Group 1850 – ‘Purple Sky – The Complete Works And More’ (2019)
When it comes to Dutch groups who operated in and around the mid-to-late 1960s beat and psychedelic scene, very few could claim to be quite as brave, exciting,...
Lenny Helsing
Al Manfredi – ‘Blue Gold’ (2019)
Harrowing, utterly compelling and desperately heartbreaking, Al Manfredi’s story, musical and otherwise, is laid bare by Mike Stax in the booklet which accompanies this astonishing double CD package....
Manfred Mann
Four new CDs that constitute the next phase of releases as put out by the Artist Approved label with the full blessing of the group members. Whereas in...
Diggin’ In the Goldmine: Dutch Beat Nuggets 1964-1970
Do you like yourself a bit of “Dutch Beat”, or as insiders refer to it, “Nederbeat”? Well, if so then there is no time like the present to...
The Embrooks
We all have no problem in giving pride of place and any amount of kudos to albums that were made by vintage names from the 1960s and 1970s,...
Marc Jonson | Interview | “I’m a junkie for pop music”
For the uninitiated, Marc Jonson is a hugely gifted US singer, instrumentalist, producer and performer originating from the town of Merrick, New York, and whose 1972 album for...
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann - The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann, Mann Made, Mann Made Hits, Soul Of Mann (Umbrella Music LP/CD) These four “artist approved” albums constitute what is the earliest...
The Rising Storm - “Calm Before…” review / interview
US group The Rising Storm emanated from out of a small, but isolated scene outside of the main commercial rock circuit that was happening in and around the...
Television Personalities – “Beautiful Despair” (2018) review
Television Personalities - Beautiful Despair (Fire Records, 2018) https://televisionpersonalities.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-despair With Beautiful Despair the world now has what is essentially a brand new Television Personalities album bestowed upon them;...
The Travis Edward Pike Story
The Travis Edward Pike Story … by Lenny Helsing Pike’s story begins sometime during the early 1960s when the Boston, Massachusetts based youngster – who would grow up...