[Here’s one from my archive, penned when the US-based record label Sundazed released a batch of the artist’s LPs in 2013.] There are not too many music artists out there who…
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Artist: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG Title: Deja Vu Label: Atlantic Deja Vu album is partly famous because it’s a second album. And second albums very rarely do well. “That difficult…
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The latest batch of Patreon content, all exclusive to that platform, is now out and about It’s been too long since the last announcement, to make up for it I’ve just posted…
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Title: Do You Ever Think Of Me? Label: Rev-Ola Ah, Fred Neil. To some, a cult figure, a folk genius. To others, a frustration, a waste. For the latter, he was…
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The latest batch of Patreon content, all exclusive to that platform, is now out and about It’s been too long since the last announcement, to make up for it I’ve just posted…
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The latest batch of Patreon content, all exclusive to that platform, is now out and about Just posted is the latest entry in the now growing series of Buyer’s Guides on…
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The latest batch of Patreon content, all exclusive to that platform, is now out and about Just posted is the latest entry in the now growing series of Buyer’s Guides on…
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The latest batch of Patreon content, all exclusive to that platform, is now out and about Just posted is the latest entry in the now growing series of Buyer’s Guides on…
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Title: Minute by Minute Label: Speakers Corner I wonder how they really feel about the tag? It’s one I’m not too familiar with, I have to admit but when a band…
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The third batch of exclusive posts is now up on Patreon, combining the third in a growing series of Buyer’s Guides, Music Memorabilia and a new archival piece First up on…
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Title: : In the Land of Grey and Pink Label: Decca Caravan were an odd band. At first glance in the music press and if you took a quick Vox pop…
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The first batch of exclusive posts are now up on Patreon, combining the first in a growing series of Buyer’s Guides, high-value Music Memorabilia items and archival pieces Two of the…
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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…