From the archives BB King-The Life Of Riley is powerful, insightful and heart-warming feature documentary about legendary Blues man, BB King. Narrated by Morgan Freeman and featuring contributions by, amongst others, Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Slash, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Bruce Willis. In order to create as […]
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We are told: In a Rolling Stone interview Dylan remembered Bloomfield as “the guy that I always miss….. he had so much soul. And he knew all the styles”.Al Kooper, that “he had 90% talent, 10% ambition”and in 1966 Clapton called him “music on two legs”Combining stinging treble-tone, articulate and fluid phrasing and headlong […]
California’s own celebrated blues troubadour rolled into Mediasound Studios on a cold December night for a radio interview with host Vin Scelsa, accompanied only by Elektra records’ rep Ralph Ebler. What transpired was an intimate session boasting material from Waits’ already burgeoning repertoire. Waits’ noteworthy recordings made at Mediasound on the 14th December 1976 were […]
Muddy Waters (1913-1983) was frequently considered the father of Chicago blues. Born in Mississippi and discovered there in 1941 by musicologist Alan Lomax, he moved to the Windy City in 1943 and proceeded to refine and redefine the sound of the blues, inspiring not just future artists in the genre but, significantly, those who […]
SURFING IN SAN JOSE – JOE SATRIANI LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE CABARET CLUB, SAN JOSE,1988 This superb 1988 live recording catches guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Joe Satriani at the outset of an astonishing career that has seen him sell more than 10 million albums worldwide.• Although born in New York in 1956, it was in Berkeley, […]
This performance, live from the Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle and originally broadcast by local radio station KISW captures Stevie Ray Vaughan in the month that ‘Soul to Soul’ was released. It is a fascinating document of a key turning point in his career, at the height of his fame before the addictions took over, […]
This two disc set features Rory along with longtime bassist Gerry McAvoy and drummer Ted McKenna and is culled from dates in September 1979. Rory is listed in both Gibson Guitars and Rolling Stones Top 100 guitarists of all time. Disc 1 1 Shin Kicker Rory Gallagher 2 Last of the Independents Rory Gallagher […]
Eleven Complete Mose Allison Albums Over Five Discs Born just outside Tippo, Mississippi on his grandfather’s farm (known as The Island because Tippo Bayou encircles it , Mose Allison was already taking piano lessons by the age of five. He picked cotton at home, played piano in grammar school and trumpet in high school, and […]
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We are told: “I didn’t know a Strat could sound like that until I heard Buddy Guy” proclaimed Jeff Beck whose gestures were not alone. Countless accolades from across the music spectrum queue up in honour of the original blues innovator. The likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Wyman, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton […]
We are told: RICK DANKO was and will forever be known as one of the three singingmembers of THE BAND as well as their bassist.Their principle lead singer on their classic first album and was the second of the members to join the group, THEHAWKS back in the day backing RONNIE HAWKINS and […]
We are told …. 01 – An Eye For An Eye 02 – Band introduction 03 – Rock It In The Pocket 04 – Oh, Pretty Woman 05 – Have You Heard 06 – You Never Can Be Trusted 07 – Lookin’ For Willie 08 – The Stumble 09 – Howlin’ Moon 10 – My […]
Features: • Numbered, Limited Edition – 2000 Copies. • 180g Vinyl • 6LP Deluxe Box Set • Stunning Graphic Design cover art • T-shirt • Poster • Postcard The Transcendental Waterfall – Guitar Excursions 1963-1967 is a 6-LP box set drawing from John Fahey’s best, and most influential, period. Included in the set are Blind […]
Previously What about Van Morrison? Yes, I think he is a triumph of marketing over mediocrity.Yes, very much so. He’s boring, old and curmudgeonly in a way that has destroyed any semblance of the brilliance from his early years in the dazzling 60s rock & roll group Them. I really liked the sharp, slightly sinister […]
I’ll Remember, an archival box set featuring the music of Taste, the Irish rock/blues band formed in the mid sixties that featured Rory Gallagher on guitar and vocals. The four disc set will feature both studio albums (1969′s Taste and the 1970 follow-up On The Boards) expanded with many alternate versions of album tracks. The third CD is full of live audio from 1970 culled […]
Ten outstanding performances from the legendary Blues man, known as ‘The Texas Cannonball’. ‘Texas In My blues’ is a high energy performance recorded from some live shows in Texas and Oklahoma, and features cracking versions of Storming Monday and Boogie Chillun. Now re-packaged complete with a bonus disc of instrumental songs, previously known as […]
There are only a handful of record labels that can claim to have changed the course of popular music. Chess Records is one of them. Responsible for signing and developing some of the greatest names in music, such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf, Chess provided the blueprint for The Beatles […]
Back in the days I followed the trend of aspiring to an SME/Shure V15 as I was told that poor stylus tracking caused significant record wear and groove distortion so ‘trackability’ was king. Now, playing some of my golden oldies which had been played when I was a kid with a Sonotone cartridge of dubious […]
We are told ….. One of the most revered figures in late 20th Century American blues and roots music, by 1974 Taj Mahal had devised a unique style drawing on a huge variety of sources. This superb set typifies his eclectic approach and mastery of the guitar, and comes complete with background notes and images. […]
Huddie Ledbetter – better known as ‘Lead Belly’ – performs ‘Pick a Bale of Cotton’, and Billie Holiday accompanied by Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Roy Eldridge, performs her own composition ‘Fine and Mellow’ Please click HERE for details
Hello all. Over the years, I’ve managed to scratch a few cd’s, due to transferring between players, cars, lying around as lots get played on drinking nights etc etc..There are quite a few that are going to be hard or impossible to replace, so I’d like to ask opinions on effective methods / widgets for […]