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Album review: FRANKIE MILLER – Full House and Double Trouble (remasters w/bonus tracks)

Rock Candy Records [Release date 30.07.21] With 3 outstanding albums under his belt, but no substantial success, you could have forgiven Frankie Miller for just accepting his fate. Judging by his genre hopping fourth album, Full House, (1978) he never … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, album, Andy Fraser, blues, ELO, Eric Troyer, Frankie Miller, Free, funk, Jack Douglas, Marvin Gaye, Mike And The Mechanics, Paul Carrack, pop, review, rock, Rock Candy Records, Squeeze, Steven Tyler, The Record Plant
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Album review: ACE – Five-a-Side/Time For Another/No Strings

BGO Records [Release Date 12.10.18] In most people’s eyes, Ace are a curiosity remembered only for an admittedly classic transatlantic hit single in ‘How Long’ and for giving a first break to one of the UK’s most respected blue eyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, album, Five-a-Side, Jon Woodhead, No Strings, Paul Carrack, reissue, review, Time For Another
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Gig review: PAUL CARRACK – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, 1 December 2013

Sunday night in Aylesbury isn’t necessarily a term that fills one with excitement. However, any such doubts can be put aside on realising you’re going to watch one of the greatest white soul voices to have emanated from the UK … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, Aylesbury, gig, Mike & the Mechanics, Paul Carrack, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, soul, Squeeze, Waterside Theatre
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PAUL CARRACK – Good Feeling

www.paulcarrack.net Paul Carrack is in that comfortable twilight zone at the moment. He tours regularly and releases albums on his own label. In short it’s all on his own terms and his adoring fans love him for it. Carrack has … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, Good Feeling, Mike And The Mechanics, Paul Carrack, singer, songwriter, Squeeze
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