A daily dose of Hughes; Jimmy Hughes aka James Michael Hughes

Falling Sales mean No New Recordings That’s why it’s become more or less impossible for record companies to make new classical recordings. Certainly, the big-budget productions – major operatic projects or big symphonic cycles – are now (almost) a thing of the past. It’s sad. But really you can’t blame the record companies for not […]

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TESSA SOUTER: A serious talent; no doubt about it

First published in 2017 Jazz editor Tony Andrews writes: The London Jazz Festival is nearly upon us once again and the vast range of concerts available is quite mind-blowing. With a Jazz Festival of this size and importance there will obviously be overlapping concerts which is going to cause many a headache. I gave up […]

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VALERY GERGIEV: News

  The maestro tells Andrew Stewart about his passion for Slavic culture – and Putin It takes less than a minute to rattle Valery Gergiev. He looks irritated while I mention the names of several younger Russian musicians whose careers are located firmly in the West, Vladimir Jurowski and Vasily Petrenko among them. The 59-year-old’s […]

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QMS / QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE: Fillmore Auditorium – February 5, 1967 (2CD)

One of the very earliest known live recordings by psychedelic jam band legends who conquered San Francisco and later the world, Quicksilver Messenger Service! Features the rare Jim Murphy-led 5 piece line-up laying down the acid blues grooves the band would follow throughout their career with tracks such as Suzy Q, Smokestack Lightnin , Babe […]

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KATE AND ANNA MCGARRIGLE: News

We are told ….. Kate & Anna McGarrigle appeared on the scene in 1976 with their self-titled debut and a follow-up in 1977. While those two titles have been reissued throughout the years, their third album (which has been out of print since its initial vinyl release) has never been available on CD or digitally. […]

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TOM PETTY: News

We are told: This is the first posthumous release from Tom Petty and is a career-spanning box set that focuses on Petty as a great songwriter. The compilation includes 8 unreleased songs plus many of Petty’s hits, usually as alternate or live versions. The set also includes some of his lesser known songs – especially […]

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JOHNNY WINTER: My Father’s Place, Old Roslyn, NY, September 8th 1978 (3CD)

Taped for New York’s WLIR-FM just after the release of the classic White, Hot & Blue album, this epic performance captures the Texan blues great on fiery form, backed by new cohorts Jon Paris (bass, harmonica, vocals) and Bobby Torello (drums). Despite – or because of – being drunk, Winter turns in remarkably extended performances […]

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TIM BUCKLEY: Live At The Troubadour 1969 (CD)

First unearthed in 1994, this live recording from Buckley’s “Happy/Sad” period received rave reviews and has been well-received by his fans “As this and other live Buckley albums prove, the singer’s live performance took him and his audience to another level entirely. Captured here in his most creatively fertile period (circa Blue Afternoon/Happy Sad), Buckley […]

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STILLS and COLLINS: News

We are told ….. Together at last! Two folk legends of Laurel Canyon’s countercultural music scene join forces on this gorgeous album of all new recordings! Features captivating versions of classic tunes by fellow folk icons Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen plus a few of their own compositions! Handle with Care So Begins the Task […]

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LARRY CORYELL: News

Larry Coryell, solo acoustic, Little Center, Clark University, Worchester MA June 23, 1976. By 1976 Larry Coryell was firmly established as one of America’s most accomplished and innovative electric guitarists, and a pioneer of jazz-rock / fusion. However, he was equally talented on the acoustic guitar, as this superb solo live set indicates. Taped for […]

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