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Album review : BLUE OYSTER CULT – 50th Anniversary Live : Second Night (2CDs+DVD)

BOC 50th 150

Frontiers [Release date : 09.08.24] BOC’s 1972 album, Tyranny And Mutation (their second), continues to get 4 and 5 star reviews in the mainstream music media in its many reissued forms… special vinyl editions, special Japanese releases, 1990 and 2001 … Continue reading

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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (50th Anniversary Edition)

ROBIN TROWER - Bridge Of Sighs

Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  First broadcast 30 June 2024 Chrysalis (3CD/Blu Ray, 50th Anniversary Edition) [Release date 17.05.24] Blues/rock guitarist Robin Trower has had a long and distinguished career, … Continue reading

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Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Argus (50th Anniversary Edition 1972-2022)

WISHBONE ASH - Argus (50th Anniversary Edition 1972-2022)

Madfish/Snapper Music [Release date 14.04.23] In his Best of two decades listing our Melodic Rock Editor Andy Nathan (and big Wishbone Ash fan) included the gig at a country house in Buckinghamshire in 2012.  Andy wrote: “Given the enmity between … Continue reading

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Album review: THE MARTIN BARRE BAND – Live At The Wildey

THE MARTIN BARRE BAND - Live At The Wildey

The Store For Music [Release date 14.01.22] 2-CD set This 2-CD live package is a great reminder of the 50th anniversary tour dates played out by guitarist Martin Barre in 2019.  It’s pretty much the same running order as the … Continue reading

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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe)

Black Sabbath - Paranoid - 50th Anniversary Edition

BMG [Release date 09.10.20] Another year.  Another anniversary.  At the dawn of heavy metal as we know it, 1970, Black Sabbath released their second album which went on to achieve multi-million selling status. A fan favourite it yielded a handful … Continue reading

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News: WIN a copy of BLACK SABBATH Paranoid – 50th anniversary super deluxe box set

Black Sabbath - Paranoid - 50th Anniversary Edition

Celebrating the 50th anniverary of the multi-million selling album ‘Paranoid’ BMG release a 5-LP/4CD edition on October 9th, featuring the vinyl debut of two 1970 concerts. We have a copy of the CD version and the vinyl super deluxe edition … Continue reading

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Gig review: HAWKWIND – Cambridge Corn Exchange,18 November 2019

Now celebrating their 50th tour, Hawkwind have always been one of the giants of the UK rock scene but have, despite their longevity, never seen the plaudits and respect that are heaped on many acts of their vintage and younger. … Continue reading

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Album review: THE MOODY BLUES – In Search Of The Lost Chord (50th Anniversary edition)

THE MOODY BLUES - In Search Of The Lost Chord

Universal [Release date 02.11.18] I’ll be honest, I was never a big Moodies fan.  And this 3 CD/2DVD wallet busting re-visitation is clearly aimed at their most ardent followers i.e. those only too ready to meet the hefty £41.99 price … Continue reading

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DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live At The Hollywood Bowl

JEFF BECK - Live At The Hollywood Bowl

Eagle Vision [Release date 06.10.17] Also available: CD/DVD, Bluray When I saw Jeff Beck in Birmingham in 2014 I was somewhat underwhelmed.  In spite of an audience of a certain age hanging on every note the performance came across as … Continue reading

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News: TEN YEARS AFTER – 50th Anniversary Box Set in November 2017

TEN YEARS AFTER - 1967-1974

Chrysalis Records release a 50th Anniversary box set in November to coincide with the release of  Ten Year’s After’s debut album in 1967. For the first time including albums from both the Deram and Chrysalis eras, between 1967 and 1974, … Continue reading

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Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Union Chapel, London, 27 May 2017

Fairport Convention - Cropredy, 13-15 August 2015

Folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention have never been a band to shy away from celebrating their own legacy. When they decided to split in 1979 they held a big outdoor farewell gig in Cropredy, Oxfordshire that proved so successful they decided … Continue reading

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Video interview: ROGER MAYER, Guitar Effects Guru – 28 June 2014

Roger Mayer made his first effects unit back in 1964 and his designs influenced a whole generation of guitar players. In his 50th anniversary year, Roger tells Pete Feenstra about a career that took him from a research job in … Continue reading

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ERIC BURDON new album in April

ABKCO RECORDS TO RELEASE ERIC BURDON’S ‘TIL YOUR RIVER RUNS DRY APRIL 1ST – UK RELEASE BURDON’S NEW ALBUM COINCIDES WITH 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANIMALS Eric Burdon has completed his most personal album to date, titled ‘Til Your River Runs … Continue reading

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