Issue #369

DECEMBER 2009

DECEMBER 2009

ROLLING STONES Altamont,1969: Rock's Darkest Day
MADNESS 30 Years of Nuttiness! Plus! Fleur De Lys, Pilot, Rick Wakeman, Slits, Uriah Heep, Nerina Pallot, Over 150 albums reviewed

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FLEUR DE LYS Legendary 60s Mod/Soul band whose records sell for hundreds of pounds today
MADNESS The Magnificent Seven look back on 30 years of hits
PILOT The missing link between Pop and Prog
ALTAMONT The survivors recall The Rolling Stones’ darkest day
THE CLASS OF 79 The artists and events which shared the year of Record Collector’s birth
THE 30 MOST COLLECTABLE ARTISTS The premier league
TOP RARITIES YEAR BY YEAR The biggest rarities, 1979-2009
CAMEL Unsung heroes of Prog
A Craze Such Bliss
Alison Moyet The Best Of: 25 Years Revisited
Amorphous Androgynous A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind Vol 2 – Pagan Love Vibrations
Another Sunny Day London Weekend
Barbra Streisand Love Is The Answer
Beat Boys Beat Boys
Benny Joy The Benny Joy Story Vols 1-5
Blind Lemon Jefferson I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
Bruce Haack The Electric Lucifer
Chris Bell I Am The Cosmos: Deluxe Edition
Danny Krivit 718 Sessions
Dave & Toni Arthur Morning Stands On Tiptoe
David Bowie Space Oddity: 40th Anniversary Edition
David Sylvian Manafon
Devendra Banhart What Will We Be
Ed Palermo Big Band Eddy Loves Frank
Elbow Asleep In The Back: Deluxe Edition
Endle St Cloud Thank You All Very Much
Fast’n’Bulbous Waxed Oop
Frank Sinatra Live At The Meadowlands
Freedom Black On White (Nero Su Bianco)
J Dilla Dillanthology 3: Dilla’s Productions
Jimmy Webb & The Webb Brothers Cottonwood Farm
John Fogerty The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again
John Phillips Man On The Moon
Johnny Horton Take Me Like I Am
Jonny Trunk Scrap Book
Jorma Kaukonen Relix Collection
Lost & Found Everybody’s Here
Louie & The Lovers The Complete Recordings
M Ashraf Dekha Jaye Ga/Uf Yeh Beevian
Madness One Step Beyond
Morrissey The HMV/Parlophone Singles 88-95
Nat “King” Cole The Piano Style of…
New Riders Of The Purple Sage Very Best Of The Relix Years
No Way Senile Delinquents
Paul Haig Relive
R Stevie Moore Me Too!
Rameses III I Could Not Love You More
Rod Stewart The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971- 1998
Roseanne Cash The List
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing The Piano/Out Of Noise
Siskin Siskin
Slayer World Painted Blood
Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription
Sparks The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman
Stephen Duffy Memory & Desire
Stevie Wonder Where I’m Coming From
Sweetwater Sweetwater
The Flaming Lips Embryonic
The Fall Hex Enduction Hour
The Feelies The Good Earth
The Fun Boy Three The Fun Boy Three: Extended Version
The Get Up Kids Something To Write Home About
The Maddox Brothers & Sister Rose From Dancefloor To Devotion
The Molotovs And The Heads Did Roll
The Shirelles Swing The Most/Hear & Now
The Stooges You Don’t Know My Name
Ton Vlasman White Room With Disintegrating Walls
Troum Sigqan
UK Decay For Madmen Only
Various Artists Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Tape Music: Volumes 1 & 2
Various Artists Crayon Angel: A Tribute To The Music Of Judee Sill
Various Artists Bored Teenagers Volume 5: 26 Great British Punk Originals 1977-82
Various Artists Grind Madness At The BBC
Various Artists Haçienda: Acid House Classics
Various Artists Miscellaneous Mutant Mishaps
Various Artists Out Come The Freaks! An Island Records Post-Punk Anthology
Various Artists Rare Bacharach: The Early Years 1958- 1965
Various Artists Sometimes A Great Notion
Various Artists Southern Fried & Tested 2: Mixed By Nathan Detroit
Various Artists St Etienne Presents Songs For The Dog & Duck
Various Artists Super Breaks: Return To The Old School
Various Artists The Ultimate Rockin’ Halloween Party
Vic Chesnutt At The Cut
White Rainbow New Clouds
Yusef Lateef At Cranbrook & Elsewhere
Eddie & The Hot Rods Introspective
Gerry & The Pacemakers It’s Gonna Be All Right, 1963-1965
Jethro Tull Live At Madison Square Gardens 1978
The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967- 1972
Jerry Lee Lewis The Killer In Concert
Little Feat Skin It Back
Magazine Real Life + Thereafter
Mott The Hoople The Whole Story
Willie Nelson & Ray Charles The Willie Nelson Special
Elvis Presley Love Me Tender: The Love Songs
Jukebox Bruce Springsteen’s DVD Jukebox
Klaus Voormann & Friends A Sideman’s Journey
The Who The Who, The Mods & The Quadrophenia Connection
The Beatles You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles by Peter Doggett
Led Zeppelin Then As It Was: Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 by Dave Lewis
Various Artists Will Work For Drugs by Lydia Lunch
Sparks Sparks: No 1 Songs In Heaven by Dave Thompson
Various Artists You’re Wondering Now: The Specials, From Conception To Reunion by Paul Williams
The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground: A New York Art by Johan Kugelberg (Ed)
The 100 Club The 100 Club: An Oral History by Bob Brunning & Bill Smith
Various Artists Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965-1983 by Gilles Peterson & Stuart Baker
Various Artists From Jazz-Funk & Fusion To Acid Jazz: The History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene by Mark “Snowboy” Cotgrove
Various Artists Our Generation: The Punk & Mod Children Of Sheffield, Rotherham & Doncaster 1976- 1985 by Tony Beesley
EMI Records The Rise & Fall Of EMI Records by Brian Southall
Various Artists The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology by Paolo Hewitt
Various Artists Sniffin’ Glue & Other Rock’n’Roll Habits by Mark Perry
Jeff Beck & The Imelda May Band London Greenwich IndigO2 (21st September, 2009)
The Waterson Family, Eliza Carthy Band London Royal Festival Hall (11th September, 2009)
Magazine London Royal Festival Hall (1st September, 2009)
Reading Festival (28th August, 2009)
Kings Of Leon Reading Festival (28th August, 2009)
End Of The Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset (13th September, 2009)
Chic London Kentish Town Forum (4th September, 2009)
Jet Bristol Academy (15th September, 2009)
Paul Brady Dublin National Concert Hall (23rd August, 2008)
The Lemonheads London Kentish Town Forum (19th September, 2009)
The Strawbs London Twickenham Stadium Live Room (12th September, 2009)
Luka Bloom & Eddi Reader Dublin National Concert Hall (22nd August, 2009)
Leaf Hound Leaf Hound Twickenham Eel Pie Club (16th September, 2009)
Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band London Tower Of London (17th September, 2009)
Bestival Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight (11th September, 2009)
Primal Fear London Islington Garage (26th September, 2009)
Terry Reid Southsea Eastney Tavern Cellars (2nd September, 2009)
A Flock Of Seagulls Brighton Concorde 2 (16th September, 2009)
The Mirrorkicks London 229 Club (28th September, 2009)
Record Heaven Is A Place On Earth Elizabeth Smith
Minted Or Mental? Rob
On The Road With Captain Marryat Alan Cumming
Audiiophile Is Worth The Price Karl Carpenter
Mary-anne Faithful Pete Morris
Bolan & Birthday Greetings Alastair Barrow
Les Paul Cover Version? Chris Hill
Out Of Focus Derek Oliver
Cat Mother Scratches Back Adrian Blacklee
Slated On Slade Martin Engel
Selling In The Material World Robert Bell
Long Live The Record Shop! Jason Gore
Check Out Our Manchester Record Shops Website Tim and Carl

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