Fuchsia might just be one of Esoteric’s most intriguing releases! Formed in 1971 at Exeter University, this prog folk outfit was made up of six students in total, three boys and three girls. The boys played on rock instruments while…
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Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Deluxe Edition
My brother (who has 2 years on me) is the obsessive Yes addict and the copy of Six Wives was his. He was at boarding school and I wasn’t, so much of his record collection stayed at home for me…
View More Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Deluxe EditionHawkwind – The Flicknife Years (1981 – 1988)
Hawkwind are a band that really need no introduction, but if you’re looking for one, this 5CD boxset ain’t the place to start. Hawkwind – The Flicknife Years (1981 – 1988) is Atomhenge’s rather neat solution to release all of…
View More Hawkwind – The Flicknife Years (1981 – 1988)Galahad – When Worlds Collide
“30 years down the line and we’re still hanging on!” is the opening line of Stuart Nicholson’s sleeve notes for this outstanding set encompassing Galahad’s career, summing up their tenacity, commitment and a sense of their own self-deprecating humour. However,…
View More Galahad – When Worlds CollideJoe Byrd And The Field Hippies – The American Metaphysical Circus
New York avant-garde luminary Joe Byrd had been the leader of pioneering ’60s electronica band The United States of America until given the heave-ho by his own creation. His riposte was to create this in turns beguiling and bizarre album,…
View More Joe Byrd And The Field Hippies – The American Metaphysical CircusAnthony Phillips – Private Parts & Pieces I-IV
A five CD retrospective re-release of the early works of Anthony Phillips; a daunting task for any reviewer made worse by recently having met the gentleman concerned. He was charming, so I will with the music in my ears be…
View More Anthony Phillips – Private Parts & Pieces I-IVTodd Rundgren & Utopia – Live At The Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee, 23rd October 1978 / Live At The Old Waldorf
The one and only time I saw Todd Rundgren live was on the 4th August 1979 supporting Led Zeppelin at what would turn out to be the mighty Zep’s penultimate gig on home soil. Back then I knew nothing about…
View More Todd Rundgren & Utopia – Live At The Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee, 23rd October 1978 / Live At The Old WaldorfJohn Kongos – Kongos (Expanded Edition)
In my youth during the seventies, having discovered music I devoured whatever appealed to me at the time. I remember hearing Tokoloshe Man by John Kongos, liking what I heard and going out and buying the single. Still have it…
View More John Kongos – Kongos (Expanded Edition)Quantum Jump – Quantum Jump
I’ve gotta say, I was pretty disappointed when I heard the opening notes of Captain Boogaloo, the initial track on this album. Cheesy, saccharine and utterly inane as this funky bit of fluff was, I really thought I’d picked up…
View More Quantum Jump – Quantum JumpThinking Plague – In This Life
Stuck way down there in the heat and dust, or maybe up a mountain in south western-central USA, there exists one of the most important avant-rock bands of the modern age. I’m guessing that most of you will not have…
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