Saturday, 27 June 2026

Ian Gillan "Gillan's Inn" 2006***

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This time, Random Selection turned up something rare: the only Hybrid (DualDisc) CD/DVD release in my collection of (give or take) 7500 titl...
Monday, 22 June 2026

Caravan "Cunning Stunts" 1975****

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So this isn't really a random-selection review. I chose this album because I was recently in Canterbury on a short side trip from London...
Monday, 15 June 2026

Buzzcocks "Singles Going Steady" 1977-1979(rec) 1979(comp)*****

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Over the last year, I've been lucky enough to catch some punk legends I loved as a teenager—and still do, for that matter. Last summer, ...
Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Mutantes "Live - Barbican Theatre, London, 2006" 2007****

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Another band I never expected to see live, I discovered Os Mutantes around the turn of the millennium, when Luaka Bop released a compilati...
Monday, 25 May 2026

Neville Brothers "Fiyo On The Bayou" 1980****

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Did I actually know of this album before I spotted it in the bargain bin of my local record store? I’m not entirely sure. I remember thinkin...
Sunday, 17 May 2026

Ella Mae Morse & Freddie Slack – Rockin' Brew 1942-1954 (rec) 1969 (comp)****

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I found this LP in the bargain bin of my local record store. I wasn’t familiar with either Ella Mae Morse or Freddie Slack, but I di...
Saturday, 2 May 2026

The Green Pajamas "This Is Where We Disappear" 2001****

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Coincidentally, a few weeks ago I wrote about The Green Pajamas in a post on a Paisley Underground anthology box set —and thanks to ...