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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

FORTY YEARS AFTER THE GIG THAT WENT TERRIBLY WRONG ROB HUGHES TALKS TO THOSE WHO WERE THERE New York City, 26 November 1969. Mick Jagger is leading a press conference in the Art Deco surrounds of the Rainbow Room, up on the 65th floor of the Rockerfeller Centre. The Rolling Stones are midway through an American tour, their first since the tragic death of founder member Brian Jones in July, and …

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THE CLASS OF 79

THE CLASS OF 79

The birth of Record Collector wasn’t the only notable music-related event of three decades ago. TERRY STAUNTON offers an A-to-Z of another 30 fitting reasons to declare That Was The Year That Was. The Beatles Beginning a 30th anniversary article with something that didn’t happen may seem odd, but that’s the alphabet for you. Press speculation about the possibility of a Beatles …

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High Flyers

High Flyers

Seventies hitmakers PILOT were the missing link between pop and prog. Paul Lester meets the (oh-oh-oh... it’s) magic band. It could quite reasonably be argued that The Bay City Rollers and The Alan Parsons Project have very little in common, but they did share one musician, albeit at different points in their respective histories: David Paton, who had a brief stint with the …

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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

DANNY KRIVIT - 718 Sessions

“New York’s Best Party” boiled down to superlative mix album Danny Krivit is one of the legends of New York dance music, having DJed at the city’s landmark clubs over the past 38 years while becoming ackowledged master of the reedit. Most recently, apart from co-hosting Body & Soul alongside Francois K and Joe Claussell, Krivit has hosted the 718 Sessions, …

ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 369

THE BEATLES: LENNON & MCCARTNEY - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967- 1972

Before and after the break-up In terms of collaborative songwriting, several contributors to this DVD suggest John and Paul split up three years before The Beatles called it a day. Most of us would reach that conclusion after listening to anything from Sgt Pepper onwards, but may not have picked up on how much of the later Fabs material informed their subsequent solo work. This …

DVD REVIEW From Issue 369

The Rise & Fall Of EMI Records by Brian Southall

From gramophones to Grammys EMI has a special place in the hearts and minds of many, making The Rise & Fall a document of one of the music business’ true monoliths. The label’s forcible presence and domineering reach within the nuts-and-bolts industry of music hardware and software manufacturing eventually led to their predominance over the record label …

BOOK REVIEW From Issue 369

TERRY REID - Southsea Eastney Tavern Cellars (2nd September, 2009)

View: front seating Surprisingly, not a full house, but those present were treated to an evening of intimacy and emotion, as if you were sitting on Terry’s front porch. Accompanied by guitarist Eddie for his third visit to The Cellars, at various times we were taken to New Orleans and California – via songs by Graham Nash and J.D. Souther – and even Durham. The …

LIVE REVIEW From Issue 369

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