The Kingsmen – “The Upper Window” (1978)

The Kingsmen – “The Upper Window” (1978)

Much like how the Kingsmen’s 1974 album, “1686 Pounds of Gospel”, lived in the shadow of “Big & Live”, I always felt “The Upper Window” lived in the long shadow of “Chattanooga Live”. I never realized the album even existed until the summer of 1984, when I came...
The Kingsmen – “Just in Time” (1976)

The Kingsmen – “Just in Time” (1976)

When looking at the Kingsmen’s discography as a complete body of work, their 1976 album, “Just in Time” is a rather unique piece of music history. In May 1976, Jim Hamill left the Kingsmen, moved to Memphis, Tennessee and joined the Senators, where they recorded one...
The Kingsmen – “24 Carat Gospel” (1975)

The Kingsmen – “24 Carat Gospel” (1975)

As 1975 marched on, the Kingsmen were pure gold and with this latest release (their 2nd label album for 1975), the record company had declared the Kingsmen were “24 Carat Gospel”. What the Kingsmen may have lacked with chart topping hits on their previous couple of...