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Album review : GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS I Like It (3 CD Anthology)

Posted on August 6, 2024 by brianmc
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Cherry Red [Release date 16.08.24] As the sixties’ “Merseybeat” pop explosion recedes further into the past, ten album, multiple hits band, Gerry And The Pacemakers seem less and less likely to get the credit they deserve. And so this anthology … Continue reading →

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Album review : CAN’T SEEM TO COME DOWN – The American Sounds of 1968

Posted on July 10, 2024 by brianmc
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Cherry Red [Release date : 19.07.24] In 1968, the comedown from 1967’s “Summer Of Love” quickly dissipated, leading directly into a year of inventive, eclectic rock music, often groundbreaking, frequently influential. That’s reflected in the 3 CDs of Cherry Red/Grapefruit’s … Continue reading →

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Album review : UFO – Covenant + Sharks + Live (3 CD)

Posted on April 14, 2024 by brianmc
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Twin reissue package plus a bonus CD, from British rock legends, UFO. Covenant (2000), Sharks (2002) and Live At Blind Melons (1995). The problem with releasing a career high album like Walk On Water (1995), the band’s de facto “comeback” … Continue reading →

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Album review: CLIMB ABOARD MY ROUNDABOUT (British Toytown Sounds, 1967-1974)

Posted on October 21, 2022 by brianmc
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Cherry Red [Release date: 28.10.22] The British Toytown Pop Sound of the late sixties was not a genre with staying power, but it was fun while it lasted. The very nature of its aesthetic – vaguely humorous songs describing mythical … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATUS QUO – Quo’ing In, The Best Of The Noughties (2CDs/3CDs)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by brianmc
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earMusic [Release date 16.09.22] Quo’ing In… is a compilation album from one of rock’n’roll’s great survivors, Status Quo. It looks back on the band’s recordings released since the year 2000, embellishing the material selected with up to date studio rerecordings, … Continue reading →

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Album review: BANGALORE CHOIR – All Or Nothing, The Complete Studio Albums (3 CD Set)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by brianmc
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Global Rock [Release date: 11.03.22] This 3 disc set from Bangalore Choir is outstandingly well compiled. It’s the first release from Store For Music’s new imprint, Global Rock. As well as the band’s career albums, On Target (1992), Cadence (2010) … Continue reading →

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