This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 will follow very soon. I have a mixture of news and reviews for you, this time around. Both vinyl and CD…
The vinyl (& CD!), newsy previews continue in this Music Magazine. Another 10 items for you this week SOME VELVET MORNING The name of this group sounds exactly like an Internet-based…
More music-flavoured items for you this week but I’m majoring on vinyl news – and I might have to do the same next week too – because vinyl is piling up…
A total of 15 discs for this CD section covers various genres and combines extended news items and longer-form reviews, including mastering comments JAMIE COE Title: Summertime Symphony Label: Jasmine If there…
A speedy overview of vinyl that’s skimmed across Paul Rigby’s desk lately. This is an awareness video, so each release is not investigated too deeply but there’s a few comments thrown…
Check out Paul Rigby’s latest CD round up covering a host of genres and artists This newsy, kinda review thing that’s not really features 10 rock, jazz and more CD goodies…
This week, in issue 16, an even split between CD and vinyl for you CD ROCK AND ROLL VIXENS No.1 & No.2 Title: 25 Black Women Singer, Movers & Shakers Label:…
This week, in issue 11, I offer you eight recent releases for review, splitting the content between vinyl and CDs ON CD GLENN HUGHES Title: The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume…
This week, in issue 8, I offer you eight recent releases for review, splitting the content mostly into vinyl with two CDs tagged on the end SHEILA & B.DEVOTION Title: King…
This week, in issue 6, I offer you eight recent releases for review, splitting the content into CD and Vinyl ON CD JON BALKE Title: Discourses Label: ECM A bloke and…
This week, in issue 5, I offer you a round dozen of recent releases for review, splitting the content into CD and Vinyl ON CD WINTER DANCE PARTY 1959 #2…
This week, in issue 3, I offer you a round dozen of recent releases for review, splitting the content into CD and Vinyl For your delectation, this week… ON VINYL TIMO…
Title: The Josh White Stories Vols: I & II Label: Jasmine He sang a combination of blues and folk but he was also part of the New York scene populated by…
Title: Before the Beginning, Vol.1: Live 1968 Label: We Are Vinyl This is the first of – I assume – two proposed sets that mirror the earlier CD releases of the…
Title: Crossroads Revisited: Selection From the Crossroads Guitar Festivals Label: Rhino Eric Clapton runs a charity organisation, based in Antigua, in the West Indies. Founded to run and maintain a rehabilitation…
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.…
Title: Volumes 1 & 2 Label: Third Man Until Third Man drew my attention to it, the Ann Arbor festival had completely past me by. It took place across 1-3 August,…
Title: Gonna Make it Alone Label: Atomicat If there is one organisation to take advantage of a fad, fashion or, indeed, controversy then its a record label. They’ve been doing it…
Title: Best Of Label: Angel Air Scotland-spawned Stone the Crows had everything going from them but luck. They were talented, well known and respected but never received the success they deserved.…
Title: The Rhythm, The Blues, The Hot Guitar Label: Koko Mojo Koko what? Koko Mojo is a ‘division’ of Rockstar Records and Rockstar Records, which was originally founded in 1979, became…
Title: American Primitive Guitar & Banjo 1963-1974 Label: Craft A very long name for a rather long, yet wonderfully conceived compilation of guitar picking and more with a targeted style and…
Title: Live at the BBC 1970-1978 Label: Repertoire Formed in Stafford, England in 1968: the Midlands Delta as the band would have it, CBB were initially signed to Parlophone who were…
Title: Live Album Label: Repertoire This UK outfit includes ex-Manfred Mann vocalist Paul Jones and Dave Kelly – who has been releasing music for decades – including the John Drummer Band. The album…
Title: The Atco Albums Collection Label: Atco It’s amazing that this man had been active in the music business since the late 50s but he really didn’t become generally known until…
Title: The Joanna Conner Band Label: M.C Records A blues guitar player and one of some skill too. She also sings and her voice is decent but I would draw the…
Title: You’re Gonna Miss Me Label: Jasmine This collection of 30 tracks is subtitled, The Complete Singles Collection As & Bs 1951-1958. Guitar Slim (it sounded better than Eddie Jones, his…