Photographs & Memories by Jim Croce (Vinyl record album review)

Record basics

Album name: Photographs & Memories

Artist name: Jim Croce

Year: 1974

Number of discs: one disc / two sides

Collection: Selman

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I have heard of Jim Croce, but I don’t think my parents were fans of his because I don’t recall them ever playing his music around the house or in the car when I was growing up. The only song that I can definitely say I know is Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, and I’ve always liked it but never loved it.

What I expected

Singer-songwriter folk rock.

What it was actually like

It was definitely more country than I expected, which I thought was great. Besides Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, I also recognized Time in a Bottle, which was all right. I thought Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy), You Don’t Mess Around With Jim and Roller Derby Queen were all pretty solid.

As an introduction to Jim Croce, I liked this record a lot!

Grade

5/5

Buy it

Amazon (Vinyl): $49.99

Amazon (CD): $30.93