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		<title>Album review: SPELL SONGS &#8211; In Thin Air</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-spell-songs-in-thin-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-spell-songs-in-thin-air/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SPELL-SONGS-–-In-Thin-Air-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SPELL SONGS – In Thin Air" title="SPELL SONGS – In Thin Air" /></a>Hudson Records [Release date 04.09.26] Spell Songs are a bit of a folk supergroup comprising of Karine Polwar, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter and Jim Molyneux, who between them have had more wins and nominations &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-spell-songs-in-thin-air/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-spell-songs-in-thin-air/">Album review: SPELL SONGS &#8211; In Thin Air</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: OSIBISA &#8211; New Dawn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GRTR! HQ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-osibisa-new-dawn/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/osibisa_newdawn1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="OSIBISA - New Dawn" title="OSIBISA - New Dawn" /></a>Marquee Records/Right Track [Release date: 23.04.21] I remember Osibisa as that rather colourful outfit who squeezed into the Old Grey Whistle Test TV studio in the early 1970s with their infectious brand of soulful groove.  They purveyed what we would &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-osibisa-new-dawn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-osibisa-new-dawn/">Album review: OSIBISA &#8211; New Dawn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/book-review-on-track-mike-oldfield-ryan-yard/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/moldfield_book1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard" title="On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard" /></a>Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 18.09.20] As Ryan Ward suggests in this survey of Mike Oldfield&#8217;s music, his calling card Tubular Bells &#8211; in 1973 &#8211; defined him and was never surpassed.  He was only 20.  Those of a certain age &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/book-review-on-track-mike-oldfield-ryan-yard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/book-review-on-track-mike-oldfield-ryan-yard/">Book review: On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard</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: CHASING THE MONSOON &#8211; No Ordinary World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 23:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-chasing-the-monsoon-no-ordinary-world/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ctm1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="CHASING THE MONSOON - No Ordinary World" title="CHASING THE MONSOON - No Ordinary World" /></a>[Release date 20.09.19] Once upon a time, in a Galaxy far, far away &#8211; well, OK, maybe not a Galaxy far away, but Swansea isn&#8217;t a place most people could pinpoint on a map without the help of Google &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-chasing-the-monsoon-no-ordinary-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-chasing-the-monsoon-no-ordinary-world/">Album review: CHASING THE MONSOON &#8211; No Ordinary World</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: DELTA LADIES – Hillbilly Trance Remastered And Expanded</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-delta-ladies-hillbilly-trance-remastered-and-expanded/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Delta-Ladies-Hillbilly-TranceHD-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="DELTA LADIES – Hillbilly Trance Remastered And Expanded" title="DELTA LADIES – Hillbilly Trance Remastered And Expanded" /></a>Self release [Release date 01.08.18] The fact that the Delta Ladies have re-mastered and expanded their 2016 ‘Hillbilly Trance’ album suggests they think they are on to a good thing. And they are not wrong. They have expanded their folk &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-delta-ladies-hillbilly-trance-remastered-and-expanded/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-delta-ladies-hillbilly-trance-remastered-and-expanded/">Album review: DELTA LADIES – Hillbilly Trance Remastered And Expanded</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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