RICKY FLAKE  I certainly don’t know as much going into a monthly post as I probably let on, and despite its thousands, my record collection is not comprehensive.  For instance, my post awhile back about the origins of Cream and the many bands that arose in the wake of their break-up germinated from some writings by the music columnist Ricky Flake in our local paper, the Sun Herald.  At the time, I had precisely one album by Cream, Disraeli Gears (I still don’t have Goodbye) and only the first Mountain album, Climbing!.    (Year 5 Review)  |