This week, in issue 7, I offer you eight recent releases for review, splitting the content mostly into vinyl with a CD tagged on the end ON VINYL JACKSON BROWNE Title:…
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 4, I offer you a round baker’s dozen of recent releases for review, splitting the content into CD and Vinyl ON VINYL SUPERCAR Title: Original Television Soundtrack …
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…
Last week I offered you a dozen or more pieces of vinyl for review. This time I’m mixing it up a little, splitting the content into CD and vinyl For your…
I’ve recently been suffering from a build up of wax – the Doc suggested that the best way to clear it would be to do more reviewing! So here it be.…
Title: Recurring Dreams Label: Kscope It’s a group without any original members. A combination of living memorial and pension scheme for the estate of founder, Edgar Froese. As such, I would…
Title: Afraid of Sunlight Label: Parlophone Ahhh, yes, this was the one. This was the album that really set post-Fish Marillion onto a new and steady pathway. It provided a new…
Title: The Everly Brothers Label: Demon The duo’s debut release proved to be incredibly successful for the Kentucky brothers as well as providing a touchstone to host of future music stars.…
Title: The Comforts of Madness Label: 4AD Formed in 1987 in Leeds, the band’s third demo recording attracted the attention of 4AD’s Ivo Watts-Russell who saw the group play in 1989.…
Title: Like A Virgin Label: Sire She was a force in music, changing the scene with a combination of pop and disco dance-infused rhythms while lifting other people’s edgy themes and…
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: …But Seriously Label: Rhino The fourth solo outing from Phil Collins, …But Seriously was initially released in 1989. A quick count on the fingers reveals that the piece has now…
Title: Green River/Willy and the Poor Boys Label: Craft Newly reissued after some love and attention from Abbey Road, both of these Creedence albums were initially released in 1969: it was…
Title: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival Label: earMUSIC Spanning The Who’s appearance in the famous live 1970 festival, the content does include a few lesser know pieces including I…
Title: The Timeless Nowhere Label: Rune Grammofon This is a four LP collection of new material and rarities. Four vinyl LPs, that is plus two extra CDs that duplicates the material.…
Title: The Soft Parade Label: Rhino Originally released in 1969, many Doors fans would look upon this album as one of the band’s lesser efforts. Lesser in terms of Jim Morrison’s…
Title: Birds of Fire Label: Speakers Corner To call the Mahavishnu Orchestra a fusion group or a jazz-rock combo would be to over simplify the talent. Lead and indeed founded by…
Title: Dead Man’s Pop Label: Rhino The difference between The Impediments and The Replacements seems to be a matter of semantics. The sort argued over a fifth pint of beer on…
Title: The Singles Label: Demon In many ways, I’m still trying to make my mind up abut The Bluetones. Were they the next step from the baggy Madchester era of music?…
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: Rubberband Label: Rhino Miles Davis joined Warner Bros in 1985 and began recording this album later that same year with producers Randy Hall and Zane Giles. Davis was reported to have…
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: Hassan’s Walk Label: Pure Pleasure Originally released in 1983 on Nimbus West Records in Los Angeles, USA, Pure Pleasure has offered jazz fans a real prize. If for no other…
He joined Bill Haley as a young member of the Comets and was thrust straight into the limelight, in the lead guitar role. Paul Rigby talks to Johnny Kay about his…