Panama Limited, having dropped the “Jug Band” from their name, and having seemingly psychedelicised themselves while listening to Captain Beefheart, no doubt taking a tip from label mates The Edgar Broughton Band in the process, are an entirely different proposition…
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Panama Limited Jug Band formed in the latter months of 1968 and were part of the UK country blues scene, an esoteric (no pun intended!) offshoot of the R&B favoured by the more commercial end of the British Blues Boom.…
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I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the music of Keith Emerson & Co, which began with ELP’s self titled debut, the first album I purchased and followed shortly after by my first ever concert – ELP…
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Today seems to be as fitting an occasion as any to upload this review of Rick Wakeman’s 2009 concert from the city of Lugano located in the south of Switzerland. The footage was filmed as part of the Lugano Estival…
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If you were not particularly into it at the time it is easy to forget the huge influence West Coast music had on the UK rock scene in the early 70s. Everyone from Al Stewart, Brinsley Schwarz, Sutherland Brothers, Help…
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Having recently covered Esoteric Recordings’ 3CD box-set, All’s Well That Ends Well, from Welsh rocker’s Man, I was pleased to see another of Wales finest, Sassafras receive the re-issue makeover. Both bands were noted for the fine live performances which…
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With the advent of compact discs, the generation of musicians used to the vinyl format were having a crisis of faith. First and foremost, artists were unsure how much to use the new space afforded to them; 80 minutes was…
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This latest addition to the Esoteric Recordings’ Man reissues is this Deluxe 3CD Edition of their 1977 album, All’s Well That Ends Well, recorded at what was a regular haunt for the band, The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London. For these three…
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After the distinctly dark times towards the end of the 70s the beginning of 80s marked an up turn for Jack Bruce (JB) and kicked off by the splendid release of I’ve Always Wanted to Do This, under the name Jack Bruce & Friends…
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John Symon Asher Bruce was born in Glasgow on 14th May 1943. So in 1993, Jack Bruce to you and me, reached the age of 50 and to mark the event two concerts were held, (thankfully recorded), on 2nd &…
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