FORTY-FIVE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE #9: Desperados Under The Palapas
AFGHAN WHIGSÂ “Conjure Me” b/w “My World Is Empty Without You” (Sub Pop Records SP142, 1991)
All roads lead to Cincinnati, if you believe the cover art of this single, a not-so-subtle take-off on the old Motown label design. In this case, however, you’d be right, because this week’s slab of ancient wax comes from Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs, one of the finest musical outfits ever to emerge from the Queen City of southwestern Ohio. […]