Song of Seven by Jon Anderson was first released in 1980 and has recently been remastered and re-released by the ever-reliable Cherry Red Records, revealing more clearly its varied influences, imbued with optimism. It is curious looking back now how…
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T2 – It’ll All Work Out In Boomland
Released on 31st July 1970, It’ll All Work Out In Boomland by T2 is one of the staples for those of us who collect, or collected LPs from the classic era of “underground” music. Back when this album was released…
View More T2 – It’ll All Work Out In BoomlandAl Stewart – The Year of the Cat [45th Anniversary Edition]
1976 – the Drought Year. I was 15, spending my hard-earned paper round money on some of the many interesting albums released that year. A prime one for me was the Gabriel-free Genesis and A Trick of the Tail, but…
View More Al Stewart – The Year of the Cat [45th Anniversary Edition]Classix Nouveaux – The Liberty Recordings (1981-1983)
For some, there’s always time for nostalgia. Some psychologists believe nostalgia serves a purpose, especially in our hectic, connected world. It empowers our belief in “the good old days”. It’s a form of escapism and who doesn’t need a bit…
View More Classix Nouveaux – The Liberty Recordings (1981-1983)Nine Stones Close – Traces [10th Anniversary Remaster]
Nine Stones Close have recently re-released, on vinyl and download, a 10th anniversary edition of their resplendent 2010 second album, Traces. The band is named after the remains of a mysterious ancient stone circle situated in the Peak District of…
View More Nine Stones Close – Traces [10th Anniversary Remaster]A Different Aspect #53
In this update we feature: • Tromb – I/O • Ikitan – Twenty-Twenty [EP] • Ping – The ZigZag Manoeuvre • Métronhomme – Tutto Il Tempo Del Monde ~ 1.òikos [EP] • Vulture Industries – The Malefactor’s Bloody Register •…
View More A Different Aspect #53Edgar Broughton Band – Speak Down The Wires: The Recordings 1975 to 1982
For many years, the one and only Edgar Broughton Band album I owned was Sing Brother Sing. Like a lot of first albums by bands bought in the dim distant days of one’s youth, it retains top spot in the…
View More Edgar Broughton Band – Speak Down The Wires: The Recordings 1975 to 1982Curved Air – The Albums 1970-1973
Back in 2017, it was announced that Esoteric had picked up the rights to part of the vast Warner Music back catalogue, and the first fruits of this (with plenty of really exciting re-issues including Barclay James Harvest, Be-Bop Deluxe…
View More Curved Air – The Albums 1970-1973Trapeze – Trapeze / Medusa / You Are The Music, We’re Just The Band
Cherry Red Records are well known for curating remastered and expanded sets from yesteryear, and the latest band to get this treatment to their early back catalogue is Trapeze. The label really does invest time and effort into doing a…
View More Trapeze – Trapeze / Medusa / You Are The Music, We’re Just The BandTasmin Archer – Sweet Little Truths (The EMI Years 1992-96)
In the early nineties there were a number of singer songwriters, a hit or two then disappear, including Tanita Tikaram, and Tasmin Archer. Tasmin managed four years with EMI before fading and having a crisis of confidence, and that’s an…
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