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SIXTH BEATLES AND OTHER TALESHave we heard it all now? What is worth repeating about the Fab Four? Patrick Humphries knows, and he pinpoints the over looked people who were crucial to the band, and recalls meeting members of this little-known quartet from Merseyside. Then turn the pages for Please Please Me decoded, and a review of recent Beatle books. . . It is said that there is a new book on The Beatles … FEATURED ARTICLE From Issue 401 |
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FANTASY & REALITYEloy are the great prog band that slipped through the net, failing to achieve due international acclaim, perhaps because their records mostly came out in Germany. But they rock on, and it’s about time we got in tune with their concept, says Joe Geesin In the late 60s and early 70s, Germany had a burgeoning rock music scene that many associate with what would later become known as krautrock. … ARTICLE From Issue 401 |
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TALK TING HEADSThe Ting Tings burst into the charts in 2008, introducing an innocent younger generation to the joys of vinyl and art-pop, a cunning plan that singer Katie White sketched out for Tim Comprising Nancy Sinatra lookalike Katie White and tub-thumper Jules De Martino, the multi-instrumentalist duo The Ting Tings (who play, between them, guitar, bass and keyboards), have returned with their second … ARTICLE From Issue 401 |
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Reviews from the current issue
Here is a selection from over 200 reviews from this month's Record Collector, the magazine that has the world's largest coverage of reissues
BO DIDDLEY - The Black Gladiator
Glad it’s back Hey, Bo Diddley. You, Bo Diddley. You can’t make an album like this. Where is your trademark chunga-chunga, chung chung? What’s that fuzzy guitar? Why are you singing about inventing the elephant? That Hammond sure sounds prog and the drums are funk-rock. And what is that shiny, shiny piece of leather you’re wearing? Yep, it’s a Chess album from the …
ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 401
DINOSAUR JR - Bug: Live At The 9:30 Club – In The Hands Of The Fans
Freak scene captured up close and personal While a reunited Dinosaur Jr continue, 28 years after first forming, to produce brilliant, challenging and very loud music, their 1988 third album, Bug, remains their most celebrated record. Back in June 2011, the trio played the album live in its entirety (plus a few extra treats) at Washington, DC. This isn’t just a bog-standard DVD of that …
DVD REVIEW From Issue 401
COLTRANE by Paolo Parisi
A genius’ life in giant steps This highly enjoyable graphic novel – its four parts mirroring the sections of John Coltrane’s peerless Love Supreme set – jump-cuts across the great saxophonist’s short life in a series of vignettes ranging from the recording sessions at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studios to the creation of the tumultuous Ascension album in 1966. …
BOOK REVIEW From Issue 401
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Austin, Texas, USA (13th March, 2012)
View: sore-footed Alejandro Escovedo played a pivotal role in this year’s SXSW, hosting Bruce Springsteen’s appearance at the Moody Theater. Admission was by lottery, and guess who missed out? Still, there were numerous chances to catch up with the charming Alejandro, a magnetic catalyst who brought together Chuck Prophet, and REM’s Peter Buck and Mike Mills. …
ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 401
