someone did in 1969 to see what the reviewers thought of the album upon release.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rol...ad-181270/amp/

I found it by putting the search terms directly into google

Rolling Stone’s website is shameful

Pretty sure there are sites that have all of Lester Bangs reviews in it. He started with Rolling Stone in 1969.

Is it as bad as when Pitchfork rewrites reviews where they slammed albums that have since become acclaimed?

Idk

I can navigate pitchfork at least but it’s pretty clunky as well

I do remember that about pf though

RS probably has more journalistic integrity but pf is less likely to freeze up my device

I have those RS guides in hardcover print - I know RS has long since become a laughing stock but those guides are still a good resource

Their jazz record guide is good

They became a laughing stock for failing to adapt to the music world evolving and their site not being mobile responsive kinda reflects that. I bet they were a better resource when radioplay was the primary way of achieving popularity.

Even I’m not old enough to remember RS being any good

Well scratch that then.