Issue #349

MAY 2008

MAY 2008

JIMMY PAGE The Early Years
From session man to Yardbird to the birth of Zeppelin: A classic interview PLUS Jethro Tull, James Taylor, Gerry Marsden

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James Taylor We catch up with the softly strumming 70s singer-songwriter, no longer a baby, but still as sweet
Gerry Marsden The Merseybeat linchpin is still keeping the pace in his fifth decade in music
The Glam-Factor Sex sells, and records are no exception
Jethro Tull Celebrate 40 years of flutey fun with Jethro Tull with a leaf through their most collectable cuts
GUITAR RECORDS We pick the keystone records from 70 years of the electric guitar
Hip-Hop Rarities The fifth in our series charting the rarest breaks and beats on the block reachest the golden 80s
Jimmy Page The guitar-genius who links Alexis Korner, The Yardbirds and the mighty Zep talks us through his history
Alireza Mashayekhi/Ata Ebtekar Persian Electronic Music: Yesterday And Today 1966-2006
Atomic Rooster Homework
BB King Live At The BBC
Bill Cutler Crossing The Line
Blitz Voice Of A Generation
Boredoms Super Roots 9
Brotherhood Of Man United We Stand
Christine Perfect The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
Clinic Do It!
Common This Is Me Then: The Best of Common
Curtis Jones The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
Donald Byrd Fuego
Eddie Bo In The Pocket With Eddie Bo
Elvis Costello This Year’s Model
Ersen Ersen
Experimental Products Prototype Plus Garage Tracks
Flo & Eddie The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie/Flo & Eddie
Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple
Guru The Best Of Guru’s Jazzmatazz
Harem Scarem Pilgrim’s Progress
IQ Dark Matter
Irmin Schmidt & Kumo Axolotl Eyes
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan Diamonds & Other Gems: The Complete Decca Singles 1962-1964
John Carter Measure For Measure: The John Carter Anthology
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers A Hard Road
Josh White Blues Singer 1932-1936
Karen Dalton Green Rocky Road
Kid Creole Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1982
LA Guns The Very Best Of
Lee Hazlewood Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings
Lemonheads It’s A Shame About Ray: Deluxe Edition
Lights Lights
Louis Prima The Wildest
Mary Hampton My Mother’s House
Merz Moi Et Mon Camion
Michael Bloomfield Don’t Say That I Ain’t Your Man! Essential Blues 1964-1969
Natural Snow Buildings The Dance Of The Moon & The Sun (2-CD)
Neil Diamond Velvet Gloves & Spit
OMD Architecture & Morality & More Live
Pegi Young Pegi Young
Plastic Crimewave Sound No Wonderland
R Stevie Moore Meet The R Stevie Moore! An Introduction To The Godfather Of Home Recording
REM Accelerate
Rick Wakeman Rick Wakeman’s Criminal Record
Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines The Complete Blue Horizons Session
The Black Keys Attack & Release
The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene: The Best Of
The Breeders Mountain Battles
The Brian Jonestown Massacre My Bloody Underground
The Deep River Boys Let’s Go
The Draytones Turn It Down
The Godfathers Hit By Hit: Deluxe Edition
The Grid Doppelganger
The La’s The La’s: Deluxe Edition
The Long Blondes Couples
The Parade Sunshine Girl: The Complete Recordings
The Whip X Marks Destination
Tindersticks The Hungry Saw
Tony Perkins The Prettiest Girl In School
UFO The Best Of ’74-’83
Van Morrison Keep It Simple
Various artists Chris Barber Presents The Blues legacy: Lost & Found Volumes 1-3
Various artists Don’t Press Your Luck! Garage & Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios, ’66-’68
Various artists An England Story: The Culture Of The MC In The UK 1983-2008
Various artists Feline Groovy: 24 Purrfect Tracks For Kool Kats
Various artists The Golden Age of American Popular Music: The Folk Hits
Various artists Messed Up In Love… And Other Tales Of Woe
Various artists Never Ever Land: 83 Texan Nuggets From International Artists Records 1965-1970
Various artists New Folk Routes
Various artists On Vine Street: The Early Songs Of Randy Newman
Various artists Victrola Favorites
Was (Not Was) Boo!
Willie Nelson One Hell Of A Ride
Lennon & McCartney Composing The Beatles Songbook 1957-1965
Kurt Cobain About A Son
Duke Ellington At The Cote D’Azur With Ella Fitzgerald & Joan Miro
TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers Perform Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts Live At The 100 Club
Soul Syndicate Band Word, Sound & Power
Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash Aural Amphetamine
Money In My Pocket/Ghetto Riddims Deep Roots Music 3
Dig! Remix Edition
Various artists Don’t Forget The Motor City
John, Paul, Tom & Ringo The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder
Harvey Andrews Harvey Andrews by Gold Star To The Ozarks
Hal Blaine Hal Blaine & The Wrecking Crew by Hal Blaine With Mr Bonzai
David Bowie Bowie In Berlin: A New Career In A New Town by Thomas Jerome Seabrook
Various artists Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible & Fried: My Life As A Revolting Cock by Chris Connelly
Freddy Fresh Freddy Fresh Presents The Rap Records (2nd Edition Revised) by Freddy Fresh
The BB King The BB King Reader: Six Decades Of Commentary by Richard Kostelanetz (Ed)
Joel McIver The Bloody Reign Of Slayer by Joel McIver
Paul “Sailor” Vernon Last Swill & Testament by Paul “Sailor” Vernon
Various artists The Bootleg Guide To Disco Acetates, Funk, Rap & Disco Medleys by Patrick Lejeune
Various artists Classic Tracks Back To Back: The Stories Behind 50 Years Of Great Recordings by
Various artists Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz In Britain (2nd Edition) by Ian Carr & Roger Cotterrell
Various artists The Official Punk Rock Book Of Lists by Amy Wallace & Handsome Dick Manitoba
Various artists On This Day In Music History by Jay Warner
Ian Hunter Milton Keynes The Stables (27th February, 2008)
Aussie Rock Concert Claremont Showgrounds, Perth (24th February, 2008)
Yael Naim, Tom Baxter, Charlie Winston and Natalie Clein iTunes Festival, Air Studios, London (26th February, 2008)
Tom Cochrane/John Mellencamp Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (18th February, 2008)
Lightspeed Champion The Barfly, Cardiff (7th February, 2008)
Morrissey Edinburgh Playhouse (2nd February, 2008)
Three Is The Magic Number Tony Pooley
Hunky Dory G. Tennison
Down, Down Deeper And Down Timothy Langner
A Wright Balls Up? PR Clark
Seasons Greetings John Easton
We Have Lift Off David Hughes
Scary Secrets John Prater
Why Is This Man Still Single? Mike Haines

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