Issue #398

FEBRUARY 2012

FEBRUARY 2012

THE CLASH ON THE BRINK: RIOTS, GUNS and FIGHTING FOR CONTROL
DEPECHE MODE HOW THEY CRACKED AMERICA. THE MISUNDERSTOOD PSYCH’S LOST LEADERS. ALEX HARVEY a legend REMEMBERED

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THE MISUNDERSTOOD Psych profile of US mind-blowers
ALEX HARVEY Sensational showbiz Scot gives us Vertigo
DEPECHE MODE Basildon’s brush with global disaster
MOTOWN ALBUMS Were 45s the Detroit label’s soul virtue?
HIP-HOP LPS The Golden Age’s coming-of-age
COVER STORY: THE CLASH Swinging from the rafters with Give ’Em Enough Rope
A Place To Bury Strangers Onwards To The Wall
Air La Voyage Dans La Lune
Ani DiFranco ¿Which Side Are You On?
Barry Adamson I Will Set You Free
Beequeen Port Out Starboard Home
Bill Anderson The First 10 Years: 1965-1966
Billy Joel Piano Man
Black, Rock And Ron Stop The World
Bone Orchard Stuffed To The Gills & Other Fishy Tales
Calexico Road Atlas 1998-2011
Chris Isaak Beyond The Sun
Christian Death Only Theatre Of Pain
Dan Sartain Too Tough To Live
David Cain & Ronald Duncan The Seasons
DJ Food The Search Engine
Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky: The Singles
Doug Jerebine Is Jesse Harper
Elvis Presley Elvis Country
Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie Winter Garden
Evergrey A Decade And A Half
F-X … Now Where Were We?
Fred Wesley The Lost Album Featuring Watermelon Man
Fun Lovin’ Criminals 100% Colombian
Genesis From Genesis To Revelation
Harpers Bizarre Feelin’ Groovy
Harry Chapin Dance Band On The Titanic/Living Room Suite
Hood Recollected
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane
Jim Ford Demolition Expert: Rare Acoustic Demos
Jo Jo Gunne Jo Jo Gunne/Bite Down Hard/Jumpin’ The Gunne/ So… Where’s The Show?
Karen Dalton 1966
Lambchop Mr M
Leonard Cohen Old Ideas
Los Nombres Los Nombres
Luke McDaniel Luke McDaniel Is Jeff Daniels: Mississippi Honky-Tonk Rockabilly Man
Mad River Jersey Sloo
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 40th Anniversary Box Set
Mark Lanegan Band Blues Funeral
Minny Pops Standstill To Motion: Live At The Melkweg
Nanci Griffith Intersection
New Riders Of The Purple Sage Instant Armadillo Blues Best Of 1971-1975
Orion The Hunter Orion The Hunter
Pearls Before Swine The Use Of Ashes/ These Things Too
Plug Back On Time
Prince Buster Sister Big Stuff
Simple Minds 5x5
Speech Debelle Freedom Of Speech
Steve Swindells The Lost Albums
Supreme Dicks Breathing And Not Breathing
Susanna Hoffs When You’re A Boy
Tappa Zukie In Dub
The Beautiful Schizophonic & Yui Onodera Night Blossom
The Buckinghams Time & Charges/Portraits
The Caravelles You Don’t Have To Be A Baby To Cry: The Complete Caravelles 1963-1968
The Doors LA Woman
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy For Sarah, Raquel And David: An Anthology
The Norman Haines Band Den Of Iniquity
The Risk Invitation To The Blues
The Woodbine & Ivy Band The Woodbine & Ivy Band
The Yardbirds Glimpses 1963-1968
Todd Rundgren With A Twist
Various Artists Alan Lomax In Asturias: November 1953
Various Artists Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
Various Artists Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music 1961 / 1962 / 1963 / 1964 / 1965
Various Artists Music And Migration II
Various Artists Voguing And The House Ballroom Scene Of New York City 1989-1992
Venom Fallen Angels
Virgin Steele Age Of Consent
Wolfsbane Wolfsbane Save The World
Yes In The Present: Live From Lyon
Atomic Rooster The Lost Broadcasts
Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On 
God Seed Live At Wacken 
Paul McCartney The Love We Make
Various Artists Jazz Icons Series 5
Various Artists The Story Of Lover’s Rock
George Michael Careless Whispers: The Life And Career Of George Michael by Robert Steele
Joan Jett Bad Reputation: Joan Jett – The Unauthorised Biography by Dave Thompson
John Lee Hooker Boogie Man: The Adventures Of John Lee Hooker by Charles Shaar Murray
Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan: Day By Day, Night After Night – His Final Years, 1983- 1990 by Craig Hopkins
The Byrds The Byrds: Requiem For The Timeless: Volume 1 by Johnny Rogan
The Stooges The Stooges: Head On – A Journey Through The Michigan Underground by Brett Callwood
Tom Waits Tom Waits On Tom Waits: Interviews And Encounters by Paul Maher Jr (Ed)
Tony Iommi Iron Man by Tony Iommi
Various Artists Best Seat In The House: Drumming In The 70s With Marriott, Frampton And Humble Pie by Jerry Shirley
Various Artists The Hammond Organ: An Introduction To The Instrument And The Players Who Made It Famous by Scott Faragher
Various Artists A Howlin’ Wind: Pub Rock And The Birth Of New Wave by John Blaney
Various Artists A Pretty Smart Way To Catch A Lobster (The Alice In Wonderland Years) by Christian Paris
Various Artists Sorcery And Religion In Ancient Scandinavia by Varg Vikernes
DJ Shadow Glasgow 02 ABC (5th December, 2011)
Duran Duran Manchester MEN Arena (16th December, 2011)
Huw Lloyd-Langton Group London Shepherd’s Bush Empire (9th December, 2011)
Lacuna Coil London ULU (22nd November, 2011)
Molly Hatchet London Islington O2 Academy (12th December, 2011)
St Jude London Scala (18th December, 2011)
Uriah Heep London Shepherd’s Bush Empire (8th December, 2011)
A Night At The Uproar Andy Latham
Carburetor Letter Jim Martyn
Day Jobs Simon Euan-Smith
Editor’s Letter Ian McCann
Iv Your Information Bryan James
Rc Jumps The Shark Dave Clark
Two Sides Of Bootleg Discs Joe Geesin