The Searchers - When You Walk In The Room: The Complete Pye Recordings 1963-1967 (Grapefruit Records, 2019) Among the first wave of Merseybeat bands two stand above all others....
Plastic Penny - Everything I Am: The Complete Plastic Penny (Cherry Red Records 2019) A band who had a huge hit before they even existed, Plastic Penny released...
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...
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 (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 (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 (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 (Morgan Blue Town Music, 2018) A North-West London studio based quartet consisting of members best known as producers, engineers and session players,...
Review, including full song explanations and band anecdotes Dry Ice - Dry Ice (Morgan Blue Town, 2018) Formed with the foundation of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Paul Gardner and drummer Terry...
REO Speedwagon - The Early Years 1971-1977 (HNE Recordings, 2018) In 1966 University of Illinois students Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer, who lived in the same dormitory, met...