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“ What all music does is provoke ”

Beneath the myth of Keith Richards – rock star, cult hero, unlikely inspiration to a family film pirate – there remains the focused heart of a great musician. In this interview with Anthony De Curtis, he recalls the pressures and musical pleasures that influenced the creation of the Stones’ superb, recently-reissued Some Girls album. Over the page, Kris Needs details the making of the …

DRUM ROLE

Bill Bruford played in prog’s holy trinity, Yes, King Crimson and Genesis, and his own Bruford and Earthworks. His numbered and signed autobiography is out now. Tim Jones snared him for a chat He learned his chops listening to jazz greats during the 60s, made his name with five albums as the sticksman with Yes, spent several stints from the 70s to 90s with King Crimson, and climbed aboard …

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RECORD COLLECTOR’S PICK OF THE YEAR 2011

The continuing rise of vinyl… Lavish box sets… Extensive reissue campaigns…The best releases that money can (just about) buy… Well, it’s obviously RC’s yearly guide to the hottest titles that the music world has to offer… Well hush my mouth… You may remember me banging on last year about how 2010 had “seen the release of some of the most lavish box sets in recent …

ARTICLE From Issue 397

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Specials live sets aplenty.

A new Elvis Museum - in Germany.

Guitar masterclasses with the stars.

Prestige label Mono series.

Female rockers' photo exhibition.

Q&As with:

Get The Blessing (members of Portishead)

Philip Sayce

Primal Fear

Fastway

Heather Nova

Landmarq

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

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Bang & Works Volume 2 The Best Of Chicago Footwork

Boogie boards at the ready: it’s a Chi-town tsunami! As dubstep thrashes around in a tepid pool of its own pop piss before finally going under, the hip hunter looks to a post-something world for renewed hope. Production styles begin to stretch and warp as fresh-faced rhythm fanciers go in search of their next sonic supplement. So, quick everyone, back on the trusty …

ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 397

MOTöRHEAD - The World Is Ours Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else

One more fucking time (Lemmy’s words, not ours) While reviewers such as this one spend a lot of time explaining that, despite cynical prevailing wisdom, Motörhead are not a one-trick pony and their albums do sound different to each other, that claim is a little difficult to make about their live show. After all, the current line-up (bassist/vocalist Lemmy, guitarist Phil …

DVD REVIEW From Issue 397

Beck by Autumn de Wilde

He knows just how to flaunt it; he got pictures in his wallet At long last, following on from her excellent 2007 collection of Elliott Smith portraits, here comes the hotly-anticipated publication of Autumn de Wilde’s Beck photos. It’s fair to say that, from roughly 2001 onwards, de Wilde’s photography has become synonymous with Beck’s music: iconic …

BOOK REVIEW From Issue 397

THURSTON MOORE - London Islington Union Chapel (2nd December, 2011)

View: front pew The alcohol-free environs of the Union Chapel would’ve made faintly incongruous surroundings for the Thurston Moore of old. But this was 90 minutes devoid of mistreated Fender Jaguars, gusts of feedback or white-noise-heavy improvisational forays. Instead – as showcased on Demolished Thoughts – unconventionally-tuned acoustic guitar, harp and …

LIVE REVIEW From Issue 397

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