Title: Dire Straits Label: Warner Records Group lead singer and consummate guitarist, Mark Knopfler once told Rolling Stone magazine, “Success I adore. It means I can buy 1959 Gibson Les Pauls…
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Title: His ’N’ Hers Label : Island A relatively modern selection for you, this time around and one that is looked upon fondly by Pulp themselves because it dragged them from years…
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Title: Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon Label: Rhino The thing about James Taylor, the perception of the man, is that he was the original singer-songwriter. Maybe that tag needs…
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Title: Boomer’s Story Label: Music On Vinyl “Rock as it is known today just doesn’t interest me at all,” said Ry Cooder to The Guardian in 2011. “I hate commercial music.…
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Title: Blood On the Tracks Label: Columbia You know, there are many classic LPs out there but there are far fewer classic albums. Let me explain, this Bob Dylan album sits…
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Title: Whatever and Ever Amen Label: Edsel Well, not five exactly. Three. Just the three. Ben Folds himself plus Robert Sledge on bass and Darren Jessee on drums. They were witty,…
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Title: Time Will Say Nothing 1982-1984 Label: Vinyl On Demand (The following piece is taken from the archives and was initially published several years ago) Anyone into drum & bass will…
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Title: Stormcock Label: Science Friction Roy Harper is a cult hero who can fill the Royal Festival Hall but he’s not in the headlines and Hello magazine photographers have no wish…
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Title: To Bonnie From Delaney Label: Speakers Corner Delaney & Bonnie were an odd couple, compared to other music stars of the time, that is. Odd in that they offered a…
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Title: Fleetwood Mac Label: Reprise Often unfairly ignored because the LP following this release was the momentous Rumours, 1975’s Fleetwood Mac remains a superb release and, in effect, another debut for…
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Title: Hotel California Label: Asylum There are plenty of hated famous bands and artists out there, although the emotion can sometimes be drawn for unexpected reasons. For example, other people’s success…
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Title: A Fire in the Sky Label: Rhino I’m taking an opportunity to look at a body of work that spans almost 50 years, rather than a single album and I…
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Title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Label: Island For a section of the music-loving public, ELP reflected prog excess and overblown presentation. For punks, they were the epitome of the rock dinosaur.…
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Title: A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw Label: Bear Family “Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now and…
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Title: Leave Home Label: Sire Assistant to Andy Warhol at the Factory and photographer, Leee Childers (with three ‘e’s) once talked to writer Legs McNeil about The Ramones, “The first time…
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Title: Some Girls Wander By Mistake Label: Merciful Release The ‘done thing’ within this column is to recommend an album. At a push, I sometimes talk about a collection of music. It’s…
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Title: Disraeli Gears Label: Reaction For this LP release, the band’s second album, a new producer was brought in, Felix Pappalardi. Its odd, the influences that a producer can have on…
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MasterworksMAGNETOPHONICS: overview of Australian Underground Music originally released as Tapes/Cassettes
Title: Australian Underground Music 1978-1984 Label: Vinyl On Demand Don’t be fooled into believing that classic music or classic cuts can only ‘be’ if they have topped the charts or received…
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Title: Cathedral Oceans Label: Metamatic Some music fans will see the name John Foxx and immediately associate the figure with the early days of the group, Ultravox (or Ultravox! as was). As…
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Title: Tres Hombres Label: Warner Bros A blues rock trio from Texas. Already sound quintessentially American, don’t they? This rock is greasy and dirty and leery and growly and packed –…
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Title: Are You Experienced? Label: Track Originally released on 12 May 1967, in the UK (a significant point which we will get to soon), produced by Chas Chandler, who was also the…
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Label: Bear Family Date: 2013 It changed everything. It brought music down from the stars and handed it to ordinary people. It gave a true DIY ethic to music production that allowed…
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Title: The Golden Age of… Title: Now Is The Time Title: Some Sunny Day Label: Jasmine Classic albums or classic collections are wholly subjective and are often the subject of heated…
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Title: Split Label: 4AD Ah, Lush. A band that sparks fond memories for many music fans out there. Lush were a 4-piece ‘indie rock’ outfit but they were much more than…
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Title: The Golden Age of Wireless Label: Venice in Peril Do you remember Dr Magnus Pyke? He was all over TV when I was in my early teens. Pyke was a…
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Title: Very Extremely Dangerous Label: Shout What do these soul legends have in common? Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke, Percy Sledge, the Staple Singers and Otis Redding? No? OK, how…
