Title: Science Fiction Label: Mikrokosmos Bailey was the lead singer with the 80s pop combo, the Thompson Twins yet this is Bailey’s debut solo album. The first since the Thompson Twins’…
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Title: Free Spirit Label: Quarto Valley Records This is a 3LP set, presented in a double fold-out gatefold sleeve, captures Paul Rodgers in a live setting, the Royal Albert Hall in…
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Titles: Magnetic Web/Numbers/Beyond the End…Eternity/Zero Gravity Label: Wah Wah Dedicated, hard core Rolling Stones fans will know Nik Pascal as the guy who played percussion on the 1973 Stones LP, Goats…
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Title: Paradox Label: Reprise Most musicians tend to become increasingly safer in terms of their art and more conservative with age. It’s to do with increasing money and power plus a…
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Title: Singles Label: BMG Formed in Derry in 1974, The Undertones consisted of the O’Neill brothers – John and Damian on guitars, Michael Bradley on bass, Billy Doherty on drums and…
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Title: Inside Hi-Fi Label: Pure Pleasure I’m sure that the sleeve art alone will provide a fascinating few moments for some of my readers, even before the inside of the grooves…
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Title: Tunes from the Missing Channel/One Way System Label: On U-Sound Based on Adrian Sherwood’s reggae/dub label, this group was formed by label occupant, drummer Style Scott and Sherwood. They created…
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Title: Chris To The Mill Label: Demon Better known perhaps as a member of the band, Squeeze and that band’s principle lyricist, Difford has now presented all three of his solo…
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Title: Bullitt OST Label: Speakers Corner I beg your indulgence on this particular review because I want to illuminate the disc around a brief interview I did some time ago now…
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Presenting the magnificent George Harrison 16LP box set, Paul Rigby undertakes a detailed sound test and talks to the mastering engineers behind it, Lurssen Mastering’s Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen George…
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Title: The Visitor Label: Warner Bros I’ve noticed a growing or – depending where you look – a continuing trend when reading press reviews of Neil Young’s more recently outings. They…
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Title: Piano in the Background Label: Speakers Corner This is an LP that you don’t often see but one that is highly recommended. The twist here is that the Duke is…
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Title: Dance Label: Beggars Arkive His fifth album, released in 1981 on Beggars Banquet, Dance began a transition from the Tubeway Numan. The Numan who had a soft spot for automobiles.…
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Title: Fontessa Label: Speakers Corner Not given enough recognition, this jazz quartet always sparkled with talent and bristled with style. It featured pianist John Lewis plus, on vibes and flexible wrists,…
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Title: The Graveyard and the Ballroom/Force Label: Mute I remember seeing the band around 1985 or 86, about the time that Force hit the streets, at the Liverpool Playhouse theatre, a…
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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…
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Title: Town Hall Concert Plus Label: Pure Pleasure Ahhh Louis…Louis! A brilliant live excerpt from 1947, this was an important release in terms of Louis Armstrong’s career. The man had been…
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Title: First Light Label: Pure Pleasure Released in 1971, this was Hubbard’s third CTi album and featured Ron Carter on bass with Airto Moreira on percussion but Jack DeJohnette on drums…
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Title: A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure Label: Down Jazz Detroit Rising is a fascinating group of what, 12 or so musicians pumping out a combination of funk, jazz and specifically P-Funk…
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Title: Head Over Heels Label: 4AD It’s still a big call and many will disagree but, as far as I’m concerned, the Cocteau Twins were 4AD. They represented and projected everything…
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Title: Topographic Drama Label: Rhino During it’s 2016 tour, Yes played its 1980 album Drama in its entirety. The first time it had ever done such a thing. More than that,…
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Black Sabbath has released a luxurious and wide ranging vinyl box set covering their glory years from the 70s. Paul Rigby provides a thorough review and interviews the reissue mastering engineer,…
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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: The Heat is On Label: Speakers Corner I was surprised to see this reissue from the German audiophile outfit. Maybe I’ve been looking the other way for too long but…
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Title: Greatest Hits & Rock St. Trop Label: Snapper Some people thought that The Rolling Stones were the bad boys of 60s rock but those people never saw The Pretty Things.…
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Title: Hoodoo Label: BMG The blues just oozes from Moyet’s husky presentation and it’s one that has progressively matured. This essentially pop-oriented singer grew up as a member of the synth…
