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Album review: LAZARUS HEIGHTS – Papillon
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Pete Feenstra chatted to Dick Grisdale for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio playing tracks from ‘Papillon’. First broadcast 20 October 2024. Self release [Release date: 06.09.24] Lazarus Heights new ‘Papillon’ album is a melodic, song driven 12 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Bashung, album, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, Dick Grisdale, Jacky Leven, Jacques Brel, Jeff Gautier, Jim Morrison, Lazarus Heights, Led Zeppelin, Manfred Mann, Nick Cave, Papillon, Paul Mouradian, review, Scott Walker, Simon Pearson
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Book review: Decades – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND in the 1970s by John Van der Kiste
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SonicBond Publishing [Publication date: 27.01.23] After seeing the Earth Band live this Summer and being very pleasantly surprised, I found this book in my pile of review material and so I’m following up that excellent gig in Budapest with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, book, Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, prog, review, Sonicbond
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Album review: WIND OF CHANGE – Progressive Sounds Of 1973 (4 CD Boxset)
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Cherry Red [Release date: 25.11.22] The logistics: Wind of Change comprises 4 CDs, 5 hours of music and 49 tracks. No doubt many will look at compilations like this one and think you just cannot maintain the quality level over … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 CDs, Al Stewart, album, boxset, Camel, Caravan, ELO, ELP, Family, Hawkwind, John Martyn, Jon Anderson, Kevin Parrish, Manfred Mann, Procol Harum, Progressive Rock, review, Roy Dyke, Tony Kaye, Traffic, Yes
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Feature: Collectible Collections – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND – 40th Anniversary Box Set
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Pete Feenstra chatted to Manfred Mann for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. First broadcast 23 February 2021. Creature Music (2011) The rather large parcel dropped off at GRTR! Towers was like Christmas come … Continue reading
Album review: THE BETTERDAYS – Backlash
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NTB Records [Release date 14.09.18] The Betterdays were the South West’s leading British r&b band in the mid-60′s. They paid their dues, did the mileage, filled the clubs and enthusiastically played a compelling mixture of rhythm and blues, all neatly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alexis Korner, Backlash, Bo Diddley, Bob Pitcher, Chuck Berry, Dick Taylor, Dr Feelgood, Jerry Lee lewis, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Manfred Mann, Mike Hayne, Mike Weston, Phil May, review, rhythm and blues, The Animals, The Betterdays, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
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Album review: MANFRED MANN – Lone Arranger
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Creature Music [Release date 20.10.14] This is quite a challenging album to review. Quite how challenging it must have been to produce doesn’t bear thinking about. In fact, we are lucky enough to have an insight into that process. Manfred’s … Continue reading
Album review: MANFRED MANN – EP Collection
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Brollyeps [Release date 04.11.13] Manfred Mann has been well served by recent reissues, not least 2011′s splendid box set. However, it is left to this latest collection to showcase the sixties incarnation of his band when he had Paul Jones … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964-1966, boxed set, EP Collection, HMV, jazz, Manfred Mann, Mike Hugg, Mike Vickers, Paul Jones, pop, reissue, review, Tom McGuinness
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