Issue #363

JUNE 2009

JUNE 2009

BOWIE Hunky Dory THE INSIDE STORY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM
STORM THORGERSON - Floyd’s design guru. THE SMITHS - We Want The Ones We Can’t Have. Plus! Mick Taylor, Procol Harum, Randy’s Records, Magic Carpet, Black Sabbath

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  • Album Reviews
  • DVD Reviews
  • Book Reviews
  • Live Reviews
  • Letters
Magic Carpet Take a ride on a forgotten 70s gem
MICK TAYLOR Blues language from the former Rolling Stone
2-TONE Founder Jerry Dammers takes us to his singles club
RANDY’S RECORDS Touching base with the legendary reggae label for its 50th birthday
THE SMITHS Unreleased singles – what difference would they have made?
THE BLOCKHEADS Album-by-album with the foundations of Ian Dury’s music-makers
STORM THORGERSON Iconic sleeve art from the eye of Storm
DAVID BOWIE Oh! you pretty thing: the making of Hunky Dory as recounted by Bowie’s studio kooks
Ann Reed Carpediem
Atomic Rooster Anthology 1969-81
Belbury Poly From An Ancient Star
Bernd Witthüsser Lieder Von Vampiren, Nonnen Und Totten
Black Sabbath Paranoid: Deluxe Expanded Edition
Bob Dylan Together Through Life
Bob Mould Life & Times
BoDeans Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams
Bossa Rio Bossa Rio
Brenda Lee Queen Of Rock’n’Roll
Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band The Best Of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Bands Live 72-81
Cat Stevens Teaser & The Firecat
Cats In Boots Kicked & Clawed
Chris Thompson Timeline
Christy Moore Listen
Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell: His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers Into Our Lives: The Joe Meek & EMI Years 1961-1969
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band Outer South
Craig & Willoughby Calling All Angels
Cuddly Toys Trials & Crosses
Demon Fuzz Afreaka!
Dock Boggs False Hearted Lover’s Blues
DOOM Born Like This
Eels Hombre Lobo
Elvin Bishop Juke Joint Jump/Struttin’ My Stuff
Elvis Presley I Believe: The Gospel Masters
Eyeless In Gaza All Under The Leaves, The leaves Of Life
Filter The Very Best Things (1995-2008)
Foghat Live At The Blues Warehouse
Four Eyes Anthology 1977-1990
Freddie Scott Mr Heartache
Funkadelic Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow
Groundhogs Swedish Radio 76
Guru Guru Känguru
Helix Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge
Ian Gillan One Eye To Morocco
IQ Frequency
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies
Lee Hazlewood Movin’ On
Les Claypool Of Fungi & Foe
Linda Ronstadt Prisoner In Disguise
Little Walter The Complete Chess Masters: 1950-1967
Lydia Lunch Queen Of Siam
Makin’ Time No Lumps Of Fat Or Gristle Guaranteed
Michael Angelo Michael Angelo
Mighty Baby Live In The Attic
Moby Grape The Place & The Time
Mud Rock On/As You Like It
Murry Wilson The Many Moods Of Murry Wilson
Neil Young Fork In The Road
New York Dolls Cause I Sez So
Queensrÿche American Soldier
Rodriguez Coming From Reality
Roy Orbison At The Rock House
Simple Minds Graffiti Soul
Sinéad O’Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got: Special Edition
Singers & The Ted Taylor Organsound Hymns A’Swinging
Steve Earle Townes
Sugar Pie Desanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966
Super Furry Animals Dark Days/Light Years
Sylvie Vartan Irresistiblement (1965- 1968)
Television Personalities And Don’t The Kids Just Love It
Terry Hall Laugh
The Black Dog Further Vexations
The Bluetones Expecting To Fly
The Sir Douglas Quintet Complete Complete Singles 1964- 1966
The Sixpentz Summer Girl: The Complete Recordings
The Vaselines Enter The Vaselines
The Young Idea With A Little Help From My Friends
Thomas Dolby The Singular Thomas Dolby
Tighten Up Volume 2 Tighten Up Volume 2: Deluxe Edition
Tom Newman Faerie Symphony
Various Artists Brand Neu!
Various Artists Britain Learns To Rock
Various Artists Cathedral Classics Volume One
Various Artists Groundbreaking Blues
Various Artists Hits With Strings & Things: The Golden Age Of American Popular Music
Various Artists Permanent Vacation: Selected Label Works No 1 – California
Various Artists Soul Jazz Records: Singles 2008-2009
Various Artists Soundboy’s Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals
Various Artists Ultimate Reefer Songs Of The 30s & 40s
Various Artists You Heard Them Here First
Willie Nelson Stripped
X Aspirations
Yui Onodera Entropy
Amebix Risen
Count Basie & His Orchestra Live In Berlin & Stockholm 1968
Calexico Live From Austin, TX
Steve Marriott All Or Nothing: Live In London
Leonard Cohen Live In London
Merle Haggard Legendary Performances
Charles Mingus Epitaph
SID SID! By Those Who Really Knew Him
The Who Maximum R&B Live
The Who Maximum R&B Live
Wilco Ashes Of American Flags
Paris Is Burning Paris Is Burning
Abba Abba: The Scrapbook by Jean-Marie Potiez
Anvil Anvil: The Story Of Anvil by Steve “Lips” Kudlow & Robb Reiner With Robert Uhlig
Led Zeppelin Sonic Boom: The Impact Of Led Zeppelin – Volume 1: Break & Enter by Frank Reddon
Metallica Metallica: The Club Dayz by Bill Hale
Bill Nelson & Be Bop Deluxe Music In Dreamland: Bill Nelson & Be Bop Deluxe by Paul Sutton Reeves
Dee Dee Ramone Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones Years) by Vera Ramone King
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses & The Resurrection Of British Pop by John Robb
Thom Yorke Thom Yorke: Radiohead & Trading Solo by Trevor Baker
Various Artists Book Of Rhymes: The Poetics Of Hip-Hop by Adam Bradley
Various Artists The EP Book: Swedish Rock & Pop Pressings 1954- 1969 by Roger Holegard
Various Artists Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music by Greg Prato
Rob Da Bank Rob Da Bank’s A-Z Of Festivals by Rob Da Bank
Various Artists Rock & Roll Tourist by Graham Forbes
South By South West Festival Austin, Texas, USA (18th March, 2009)
AC/DC London Greenwich O2 Arena (16th April, 2009)
David Byrne London Royal Festival Hall (12th April, 2009)
Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash, Golden Earring London Shepherd’s Bush Empire (14th March, 2009)
PJ Harvey & John Parish Bridport Arts Centre (12th March, 2009)
Kamelot, Dream Evil, Amberian Dawn London Islington Academy (29th March, 2009)
Lionel Richie Manchester MEN Arena (20th March, 2009)
The Veronicas London Orchid (26th March, 2009)
ABC London Royal Albert Hall (8th April, 2009)
The Blockheads Basildon Towngate Theatre (15th April, 2009)
Pythia London Camden Underworld (28th March, 2009)
Sparks London Kentish Town Forum (22nd March, 2009)
Starsailor Liverpool O2 (30th March, 2009)
Sinead O’Connor London Piccadilly Pigalle Club (30th March, 2009)
Kaki King London Camden Jazz Café (2nd April, 2009)
Presidents Of The United States Of America Dublin Vicar Street (3rd April, 2009)
Still Reading After All These Years Scott Whittock
Walker’s Crisp Ray Wadham
Under The Hammer Dave Sallis
Postman Knocked Alan Warner
Ultradrummer John Glanville
Ska’d For Life G. Jones
Rock Steady As She Goes Ian Hasnip
Sutchie & Sutchhie Graham Sharpe
A Tale Of Two Screamers George Groom-White
Shrine To Raynoma Robert Haigh
Sounds Of The 60s Southampton
Duff Note Tony Singfield
Czech Mates Josef Svoboda

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