Tuesday, 31 December 2024

R.I.P. 2024

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Once more we get to the most unpleasant task of the year, the one where we get to list musicians who left the world in the last year. Why do...
Thursday, 26 December 2024

End of the year retrospectives 2024

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As (any possible) regular readers would know, every December I buy music magazines for their end-of-the-year-retrospectives and ...
Thursday, 28 November 2024

Madness "The Dangermen Sessions, Vol.1" 2005****

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By now, almost every band that's been around for a while has recorded a cover album. These are rarely received with enthusiasm f...
Thursday, 21 November 2024

The Walflower Complextion "The Walflower Complextion" 1966-1967(rec) 2000 (comp)***

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Now here's a CD I hadn't played for more than 10 -maybe 15- years! And it might have stayed this way, if it wasn't ...
Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Johnny Copeland "Bringin' It All Back Home" 1985***

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Johnny Copeland was part of a long line of Texas bluesmen. He grew up in Houston's Third Ward ghetto, and apprenticed as a guita...
Thursday, 7 November 2024

Fleetwood Mac "Fleetwood Mac Live" 1980****

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Fleetwood Mac are one of the bands I regret most having missed out seeing live; for one reason or another I was not able to see ...
Friday, 1 November 2024

The Alpha Band ''Interviews" 1976-78(rec)1988(comp)***

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When I saw this LP at the bargain bin in my neighborhood record shop, I initially thought it was an album of actual interviews. Ther...