Monthly Archives: December 2025

Album review : KEITH WEST – Cross That Bridge, The Anthology 1965-99 (2 CDs)

Posted on December 7, 2025 by brianmc

Strawberry Music [Release date 5.12.25] Like most musicians, Keith West’s life as a professional musician began inauspiciously. His career cycled through several bands in the early sixties, including most notably, Four Plus One and The In Crowd, before settling on … Continue reading →

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Album review : COUSINS & WILLOUGHBY – The Bridge

Posted on December 4, 2025 by brianmc

Witchwood Records [Release date 28.11.25] Brian Willoughby, a sought after session guitarist, worked with many musicians, most notably Dave Cousins and Mary Hopkins, ultimately joining Cousins in the Strawbs. The Bridge, a collaboration between Cousins and Willoughby, was recorded in … Continue reading →

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Album review : WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS – Covers of The Beatles 1967-70

Posted on December 3, 2025 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date [28.11.25] The Beatles are the gift to the music world that just keeps on giving. It’s a neat twist that the band who made their name initially by doing cover versions on stage in Germany in … Continue reading →

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Feature: All Boxed Up for Christmas (December 2025)

Posted on December 2, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

The boxed sets and multi-disc reissues keep coming! First it was CDs that gave recorded rock a new lease of life, then came the revival of vinyl. But, as labels realised, they could expand individual albums with bonus material, and … Continue reading →