‘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...
Kevin Rathert
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...
Woolly Wolstenholme (& Maestoso) – “Strange Worlds: A Collection 1980-2010” (2018) review
Woolly Wolstenholme (& Maestoso) - Strange Worlds: A Collection 1980-2010 (Esoteric Recordings, 2018) Born in 1947, Woolly Wolstenholme helped found UK progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest. Wolstenholme taught...
Sailor – “The Albums 1974-78” (2018) review
Sailor - The Albums 1974-78 (7TS, 2018) Formed in 1973 by Norwegian-born multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Georg Kajanus, the original configuration of Sailor comprised Kajanus and three Brits, guitarist/vocalist Henry Marsh,...
Sam Gopal – “Escalator” (1969) review
Sam Gopal - Escalator (Morgan Bluetown, 1969/2017 reissue) It has been fifty years since the formation of UK psychedelic rockers Sam Gopal, a quartet who took their name...
Chimera – ‘Holy Grail’ (2017)
If not for the veto of George Harrison, Chimera, the female duo of guitarist/vocalist/composer Lisa Bankoff and vocalist Francesca Garnett, would have been signed by Apple Records. Despite...
Buffalo Springfield – “What’s That Sound?” (2018) review
Buffalo Springfield - What’s That Sound? (2018) More than 52 years since the release of its debut s/t LP and nearly 50 years after the release of their last...
The Vibrators – “The Albums 1979-85” (2018) review
The Vibrators - The Albums 1979-85 (Cherry Red Records, 2018) As a follow up to 2017’s “The Epic Years 1976-1978” four disc box set, Cherry Red Records, UK, presents...
The Laissez Fairs – “Empire Of Mars” (2018) review
The Laissez Fairs “Empire Of Mars” (RUM BAR Records, 2018) https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/empire-of-mars The third album by Las Vegas psychedelic mod rockers The Laissez Fairs is truly a band effort,...
Humble Pie – “Official Bootleg Box Set 2” (2018) review
Humble Pie - Official Bootleg Box Set 2 (HNE Recordings, 2018) Following up on 2017’s “Official Bootleg Box Set 1” drummer Jerry Shirley has compiled a five CD box...