Spirit – ‘The Complete Potatoland’ (2019)
Following the relative lack of success of their master work ‘12 Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus’ in 1970, Spirit’s original lineup splintered, with vocalist Jay Ferguson and bassist Mark...
Reviews
Judge Trev – ‘God and Man’ Remastered Reissue (2019)
Trevor Thoms, also known as Judge Trev, got his start playing guitar with the late-‘60s blues-rock band Iron Maiden. Following the release of their only album, Maiden Voyage,...
The Quiet Temple – ‘The Quiet Temple’ (2019)
The Quiet Temple is a rather interesting album with deep roots, creating an equally dense and deeply rooted atmosphere, instantly bringing to mind the work Larry Young laid...
Blind Mr. Jones – ‘Stereo Musicale Retrospective’ (2017)
While I’m not one to make band comparisons, I simply can’t get dancing images of the Cure out of my head as this record spins. Blind Mr. Jones...
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,...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Joe Armon-Jones – ‘Turn to Clear View’ (2019)
As of late, some of the coolest contemporary jazz has been drifting out of the UK, harking back to the early solo work by Donald Fagan, though with...
Slowness – ‘Berths’ (2019)
I may be slightly prejudiced when it comes to the new album Berths by the enchanting San Francisco band Slowness, as Jules (Julie Lynn) and I instantly bonded...
Notes from the Velvet Underground: The Life of Lou Reed by Howard Sounes (2019)
I have to preface this review by saying that I haven’t read any other biographies of Lou Reed, so can’t comment on how Sounes’s book compares to others....
Jefferson Airplane – ‘Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969’ (50th anniversary) (2019)
Woodstock may have been an entirely different affair had the Jefferson Airplane not been the first band to sign onto the festival’s roaster, where simply because of their...
Paul McCartney Live Reissues
Recently, Paul McCartney has been proceeding with an ambitious and successful reissue schedule of solo and Wings albums for multiple formats, with the vinyl reissues receiving special attention....