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Aug 30, 20241 min read
THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C. STRONG: “As easy as ABC”
Still available at 50% discount introductory price through RED PLANET BOOKS. After reading the helpful guide at the beginning of the...
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Aug 30, 20241 min read
LIST OF BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS ON THIS WEBSITE – Click on PROJECTS to find out more.
DOCTOR WHO SERIES GUIDES: THE WILLIAM HARTNELL YEARS (2022) THE JON PERTWEE YEARS (2023) THE SYLVESTER McCOY YEARS (2024) In preparation:...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read
KEVIN AYERS – ALL THIS CRAZY GIFT OF TIME: THE RECORDINGS 1969- 1973 (Esoteric Recordings) (2024)
There is an awful lot of music on this nine CD and one Blu-Ray release. All of the following is released with lots of bonuses: On CD...
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Aug 21, 20242 min read
THREE- HEADED EMPEROR – MAD MAGIC AND FIRE (2024) (Falling A Records)
Gentle acoustic guitar and Georgia Lamb’s vocalisation starts off opening track ‘Mad, Magic and Fire’, before Barry Lamb takes the lead...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
ASTRAL MAGIC – EMERALD TABLET/ TASTE OF SUNLIGHT (IN MY MOUTH) (2024) (Bandcamp/ Royal Mint Records)
Heavy, man! This one sure did blow the cobwebs out. ‘Emerald Tablet’ is a real mindblower, capturing the spirit of a JIMI HENDRIX...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
DANIEL CASIMIR – BALANCE (2024) (Bandcamp)
Put on Bandcamp in digital format only, this album has attracted so much attention that there’s a vinyl pressing coming. Casimir is a...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
DANZA DE LA IRA – SEPTIES KAIROS (2024) (Mylodon Records)
A well-conceived, played and produced album by Chilean prog rock newcomers Danza de la Ira, “Septies Kairos” is a concept album about...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read
YANG- REJOICE (2024) (Cuneiform Records)
Following our illuminating interview with Frederic L’epée, the eagerly awaited new Yang release has now arrived! Described as a...
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Aug 20, 20246 min read
AN INTERVIEW WITH TIM JONES of CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS ETC. (2024)
Although I have known Tim for around a quarter of a century now through reviewing and the occasional collaboration, we had never actually...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read
VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE RECURRING DREAMS OF DR SARDONICUS (Fruits de Mer Records) (2024)
A highly recommended double CD capturing a compendium of artists who have played at the Fruits de Mer festivals over the years, with 2½...
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
BLACK WIDOW – SABBAT DAYS – COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY 1969- 1972 (Esoteric 6 x CD set)
This boxset is remarkable in that it is the first ever such anthology (There was a less comprehensive boxset in 2003) of a band who most...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read
ANGE - LE CIMÉTIERE DES ARLEQUINS (1973)/ AU-DELA DU DÉLIRE (1974)/ ÉMILE JACOUTEY (1975), remastered CDs with posters (2024) (Musea/ Burning Shed)
ANGE toured extensively in the UK and opened for Genesis in front of 30,000 music fans at the Reading Festival in 1973. The band was...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
TUSMØRKE – DAWN OF OBERON (2024) (Karisma Records)
Tusmørke have been releasing their albums on an almost yearly basis since their first in 2012 and “Dawn of Oberon” is due on 30th August....
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
THRESHOLD – WOUNDED LAND and PSYCHEDELICATESSEN (1993/ 1994 RM 2024)
Overtaking previous remasters, Karl Groom and Richard West, guitarist and keyboardist respectively, have overhauled Threshold’s first two...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
VARIOUS ARTISTS: RING THE BELLS AND SING – PROGRESSIVE SOUNDS OF 1975 (Esoteric): release date 30th August, 2024; 4 x CD
I read a suggestion somewhere that 1975 might not have been as epic a year as, say, 1973 or 1974, but comparing this with the earlier...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
RITUAL – THE STORY OF MR. BOGD, PART 1 (2024) (Karisma Records)
I saw Ritual at a Rotherham Classic Rock Society gig back in the 90s- they formed in 1993 and, apparently this is their first album in 17...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
KAMASI WASHINGTON – FEARLESS MOVEMENT (2024)
I have Washington’s “The Epic” on vinyl and “Heaven and Earth” on CD already in my collection. While they could legitimately be described...
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