We are told: “Wacken Open Air quickly grew its reputation as the most important metal festival in continental Europe. A peaceful gathering of metal fans coming from all over the world. Long hair, leather clothes, mud and a lot of fun for what seems to be the closest music to resemble the spirit of festivals […]
Month: June 2019
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They tell us ….. Limited edition remastered 7CD Box Set featuring FM radio broadcasts from 1966 to 1981. Also included is a cd of tracks that influenced the Capt. and another featuring interviews and sessions from throughout his career.
We are told ….. Nils Lofgren was already an iconic name by the time of his 18th birthday having joined the esteemed ranks of canyon rockers Crazy Horse in time to record on Neil Young’s After The Goldrush album in 1970. His appearance fifteen years on in his astonishing solo career finds Lofgren performing magic […]
Gentlemen – can you explain the difference between active loudspeaker systems and passive ones? Yes – but nowhere near as well as Mr. Mark Wheeler can. You can re his definitive (well, in my opinion at least) explanations HERE and HERE
They tell us ….. High-end hi-fi distributor Decent Audio is delighted to announce a new exclusive UK distribution agreement with renowned Danish loudspeaker brand Raidho. On 29th-30th October a selection of Radio’s stunningly ambitious speakers will make their UK debut at this year’s Hi-Fi Show Live in Windsor. Come along and find out what’s being […]
They tell us ….. Limited edition 7CD Box Set featuring five FM broadcasts from 1975 – 1985 Gene Clark was born in Tipton, MO, in 1944. Clark’s father was an amateur musician with a passion for country music which rubbed off on young Gene; he began learning the guitar at age nine and was soon […]
Nina Simone was one of the most original artists of the 20th Century, a unique talent whose music transcends most of the pigeonholes that make up the predominantly genre led world of popular music. This collection presents her first four albums between 1958 and 1960 and includes her international hit “My Baby Just Cars For […]
We are told ….. 4CD 24-page hardback book Comprising Bert’s seminal 1960s output (alongside his only album as a duet with Pentangle bandmate John Renbourn) this four disc set covers an era that forged creative paths for everyone from Neil Young to Johnny Marr. New listening notes from Bill Leader, as well as unseen photographs […]
This outstanding performance by New York’s punk pioneers was taped for radio broadcast shortly after Marky Ramone joined the band, and captures them at the peak of their powers, tearing through many of their most renowned songs in typically energetic style. It’s presented here in superb fidelity, with background notes and rare photos. 1. Rockaway […]
They tell us ….. Limited edition 6CD Box Set featuring influences and six FM broadcasts from 1972, 1974, 1989 and 1995. Whether serving as a session musician, solo artist, or soundtrack composer, Ry Cooder’s chameleon-like fretted instrument virtuosity, songwriting, and choices of material encompass an incredibly eclectic range of North American musical styles, including rock […]
We are told ….. Disc 1. Record Plant, Sausalito, CA – KSAN FM -18th November 1973 01. Rehearsal > KSAN Intro 02. Nightingale 03. I Fall To Pieces 04. Silver Threads And Golden Needles 05. Love Has No Pride 06. Rock Me On The Water 07. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In […]
They tell us: Limited edition 7CD Box Set featuring FM broadcasts Waits signed to Asylum Records in 1972, and after numerous abortive recording sessions, his first record—the jazzy, folk-tinged Closing Time—was released in 1973. The album—produced and arranged by former Lovin’ Spoonful member Jerry Yester—received positive reviews, but Waits didn’t gain widespread attention until more […]
Legendary singer, songwriter, activist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Baez’ brand new album Whistle Down The Wind . Produced by three time Grammy Award winner Joe Henry and recorded over ten days of sessions in Los Angeles, Whistle Down The Wind gathers material by some of Baez’s favourite composers. Whistle […]
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This 2015 reissue comes in sleek, new packaging, presented in a rigid lift-off 5.5-inch x 5.5-inch box. The 10-disc set features 213 tracks and a full-color booklet with a 47,000-word essay by Stax historian Rob Bowman. The third and final chapter of the definitive collection of the great Memphis soul label Stax focuses on the […]
For me, yes. I have played this and played it and ………. and I can’t get it out of my head. Magnificent. Read a review by a better writer than me HERE Learn more about the band HERE
I use Analogue Audio amplification and CD player, the Maestro 200 integrated and Maestro 192 CD player. Amp choice has been heavily influenced by reviews of Sugden, Jungson and Icon Audio 845. The CD player is the first item ready for future upgrades but still a very natural and fine match using Synergetics XLR interconnects. […]
They say …. Melco was established by Makoto Maki in 1975 in Japan. Maki, an enthusiastic audiophile, established the company to design and manufacture the finest audio components of the time – the undoubted masterpiece of the Melco line being the turntable, introduced into the UK in 1980, which set new standards in music reproduction. […]
One and only album by former members of Jefferson Airplane Band features Paul Kanter, Martin Balin & Jack Casady The KBC BAND was almost but not quite THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.Formed in 1985 by AIRPLANE members PAUL KANTNER, MARTY BALIN, and JACK CASADY, and on guitar SLICK AGUILAR who later played with JEFFERSON STARSHIP. […]
We are told: 4 CD set 42 Remastered tracks. Over 4½ hours of music BBC tracks sourced from the archives Bonus material with previously unreleased and very rare recordings Authoritative liner notes by Pete Brown Assembled by the same successful team that worked on the critically acclaimed ‘Wade in the Water’ box set. The […]
15 CDs Over 200 tracks 24 page full colour booklet with rare photos and detailed liner notes The entire original KMET, WMMS, WNEW, KSAN and over twenty more, FM radio broadcasts from explosive 1978 live performances at The Roxy Theater on July 7, The Agora Balroom on August 9, The Capitol Theater on September […]
We are told ….. Complete collection includes all four public shows, invite-only soundcheck, rehearsal and Bolic Studios session. Forty three years ago in December 1973, Frank Zappa played a series of legendary concerts at the famed Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Considered a high-water mark of his career, owing to the incredible, […]