Issue #378

AUGUST 2010

AUGUST 2010

CLAPTON FROM YARDB IRD TO ICON “I couldn’t continue to live that way”
REAL RARE 20 LPs WORTH UP TO £2000, 2 TONE LIVES! THE SKA BEAT GOES ON, GORILLAZ COOL AND COLLECTABLE PLUS! Slade, Mick Ronson, Kate Nash, Devo

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  • Articles
  • Album Reviews
  • DVD Reviews
  • Book Reviews
  • Live Reviews
  • Letters
SLADE Mama, weer all crazee for RC’s new vinyl offer
GORILLAZ Monkey magic with the world’s greatest manufactured pop band
DAMON ALBARN & JAMIE HEWLETT Lifting the veil from Gorillaz’s creative masterminds
2-TONE 2-TONE The colourful influences upon our monochrome heroes
RAREST RARITIES Twenty major label LPs that flew the coop
THE RUNAWAYS On the paper chase for rock’s pioneering girls
JOAN JETT Still lovin’ rock’n’roll
ERIC CLAPTON Fast talking with Slowhand
ac acoustics Understanding Music
Alejandro Escovedo Street Songs Of Love
Ashford & Simpson Send It
Bad Religion 30 Years Live
Beggars’ Hill Beggars’ Hill
Big Boi Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty 
Bill Kirchen Word To The Wise
Bintangs Night-Fighter/Mickey Finn
Brainticket Celestial Ocean
Chet Atkins The Art Of Chet Atkins
Chris Spedding Just Plug Him In
Clark-Hutchinson Free To Be Stoned
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse Dark Night Of The Soul
Dave Swarbrick Raison D’Etre 
David Wrench/ Black Sheep Spades & Hoes & Plows
Deep Freeze Mice The Tender Yellow Ponies Of Insomnia
Devo Something For Everybody
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones Singles Collection ’61-65 
DJ Hell Body Language Volume 9
Dokken Original Album Series
Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet Live At The Union 1966
Drive She Said Dreams Will Come True: The Best Of & More
Eighties Ladies Ladies Of The 80s
George McCrae The Singles 1974-76
Jim Lauderdale Patchwork River
Jimmy Webb Just Across The River
Joe South So The Seeds Are Growing/A Look Inside
John Mayall So Many Roads: An Anthology 1964-1974
John Waite In Real Time
Kristyl Kristyl
Lamb Of God Hourglass
Lightnin’ Hopkins His Blues
Mac Davis Song Painter/I Believe In Music
Magnum The Gathering
Matt Monro The Complete Singles Collection
Nas & Damien Marley Distant Relatives
Nico Femme Fatale
O Yuki Conjugate Ambiguism 1983-87
Omar Souleyman Jazeera Nights 
Otis Williams & His Charms It’s A Treat: The King/ Deluxe Recordings 1959- 63
Ozric Tentacles Ozric Tentacles Erpland
Peter Daltrey Heroine/Tattoo
Poco Indian Summer
Refused The Shape Of Punk To Come: Deluxe Edition
Sandy Denny & The Strawbs All Our Own Work: The Complete Sessions
Scissor Sisters Night Work
Sendelica Streamedelica She Sighed As She Hit Rewind On The Dream Mangler Remote
Senseless Things Postcard CV 
Slowdive The Shining Breeze
Steve Marriott Lend Us A Quid
Tanya Tucker Delta Dawn
The 13th Floor Elevators Headstone: The Contact Sessions
The Alan Bown! The Alan Bown!
The Blue Shadows On The Floor Of Heaven: Deluxe Edition
The Cortinas MK 1
The Dream Syndicate Medicine Show
The Ingoes Before We Were Blossom Toes
The Liverbirds From Merseyside To Hamburg: The Complete Star-Club Recordings
The Poppees Pop Goes The Anthology
The Searchers Sweets, Spice, Sugar, Pins & Needles
The Steve Miller Band Bingo!
The Teardrop Explodes Kilimanjaro 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Mojo
Uriah Heep Live 73: Deluxe Expanded Edition
Various Artists The Ace (USA) Story Volume 1
Various Artists Cloud Cuckooland
Various Artists Echoes Of France
Various Artists Folk Against Fascism: Volume 1
Various Artists Horse Meat Disco II
Various Artists Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands
Various Artists The London American Label Year By Year: 1962
Various Artists You Baby: Words & Music By PF Sloan & Steve Barri
Various Artists Troubled Troubadours
Wanda Jackson Love Me Forever/Blues In My Heart
Wishbone Ash Sometime World: An MCA Anthology
Chris Cunningham Rubber Johnny
Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years
Grateful Dead At The Hollywood Festival
Carole King & James Taylor Live At The Troubadour
Nils Lofgren Cry Tough
Porcupine Tree Anesthetize
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band London Calling: Live In Hyde Park
Barbra Streisand & Quartet One Night Only At The Village Vanguard
U2 360o At The Rosebowl
Various Artists Crazy Heart
Various Artists We Fun: Atlanta GA Inside/Out
Various Artists The Wheeltappers & Shunters Social Club: Complete Series 2
Kate Bush Under The Ivy: The Life & Music Of Kate Bush by Graeme Thomson
Lady’s Man Death Of A Lady’s Man by Leonard Cohen
Arthur Lee Forever Changes: Arthur Lee & The Book Of Love by John Einarson
Van Morrison Hymns To The Silence: Inside The Words & Music Of Van Morrison by Peter Mills
Elvis Presley Baby, Let’s Play House: The Life Of Elvis Presley Through The Women Who Loved Him by Alanna Nash
The Sweet Blockbuster! The True Story Of The Sweet by Dave Thompson
Johnny Winter Raisin’ Cain: The Wild & Raucous Story Of Johnny Winter by Mary Lou Sullivan
Stevie Wonder Signed, Sealed & Delivered: The Soulful Journey Of Stevie Wonder by Mark Ribowsky
Fender Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 by Martin Kelly, Paul Kelly, Terry Foster
Various Artists Out Of Our Heads by George Case
Lady Gaga Manchester M.E.N. Arena (2nd June, 2010)
Florence & The Machine London Hammersmith Apollo (14th May, 2010)
Pavement London Brixton Academy (10th May, 2010)
Sandi Thom Nottingham Rescue Rooms (23rd April, 2010)
The Glitter Band London King’s Cross Scala (9th April, 2010)
Vital Information London Ronnie Scott’s (26th May, 2010)
Imelda May London Gibson Guitar Studio (2nd June, 2010)
Allan Holdsworth London Ronnie Scott’s (4th June, 2010)
Status Quo London Grosvenor House (6th May, 2010)
Barclays Jazz Festival Cheltenham Spa (28th April, 2010)
Joe Bonamassa London Hammersmith Apollo (28th May, 2010)
Eliza Carthy Belfast Cathedral Quarter (6th May, 2010)
Vieux Farka Toure London Camden Dingwalls (7th April, 2010)
John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus Belfast Cathedral Quarter (2nd May, 2010)
Wishbone Ash Leeds Irish Centre (4th May, 2010)
Don McLean Dublin Grand Canal Theatre (9th May, 2010)
Randy Newman Gateshead Sage (16th May, 2010)
The Slits Dublin Crawdaddy (6th May, 2010)
Ray Davies Oxford New Theatre (12th May, 2010)
Chic Dublin Live Tripod (29th May, 2010)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts London 100 Club (14th June, 2010)
More Memories Of The Sex Pistols At Brunel University Keith Trueman
Shilly Billy! Tim Naylor
Shill Bidding: The Reality Gray
Ebay Gumption Steve Fox
Shill Waters Run Deep Nick Balaam (ebay ID ‘aintimadog’)
Shill Loves You Rupert Blacklock
She Bay Susan Price
Grave Robbers Colin Orr
Zoots You Sir Duncan King

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