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		<title>Album review : MARTIN PAGE &#8211; The First And Last Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MARTIN-150-PAGE-First-And-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MARTIN 150 PAGE First And image" title="MARTIN 150 PAGE First And image" /></a>IroningBoard Records [Release date 01.04.26] On his 11th album now, successful songwriter (‘These Dreams’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘King Of Wishful Thinking’ and many more) Martin Page’s softly softly approach to his own material remains untouched. He tells us : &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/">Album review : MARTIN PAGE &#8211; The First And Last Freedom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review &#8211; JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GRTR! HQ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/johnweider1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)" title="JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)" /></a>Think Like A Key Music [Release date 12.12.25] John Weider is one of those unsung heroes of British rock. Not exactly a household name but a creditable CV nevertheless, with early stints in Johnny Kidd &#38; The Pirates, The &#8220;New&#8221; &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/">Album review &#8211; JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: CHRIS NORMAN- Indigo2, London, 16 October 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-chris-norman-indigo2-london-16-october-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P1220440-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="CHRIS NORMAN- Indigo2, London, 16 October 2025" title="CHRIS NORMAN- Indigo2, London, 16 October 2025" /></a>Of those rock stars who have fallen out of consciousness in their native UK, you can file Chris Norman under the ‘Big in Europe’ category. The gravel-voiced former Smokie singer commands a devoted following abroad, particularly in Germany, but gigs &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-chris-norman-indigo2-london-16-october-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-chris-norman-indigo2-london-16-october-2025/">Gig review: CHRIS NORMAN- Indigo2, London, 16 October 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>EP review: JIMMY OWEN – 10Ft Squared</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/JO-150x150.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Jimmy Owen - 10ft Squared" title="Jimmy Owen - 10ft Squared" /></a>Self Release  [Release date 24.10.25] ‘10Ft Squared’ is the perfect introduction to Jimmy Owen, a guitar driven, singer-songwriter and restless artistic spirit, who straddles prog, fusion, Californian tinged soft rock, pop and unexpectedly the blues. It’s a mini album or &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/">EP review: JIMMY OWEN – 10Ft Squared</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review : SEALS &amp; CROFTS &#8211; Gold and Rainbows &#8211; The Warner Bros Years 1969-78 (5-CD Boxset)</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-seals-and-crofts-gold-and-rainbows-the-warner-bros-years-1969-78-5-cd-boxset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-seals-and-crofts-gold-and-rainbows-the-warner-bros-years-1969-78-5-cd-boxset/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="128" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/seals-150-and_crofts_cover.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SEALS &amp; CROFTS – Gold and Rainbows – The Warner Bros Years 1969-78" title="SEALS &amp; CROFTS – Gold and Rainbows – The Warner Bros Years 1969-78" /></a>Cherry Red [Release date : 18.07.25] Harmony rock and pop duo Seals and Croft’s biggest hit single came early on in their career. 1972’s ‘Summer Breeze’ (later covered by the Isley Brothers) was the title track from the duo’s fourth &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-seals-and-crofts-gold-and-rainbows-the-warner-bros-years-1969-78-5-cd-boxset/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-seals-and-crofts-gold-and-rainbows-the-warner-bros-years-1969-78-5-cd-boxset/">Album review : SEALS &#038; CROFTS &#8211; Gold and Rainbows &#8211; The Warner Bros Years 1969-78 (5-CD Boxset)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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