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Friday, 23 December 2022

The Stranglers And Friends – "Live In Concert, Rainbow,London 1980"

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Oooh Look! A one-off collaboration for two 1980 live concerts by The Stranglers from the spring of 1980. Naughty Hugh Cornwell was in Penton...
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Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Squad – "Red Alert" (Squad Records – SQS 1) 1978

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And now Terry Hall also, has succumbed to the 'thing' that makes life utterly fucking pointless.... Death. He did have a talent for ...
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Friday, 16 December 2022

Ashra – "New Age Of Earth" (Virgin – V 2080) 1977

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 Now that everybody has posted "E2-E4 as a tribute to the recently dead Krautrock guitar hero Manuel Gottsching ,and claimed it as the...
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Friday, 9 December 2022

The Stranglers - "Demo's 1974-76" (a Die or DIY? Compilation)

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This comes under the category of groups who were social suicide to admit you like back in the halcyon daze of the Punk Rock wars of 1977. Ba...
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Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Fleetwood Mac – "Bare Trees" (Reprise Records – K 44181) 1972

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With a cover like it houses an Ambient Doom miesterwerk, this forgotten soft rock classic from a lost version of former UK Blues giants, Fle...
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Thursday, 24 November 2022

Andy Matthews - "Spring (or 'Bog​-​shed in lock​-​down')" (Ah! Records) 2020

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Here's a band that the recently 'Late' Anton Fier (Feer)definitely didn't play in, as did NOT Andy Matthews of, I am Inform...
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Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Mark Shreeve – "No Holes Barred" (Church Road Records - MCCR6) 1986

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  From the less precious end of the recent deaths in music trophy cabinet, comes one of the more 'successful' prime movers in the UK...
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Tuesday, 22 November 2022

The Golden Palominos – "A History: Vol. 1 (1982-1985)" (Mau Mau Records – MAUCD 625) 1992

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Fuckin' 'ell Anton Fier,of virtually every band that was worthwhile in New York and Cleveland in the 80's bur primarily the main...
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Thursday, 17 November 2022

Low – "A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief - 10 Years Of B-Sides & Rarities" (Rough Trade – RTRADCDX195) 2004

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After Keith Levene ,and Nik Turner .Another from this week of Musical Deaths, is the sad loss of Mimi Parker,the lady from Low. The Husband ...
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Public Image Ltd – "Commercial Zone" (PiL Records Inc. – XYZ-007) 1984

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Recently Deceased  alleged guitar genius Keith Levene (alleged by himself mainly) who was responsible for stealing the tapes for Public Imag...
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Monday, 14 November 2022

Inner City Unit – "Passout" (Self-Released Cassette) 1980

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Yes, Nik Turner dies,so a  tribute post is almost obligatory in this day and age when celebrities are treated as friends and family more tha...
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Sunday, 6 November 2022

Home Secretary - "That Wolf" (Bandcamp/Self-Released) 2022

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Yet more Nu-DIY with collage artwork,by a pair of weirdo's from dat London innit? This is the boys'......they have to be male of cou...
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Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Nick and the Nod - " Den Besten ep" (CHICKEN SHACK RECORDS CSRT010) 2022

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Yes it's a modern era vinyl revival Nu DIY release on Bandcamp wot i'm doing here innit? It certainly looks old skool DIY,with swath...
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Friday, 21 October 2022

Wojciech Karolak – "Easy!" (Polskie Nagrania Muza – SX 1069) 1975

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Cold war Polish Jazz on the Polish state-label with  jovial pop-art cover that sounds like the background music for"Bullitt" or ...
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Оризонт – "Оризонт(in Moldovan "Orizont")" (Melodia/Мелодия – С60-10691) 1978

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  90% of all decent soviet music came from Estonia.The reason for this is geographical,just as it was for The Beatles.Access to the sea.In E...
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Saturday, 15 October 2022

Gaya – "Azerbaijan Vocal And Instrumental Ensemble" (Меlodia – 33 С60-06819-20)1976

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Ukrainians, bless 'em, as much as they tried, did not have, what is commonly known as, 'The Funk', After witnessing centuries of...
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Friday, 14 October 2022

Vodograi - "Водограй" (Мелодия – 33 С60-09399-400) 1978

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Its a shame that we are going to be deprived of the Russian entry in the next Eurovision Song Contest. Held in the lively Ukrainian town of....
Thursday, 13 October 2022

Vizerunki Shlyakhiv - "Візерунки Шляхів" (Меlodia – С60-06699-700) 1976

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Funky Vizerunki Shlyakhiv was a folky,funky,but very latin sounding, 'Ukrainian vocal-instrumental ensemble',as described in Soviet ...
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