STEPHEN STILLS: Las Vegas 21st July 1995 (CD)

Fascinating insight into a Stills live performance in the mid 90’s.  Stunning versions of classics “Love The One You’re With”, “Long Time Gone”, “For What It’s Worth” and an explosive eight minute “Dark Star”. Joined by Joe Vitale on drams, Gerald Johnson on bass and Mike Finnegan on keyboards. Broadcast by WHCN-FM from The Joint […]

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DAVE DAVIES: I Will Be Me (CD)

We are told: MetaMedia is proud to announce a brand new CD by Dave Davies! Featuring all new and original material! The man who forever changed the sound of rock n roll when he invented distortion presents this brand new solo album of all original material! Featuring guest appearances by The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, award winning […]

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FOLLOW ME DOWN; Vanguard’s Lost Psychedelic Era 1966-1970 (CD)

Follow Me Down: Vanguard’s Lost Psychedelic Era 1966-1970, co-produced by Vanguard staffer Stephen Brower and Birdman Records founder David Katznelson, is an 18 track compilation that encompasses hand-selected tracks from Vanguard’s best lost records and 45s. Many of the bands featured here only released one record, or a smattering of singles, before drifting into obscurity, […]

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ASK ALEX. ALBOROSIE:

Contemporary music editor Alex M writes … He’s a Italian / Jamaican reggae artist with a unique flow and style. In 2001 Alborosie moved to Jamaica to be closer to his Jamaican roots . His first album was called Soul Pirate . His name was given to him by locals in Jamaica , Borosie which […]

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NEIL YOUNG: Piece of Crap: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, October 1st 1994 (CD)

We are told: Recorded live in California on 1st October, 1994, this is classic grunge-era Neil and Crazy Horse. Recorded less than two months after the release of his great late era album, Sleeps With Angels, this live broadcast focuses on some of the finer tracks from that album, including an epic 18 minute version […]

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Channa Vithana / Synth-Aesthesia

Synthesiser Music (SM) has been one constant that I am always fond of keeping. For a long while I didn’t really understand why certain musical pieces made with or containing SM affected me so, until recently when I had a conversation with an established artist and friend concerning synaesthesia (see footnote #1) Synaesthesia is an […]

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THE ANIMALS: Live In The Sixties (2CD)

We are told ….. 2CD’s Packed Into A 6 Panel Digipack, UV Gloss, with a 12 Page Booklet Compilation of legendary live performances from 1966 and 1967 Includes radio and TV broadcasts Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Background liners In late 1966, Eric Burdon put together a new line-up of the Animals, and […]

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FRIPP / ENO; The Equatorial Stars (Vinyl 200g LP)

Brian Eno is usually credited with the claim that everyone who originally bought a Velvet Underground album subsequently formed a band. It’s no less valid to suggest that many of those involved in electronic music might not have been but for “No Pussyfooting” and “Evening Star”. Indeed few contemporary albums can claim as much lasting […]

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DYLAN / THE BAND; The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (6CD Box Set)

The definitive chronicle of Dylan’s legendary 1967 sessions with The Band Historic 6-disc set includes 138 tracks Compiled from meticulously restored original tapes Exclusive 120 page deluxe-bound book containing rare and unseen photographs and memorabilia Extensive liner notes Compiled from meticulously restored original tapes – many found only recently – this historic six-disc set is […]

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STING: 57th & 9th (Deluxe CD)

57th & 9th represents a wide range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles, from the ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head,” to the anthemic, “50,000” and the raucous, guitar-driven first single, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You.” The album was recorded with Sting’s long-time collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and includes […]

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RICHARD and LINDA THOMPSON: Shoot Out The Lights (2CD Deluxe)

They tell us…… Lock and load with a high-powered chronicle of one couple’s failed marriage. Shoot Out The Lights is Richard and Linda Thompson’s final album together and, ironically, the folk-rock couple’s most artistically acclaimed and commercially successful. The album was recorded, scrapped, and rerecorded before finally emerging in 1982, arriving just around the time […]

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BEETHOVEN: Save us from the tyranny of ‘period instrument’ fanatics. Beethoven belongs on a Steinway

David Oldroyd-Bolt writes as follows: “Early Beethoven belongs to an intimate sound world best evoked these days on period pianos, rather than on a loud Steinway,” declared John Allison in his review of Steven Osborne’s recent Wigmore Hall recital. Much as I admire Mr Allison as a critic, he’s dangerously close to the mindset adopted […]

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ROY WOOD: Original Album Series (5CD)

The Move – Message From The Country (CD1) Message From The Country Ella James No Time Don’t Mess Me Up Until Your Moma’s Gone It Wasn’t My Idea To Dance The Minister Ben Crawley Steel Company The Words Of Aaron My Marge The Electric Light Orchestra – The Electric Light Orchestra (CD2) 10538 Overture Look […]

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MIKE OLDFIELD; The Studio Albums: 1992-2003 (8CD)

This new box set, supported by Mike Oldfield, contains 8 albums from the Warner years: –          Tubular Bells II –          The Songs Of Distant Earth –          The Voyager –          Tubular Bells III –          Guitars   –          The Millennium Bell –          Tr3s Lunas   –          Tubular Bells 2003 After leaving Virgin Records, Oldfield joined the Warner […]

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In defence of the viola

The viola was the instrument of choice for Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Dvorák and Beethoven; Jimi Hendrix and John Cale both played it; violinists turn to it to improve technique. So why is the viola the butt of jokes? Tabea Zimmermann defends her instrument Please click HERE to continue reading

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