Monthly Archives: December, 2014
JOHN MARTYN-THE BEST OF THE ISLAND YEARS.
JOHN MARTYN-THE BEST OF THE ISLAND YEARS. Last year, Commercial Marketing released The Island Years, an eighteen disc box set celebrating the twenty years John Martyn spent at Island Records. This included the seventeen albums John Martyn released between 1967 and 1987. As if that wasn’t enough, The Island Years included previously unreleased mixes, out-takes, …
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-THE 1971 FILLMORE EAST RECORDINGS.
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-THE 1971 FILLMORE EAST RECORDINGS. There aren’t many bands who make a commercial breakthrough with a live album. That, however, is what happened to The Allman Brothers Band. Their third album, 1971s At Fillmore East, which was recently reissued as part of Universal Music’s as six-disc box set The 1971 Fillmore East …
DUCT TAPE-LESS WE CAN.
DUCT TAPE-LESS WE CAN. Back in the fifties and sixties, some of the greatest jazz albums were recorded over the course of a few days. Miles Davis recorded Kind Of Blue over the course of two days in 1959 and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was recorded over just one day in December 1964. However, …
THE GRITS-MAKE A SOUND.
THE GRITS-MAKE A SOUND. Five long years have passed since The Grits released their debut eponymous debut album. Recently, however, The Grits have released their long awaited sophomore album, Make A Sound. It essentially, is The Grits’ comeback album. As comeback albums go, Make A Sound which was recently released on BBE Music, is like …
CRYSTAL WINGS-FIRST FLIGHT.
CRYSTAL WINGS-FIRST FLIGHT. For many people, their introduction to the music of Crystal Wings was on BBE Music’s 2011 compilation, The Real Sound Of Chicago and Beyond: Underground Disco and Boogie. It featured It Ain’t Easy, a track from Crystal Wings one and only album, First Flight, which was a private pressing released back in …
SMALL FACES-OGDENS’ NUT GONE FLAKE.
SMALL FACES-OGDENS’ NUT GONE FLAKE. For British music, the sixties were a golden era. This golden era started with The Beatles and Rolling Stones, two of music’s most influential groups. By 1964, the British Invasion began. British groups conquered America, and influenced American music. Suddenly, aspiring American musicians became sworn Anglophiles. As the sixties progressed, …
CRAIG PEYTON GROUP-PYRAMID LOVE.
CRAIG PEYTON GROUP-PYRAMID LOVE. For Craig Peyton, the founder member of Band X, 1976 was the most important year of his nascent musical career. It was the year Band X released their debut album The Best Of Band X. However, The Best Of Band X a private pressing, wasn’t a commercial success. Instead, this innovative, …
BAND X-THE BEST OF BAND X.
BAND X-THE BEST OF BAND X. Back in 1976, musical maverick, Craig Peyton, was an up-and-coming musician, songwriter, arranger and producer. His latest musical vehicle was Band X, which he founded with Alan Grzyb, Victor Preston and Joey Bellomo. However, originally, Craig was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. Then when synths started making inroads into …
VERCKYS ET L’ORCHESTRE VEVE-CONGOLESE FUNK, AFROBEAT AND PSYCHEDELIC RUMBA 1969-1978.
VERCKYS ET L’ORCHESTRE VEVE-CONGOLESE FUNK, AFROBEAT AND PSYCHEDELIC RUMBA 1969-1978. There’s a very good reason Georges Mateta Kiamuangana a.k.a Verckys, can remember the 5th of April 1969. It was the exact date he founded Orchestre Vévé. He’d just returned from Paris, where he suffered a life-threatening illness. At the time, Georges was a member of …
DJESSOU MORY KANTE-RIVER STRINGS: MANIKA GUITAR.
DJESSOU MORY KANTE-RIVER STRINGS: MANIKA GUITAR. Twenty years have passed since Djessou Mory Kanté released his debut album N’na Niwalé (Merci Les Mères). Since then, Djessou Mory Kanté has established a reputation as one of the most talented African guitarists. That’s why Djessou Mory Kanté is the go-to-guitarist for the great and good of African …
SUPERTRAMP-CRIME OF THE CENTURY.
SUPERTRAMP-CRIME OF THE CENTURY. For Supertramp, success didn’t come overnight. It wasn’t until Supertramp released their third album, Crime Of The Century, the commercial success and critical acclaim came their way. Crime Of The Century, which was recently released by A&M Records, was the start of the rise and rise of Supertramp. Their story began …
MOTORPSYCHO-DEMON BOX.
MOTORPSYCHO-DEMON BOX. Not many groups enjoy the longevity that Motorpsycho have. This year, Motorpsycho,who are one of Norway’s most successful bands, celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary. They’ve come a long way since were formed in Trondheim back in 1989. Originally, Motorpsycho were alternative metal band. However, before long, Motorpsycho’s music evolved. They began to fuse grunge …
SPEAK EASY THE RPM RECORDS STORY VOLUME 2 1954-1957.
SPEAK EASY THE RPM RECORDS STORY VOLUME 2 1954-1957. RPM Records was founded by Hollywood based, musical entrepreneur, Jules Bihari, in 1949. This was the second subsidiary of Modern Records, which Jules had founded with his brothers Saul, Joe and Lester in 1944. A year later, Modern Records enjoyed its first hit single. This came …
BOMBAY DISCO VOLUME 2.
BOMBAY DISCO VOLUME 2. 1979 was a landmark year in the history of disco. Suddenly, after being the musical flavour of the month for several years, disco sucked. In the space of a year, disco went from hero to zero. Disco’s downfall started on Christmas Eve 1978, That’s when Steve Dahl was fired by Chicago …
BONNIE DOBSON SINGS SHE’S LIKE A SWALLOW AND OTHER FOLK SONGS.
BONNIE DOBSON SINGS SHE’S LIKE A SWALLOW AND OTHER FOLK SONGS. Bonnie Dobson’s career began during the early sixties folk boom. She had one of the most distinctive voices of the folk era. Clear and powerful, Bonnie’s distinctive voice breathed life, meaning and emotion into folk songs old and new. This included songs penned by …
TRAMPLORD-FROM BUDDY HOLLY TO PETULANT SOUNDS.
TRAMPLORD-FROM BUDDY HOLLY TO PETULANT SOUNDS. It was back in 2010, that the enigmatic, London based, Tramplord released their debut album Buddy Holly. Critics were won over by Tramplord’s unique fusion of jangling indie pop, psychedelia and Brit Pop. No wonder. The music on Buddy Holly was anthemic, joyous and melancholy. It was also melodic and …
FUNKADELIC-MAGGOT BRAIN.
FUNKADELIC-MAGGOT BRAIN. Rumour has it, that when Funkadelic recorded their career defining album, Maggot Brain, they were on one long acid trip. Members of Funkadelic had dropped some Yellow Sunshine Acid before producer George Clinton pressed the record button. Ironically, Maggot Brain which was recently reissued on vinyl by Ace Records, was Funkadelic’s finest hour. Sadly, …
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