Issue #368

NOVEMBER 2009

NOVEMBER 2009

The Beatles IN THE BEGINNING
“The Stones and us? We’d have blown them off the stage!” Plus! BUTCHERED! The story of their most controversial LP. Status Quo, Polydor Collectables, Poly Styrene, Porcupine Tree, Richard Hawley, Billy Paul

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  • Live Reviews
  • Letters
POLY STYRENE A Spex-ial delivery from new wave frontwoman
LES PAUL The guitar pioneer’s last major interview
STATUS QUO Sitting still, answering fans’ questions
POLYDOR From Audience to The Web: the rarest LPs reviewed and valued
THE BEATLES AND ME Bill Harry speaks his brains
BUTCHERING THE BEATLES Inside the $11 million sleeve
THE BEATLES ROCK BAND Virtually the last Beatles feature in this issue
801 Live
Air Love 2
Al Atkins Demon Deceiver
Andrew Weatherall A Pox On The Pioneers
Andy Leek Midnight Music
Bill Bixby Ode To Quetzalcoatl
BMX Bandits The Rise & Fall Of BMX Bandits
Cliff Richard & The Shadows Reunited
Cold Cave Cremations
Damon & Naomi The Sub Pop Years
Dave Berry This Strange Effect: The Decca Sessions 1963-1966
Dawn Candida/Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
Del Close/John Brent How To Speak Hip/The Do It Yourself Psychoanalysis Kit
Devil’s Anvil Hard Rock From The Middle East
Diz & The Doormen Tonky Honk
Dizzee Rascal Tongue N Cheek
Dr Robert The Coming Of Grace: An Introduction To Dr Robert
Drive By Truckers The Fine Print: A Collection Of Oddities & Rarities
Duran Duran Rio: Collectors Edition
Eddy Current Suppression Ring Primary Colours +
Edward Ka-Spel Dream Logic: Parts One- Three
Erasure Erasure.Club
Eric Burdon Mirage
G.E.S. Circulations
Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle: Expanded Edition
Genesis Live 1973-2007
Goldie Hill Don’t Send Me No More Roses
Gong 2032
Hefner We Love The City
Ian Hunter You’re Never Alone (With A Schizophrenic): 30th Anniversary Special Edition
Ill Wind Flashes
John Mayall Tough
Kenny Dorham Whistle Stop
Kraftwerk 12345678 The Catalogue
Kris Kristofferson Closer To The Bone
Los Africanos Los Africanos
Loudon Wainwright III High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Magazine Play +: Deluxe Edition
Manners & Physique Adam Ant
Marc Almond Orpheus In Exile: The Songs Of Vadim Kozin
Martin Belmont The Guest List
Mötley Crüe Dr Feelgood: Deluxe Edition
Megadeth Endgame
Monsters Of Folk Monsters Of Folk
Morbid Angel Blessed Are The Sick
Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras Catholic
Paul Revere & The Raiders Hungry For Kicks: Singles & Choice Cuts 1965-69
Pineapple Thief 3,000 Days
Porter Wagoner The Rubber Room
Possessed Seven Churches
Richard Hawley Truelove’s Gutter
Richard Youngs Under Stellar Stream
Skeets McDonald Goin’ Steady with The Blues
Slipknot Slipknot: 10th Anniversary Special Edition
Steve Earle Live At The BBC
Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth
Steve Swindells Fresh Blood
The Cult Love: Omnibus Edition
The Majority The Decca Years: 1965-68
The Red Fox Chasers I’m Going Down To North Carolina: The Complete Recordings (1928-31)
The Ringers Let Them Be Known
The Sharks Best Of
Trigger Trigger
Twinkranes Spektrumtheatresnakes
Various Artists The 100 Club Anniversary Singles 1979-2009
Various Artists Apollo: Past, Present, Future
Various Artists Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy
Various Artists Plantation Gold: The Mad Genius Of Shelby S Singleton Jr
Various Artists Refugees
Various Artists Shared
Various Artists Southern Fried & Tested 2: Mixed By Nathan Detroit
Various Artists Stacey Pullen’s 2020 Vision
Various Artists Theme Time Radio Hour Season 2 With Your Host Bob Dylan
Various Artists Voices Of Rock: High & Mighty
Various Artists The World We’re Gonna Change
Various Artists Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
Warp20 Warp20
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Between My Head & The Sky
Billy Paul Am I Black Enough For You
Neil Diamond Hot August Night: NYC
Duran Duran Live In Hammersmith ’82
Gong Global Family Live In Brazil: 20 November 2007
Ian Hunter & The Rant Band All The Young Dudes
Barry Manilow In Concert
Anita O’Day The Life Of A Jazz Singer
The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
Roxy Music More Than This: The Roxy Music Story
Small Faces All Or Nothing 1965- 1968
AC/DC AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll by Murray Engleheart & Arnold Durieux
Judas Priest Dawn Of The Metal Gods by Al Atkins & Neil Daniels
The Beatles The Beatles Covered: A Pictorial Journey Through Beatles Record Sleeves From Around The World by Joachim Noske
Morrissey & The Smiths Mozipedia: The Encyclopaedia Of Morrissey & The Smiths by Simon Goddard
Joe Zawinul In A Silent Way: A Portrait Of Joe Zawinul by Brian Glasser
The Rolling Stones Under Their Thumb: The Rolling Stones by Bill German
The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers: No Regrets – Our Story by John & Gary Walker
Various Artists A Cultural Dictionary Of Punk 1974-1982 by Nicholas Rombes
Various Artists Grunge by Michael Lavine, & Thurston Moore
Bunny Munro The Death Of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave
Various Artists Extraordinary Records by Alessandro Benedetti & Peter Bastine (Ed)
Bat For Lashes London Somerset House (16th July, 2009)
Terry Rawlings Benefit, London 100 Club (26th July, 2009)
U2 London Wembley Stadium (14th August, 2009)
Natalie Imbruglia London King’s Cross Lexington (19th August, 2009)
Lily Allen London Somerset House (11th July, 2009)
Roy Hargrove London Ronnie Scott’s (30th July, 2009)
Chuck Prophet Lydney Miner’s Arms (9th August, 2009)
Black Box Recorder London Queen Elizabeth Hall (23rd July, 2009)
Vibes From The Vines Horam, East Sussex (8th August, 2009)
Alice In Chains London King’s Cross Scala (4th August, 2009)
Booker T London Shepherd’s Bush Bush Hall (30th July, 2009)
Praying Mantis London Camden Purple Turtle (5th August, 2009)
The Stranglers Edinburgh Picture House (7th August, 2009)
Jack Bruce, Robin Trower, Gary Husband Glasgow Academy (6th August, 2009)
Buckcherry Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (31st July, 2009)
Michael Chapman Whitstable Folk Club, Kent (6th August, 2009)
Pearl Jam London Greenwich O2 (18th August, 2009)
Cropredy Festival Cropredy, Oxfordshire (13th August, 2009)
Blown Away By From Elvis In Memphis David Tinson
Dangling Conversation Andy Lawson
Gothic Dolby Jan Burnett
Uk Nirvana , Us Memories Neil Kempfer- Stocker
Milking The Cash Cow Ken Ward
I’m Still Standing Sid Jones
Great Barry-er Riff

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