HERBIE HANCOCK: The Headhunters – Omaha Civic Auditorium 17th November 1975 (CD)

We are told ….. This superlative set was taped for FM broadcast soon after the release of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Man-Child album, and finds the great keyboardist backed by the awesomely tight combo of DeWayne ‘Blackbyrd’ McKnight (guitar), Bennie Maupin (reeds), Paul Jackson (bass), Bill Summers (percussion) and Michael Clarke (drums) on a selection of […]

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TYLA GANG: Pool Hall Punks – Complete Recordings 1976-1978 (3CD Box Set)

For the first time ever, here are the Tyla Gang’s complete recordings across three CDs, including many tracks which appear on CD for the first time. Frontman Sean Tyla is currently celebrating his 70th birthday and will be performing several gigs to coincide with this momentous occasion! Sean had previously fronted Pub Rock favourites Ducks […]

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PRINCE: Purple Rain. Tony Besgrove’s opinion

Updated with new links 21/06/18 Many Prince You Tube videos get taken down pretty quickly, but for the moment you can view the performance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8raPqu-6Gw and for those in a hurry a crudely edited truncated version of the guitar solo may be seen at:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANn8Y1p-DfA. —//— The first time I saw this performance on […]

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GEORGE DUKE: In Conversation

George Duke is a multi Grammy Award winning legend. So, when I called him to get a few quick quotes for my France Joli interview (he produced her album ‘Witch Of Love’) I quickly realized I needed to milk this conversation for all it was worth.  Duke is a musician’s musician with a career spanning […]

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SAM COOKE: A singer of sheer quality

Originally published 2014 Martin Chilton writes: It is 50 years since Sam Cooke died in squalid circumstances, shot at 33 in a cheap motel in Los Angeles after rowing with the owner over a prostitute he claimed had robbed him. “Lady, you shot me,” were his last words. Can you separate the man from the […]

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Psychedelia – ‘’A Herbal Mixture Of Psychedelic Remedies And Freakbeat Fantoms’.’ 1966-1974 (5CD Box Set with 32pg booklet)

Psychedelia Collection Volumes 1-5; 5 CD Box 5 CDs• Over 60 tracks 32 page full colour booklet with rare photos, detailed biographies and full discographies.Presenting a herbal mixture of psychedelic remedies and freakbeat fantoms collected together for your listening pleasure. Ultimately rare and genuinely obscure sounds from around the world with a particular eye on […]

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MODERN LIFE IS WAR: Tony Besgrove suggests that you consider investigating

“We’re Modern Life Is War from Marshalltown, Iowa!” So begins every gig played by this band. This is the signal that initiates a stage invasion and subsequent mass crowd surfing – with hyped-up fans hurling themselves over the heads of others and seemingly unconcerned over the consequences should that body of fans in the audience […]

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