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A long time lost in spaceDavid Bowie’s unused The Man Who Fell To Earth soundtrack has gathered dust for 40 years – even the 2016 release didn’t feature his music. George Cole unravels the mysteries of a missing masterpiece Los Angeles, late 1975. David Bowie is in a studio working on music for the soundtrack of a film in which he plays the main role. The movie is director Nic Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To … FEATURED ARTICLE From Issue 462 |
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THE COLLECTORDavid J Newman is a pharmacist, musician, record collector and avid rock music historian, specialising in the life and music of Jimi Hendrix – who makes up the majority of his record collection. What Do You Collect And Why? Anything related to the immortal James Marshall Hendrix: CDs, LPs, 45s, cassettes, VHS, concert programmes, DVDs, books, magazines, commemorative gold and … ARTICLE From Issue 462 |
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VALLEY HIGHThe Skids had it all going for them in the post-punk era. But riven by internal tensions and perceived commercial pressure, they imploded. However, there was an eventual vindication of their powerful talent. The Skids had it all going for them in the post-punk era. But, riven by internal tensions and perceived commercial pressure, they imploded. However, there was to be one last triumph. By Allan … ARTICLE From Issue 462 |
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Here is a selection from over 200 reviews from this month's Record Collector, the magazine that has the world's largest coverage of reissues
JIM REID, BOBBY GILLESPIE, DOUGLAS HART, THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN - 33 1/3: Psychocandy by Paula Mejia
Straight outta Scotland As is not uncommon in the 33 1/3 series, Paula Mejia’s Psychocandy is not without issues – mainly that it’s screaming for a good edit. Indeed, the first 20 or 30 pages are an exercise in reconstruction while reading. But eventually you get the idea of what it was meant to say, and, once a rhythm is found, such irritants are put …
BOOK REVIEW From Issue 462
MORPHINE - Morphine: Journey Of Dreams
Don’t dream, it’s over Eschewing electric guitars for saxophone, minimal drum kit and a customised, two-string slide bass, Boston trio Morphine exuded the smoky, noir-esque cool of jazz, yet their primal “low rock” was louder and edgier than most of their alt.rock competitors. Driven by an insatiable work ethic, the Boston-based trio’s relentless overseas tour schedule …
DVD REVIEW From Issue 462
UK SUBS - Bristol Fleece (26th November, 2016)
View: safely at the back Long-time guitarist Jet left in June 2016, not long after the release of their historic, alphabet-completing Z album, Ziezo. But, fear not, his replacement, ex-Angelic Upstarts’ Steve Straughan, was more than up to the task of filling his hefty shoes, playing a blinder. As did the rest of the Subs. With an opening salvo of Emotional Blackmail, You Don’t …
LIVE REVIEW From Issue 462
THE AFGHAN WHIGS - Black Love: 20th Anniversary Edition
Whiggers with attitude Given that all rock’n’roll is cultural appropriation to greater or lesser extent, the question often boils down to whether the co-opting of black music is done tastefully or with fists fashioned from ham. While most American alt-rockers of the 90s were content to (delete accordingly) pilfer/borrow/celebrate blues traditions, The Afghan Whigs were different, also …
ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 462
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