White Satan at the Black Monarch: The Haunted Show That Never Happened
The first thing we saw when we opened the door to the Black Monarch Hotel was the big tiled room on our left with a tall ceiling where...
Reviews
Seelie Court Unearths Helix’s ‘Phoenix’, an Incredible Lost Gem of British Fantasy Rock
Recorded in 1979 and unheard in its intended form for nearly half a century, ‘Phoenix’ reveals the strange electric world Julian Mount created after Weaselsnout. By the spring...
Before RCA: Gary Stewart’s Early Recordings on ‘One Track Mind’
Gary Stewart (1944-2003) is a peculiar figure in country music history. A gifted songwriter whose tunes were often recorded by other performers to considerable commercial success, he has...
‘Let the Sunshine In’: The 5th Dimension’s Soul City and Bell Years
Between 1967 and 1974 vocalists Billy Davis Jr., Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson, Marilyn McCoo and Florence LaRue, known collectively as The 5th Dimension, released nine studio LPs and...
Nazareth’s 1976 to 1979 Years Collected on ‘Born Under the Wrong Sign’
Following up on the April 1975 release of their international breakthrough album ‘Hair Of The Dog’ and its massive hit single “Love Hurts” Scottish rock band Nazareth issued...
Quicksilver Messenger Service | Riding the Psychedelic Trail from 1967 to 1972 | ‘Who Do You Love: The Recordings 1967–1972’ Box Set Review
In a four year span between May 1968 and April 1972 San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service released seven albums on Capitol Records. Cherry Red Records,...
The Beau Brummels’ Final Chapter: Their 1975 Reunion Album Expanded
After a five year hiatus Ron Elliott (guitar, vocals) and Sal Valentino (lead vocals) reformed The Beau Brummels in early 1974, joined by founding members Ron Meagher (guitar,...
Brian Farrell: Previously Unheard Post-Colonel Bagshot Sessions Released by Seelie Court
Some songs have a funny way of hanging about. They slip out of sight for years, then turn up again as if nothing’s happened, only sounding a bit...
Cat Violet: Lost Scottish Progressive Rock Recordings Released by Seelie Court
Cat Violet were active for only a short time, but the surviving recordings collected on their new self-titled album reveal a gifted Scottish group caught between the final...
Bob Hughes: ‘My Old Man’, ‘The Kids Are OK!’, and the Story Behind the Reissues
Seelie Court / Good Time Records have reissued Bob Hughes’ 1976 private-press album 'My Old Man' on vinyl and as a limited double CD with bonus rehearsal material....