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JEFF BECK THE GUITARISTS’ GUITARIST

On the eve of his concerts with fellow ex-Yardbird Eric Clapton, we celebrate the 50-year career of one of rock’s all-time guitar greats. Interview, profile and discography by TIM JONES Fans of the guitarist born Geoffrey Arnold Beck in June 1944, in Wallington, Surrey, have experienced eclectic styles, career hiatuses and cancelled concerts over the years, but they see such idiosyncrasies …

FOR SALE, SADLY: DJ MIKE READ’S RECORD COLLECTION

Rob Bradford reports on one of the UK’s biggest-ever music auctions The forced sale of Mike Read’s collection was, perhaps, a personal tragedy for a much-loved DJ, but it proved to be a treasure trove for collectors and an event which threw an interesting light on the current state of the market. Mike Read now presents shows for radio stations based in Hull (KCFM) and Gloucestershire …

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50 21ST CENTURY COLLECTABLES

Our annual round-up of recent highlights from the collecting world – across countless genres – takes a slightly different approach this year. For 2010, we have decided to focus on records released only after 2000. While this does not necessarily mean that the artists included have to have been active in that period (such as Nirvana), the main portion of the list covers modern acts …

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MEL STREET - Mel Street/Country Soul

Troubled traditionalist guarded the flame for a new generation The clue to making these two Mel Street discs available on CD for the first time may lie in this sentence from Tony Rounce’s sleevenotes: “The records he made at a time when mainstream country was dominated by pop productions and diluted lyrical messages permanently commemorate him as a standard-bearer for …

ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 372

ZZ TOP - All Tomorrow’s Parties

“It’s Auschwitz with good music...” …Which, as inappropriate quotes go, gives a fair summary of the weird seaside feel of the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, held at Butlin’s holiday camps and filled with alternative music royalty. This film documents its rise in typically eccentric fashion, using homegrown indie footage as ATP appears from the ashes …

DVD REVIEW From Issue 372

Am I Evil? The Music, The Myths & Metallica by Brian Tatler With John Tucker

NWOBHM veteran looks back In 1980 the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was dominated by Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon and Diamond Head. While the first three went on to huge and enduring success, Diamond Head never fulfilled their potential. Despite glowing reviews, their career was plagued by wrong decisions, bad luck and more than a few bloodsucking record industry types. As …

BOOK REVIEW From Issue 372

GOMEZ - London Troxy (20th November, 2009)

View: balcony They’re accomplished live, but it’s strange to see a band overshadowed by their finest song. Until then, there was a strange atmosphere, Gomez finally unleashing Whippin’ Piccadilly towards the end to the intense pleasure of a joyous crowd. This high-point was compounded with a great How To Operate, while solid performances of Make No Sound, …

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