REO Speedwagon ‘The Classic Years: 1978-1990’ (2019)
REO Speedwagon ‘The Classic Years: 1978-1990’ (Cherry Red Records 2019) On the heels of their eight disc ‘The Early Years 1971-1977’ Cherry Red Records, UK completes the story...
Kevin Rathert
Rainbow Ffolly interview with John Dunsterville
Among the many bands to have albums released by EMI in 1968 none may have had a stranger back story than Rainbow Ffolly, whose “Sallie Fforth” hit record...
Mott The Hoople – “Mental Train-The Island Years 1969-71” (2018) review
Mott The Hoople - Mental Train-The Island Years 1969-71 (Universal Music, 2018) A rather enigmatic British rock band who recorded seven studio albums and one live LP between 1969...
The Action – “Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968” (2018) review
The Action - Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968 (Grapefruit, 2018) Many incredible mod rock bands came out of the UK in the 1960’s, The Who, Creation and...
Rainbow Ffolly – “Spectromorphic Iridescence: The Complete Ffolly” (2019) review
Rainbow Ffolly - Spectromorphic Iridescence: The Complete Ffolly (Grapefruit, 2019) Among the many bands to have albums released by EMI in 1968 none may have had a stranger...
Fickle Pickle – “A Complete Pickle” (2018) review
Fickle Pickle - A Complete Pickle (Morgan Blue Town Music, 2018) A North-West London studio based quartet consisting of members best known as producers, engineers and session players,...
Dry Ice – ‘Dry Ice’ (2018)
Formed with the foundation of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Paul Gardner and drummer Terry Sullivan, Dry Ice was a UK psychedelic rock band that went through three incarnations during 1969, the...
REO Speedwagon – ‘The Early Years 1971-1977’ (2018)
In 1966 University of Illinois students Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer, who lived in the same dormitory, met and became friends. Gratzer was the drummer in a couple...
‘All You Need Is Fuzz’ (2018)
Garage bands, especially of the psychedelic variety, were a phenomenon that flourished in the 1960’s and saw a resurgence in the 1980’s. The lifespan of most was rather...
The Countdown 5 – “Complete Recordings 1965-1969” (2018) review
The Countdown 5 - Complete Recordings 1965-1969 (Gear Fab Records, 2018) Members of the Galveston Bay, Texas’ rock scene of the middle to late 1960’s, The Countdown 5 were...