Clik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Bowes Road Band - Back in the HCA
Delightful but previously unknown early Seventies British art-school albumThe acronym “HCA” in the title stands for Hornsey College of Art, the North London college which, in late May 1968, was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Pale Saints - In Ribbons
Open-minded Leeds band’s second album catches them at their peakIn an interview following the release of Pale Saints’ March 1992 second album In Ribbons, the band’s Ian Masters expressed his admiration...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Ibrahim Hesnawi - The Father of Libyan Reggae
The musical pioneer who flourished under the rule of Colonel GaddafiInitially, it doesn’t sound so unusual. The collection’s first song is titled “Never Understand.” Sung in English, it’s poppy reggae...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Serge Gainsbourg - L'Homme à tête de chou
Perplexing new edition of the Gallic provocateur’s 1976 concept albumMarilou lies on the ground. She’s been bludgeoned to death by a fire extinguisher. Its foam covers her body. Her murderer is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Osmo Lindeman - Electronic Works
OSMO LINDEMAN - ELECTRONIC WORKS Finnish composer who embraced electronic musicTribute to the Finnish composer and musician who embraced electronic musicFor Finnish composer Osmo Lindeman, the decision...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: When the Alarm Clock Rings - A Compendium of British...
WHEN THE ALARM CLOCK RINGS A Compendium of British Psychedelia 1966-1969Fine double-album entry point into the world of fiendish noises and freak-outs“How psychedelic is your pop? This is the demanding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Incident at a Free Festival
INCIDENT AT A FREE FESTIVAL Saint Etienne-compiled salute to early 70s rock festivalsSaint Etienne-compiled salute to early Seventies rock festivals“We got to play Stonehenge Festival when it was like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: High Tide - The Complete Liberty Recordings
HIGH TIDE - THE COMPLETE LIBERTY RECORDINGS Heavy, dark and relentlessHeavy, dark and relentless music from the London underground of 1969 and 1970High Tide were one of many late Sixties and early...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
SOFT CELL - NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET Marc Almond & Dave Ball’s landmark 1981 debutHead-spinning box-set makeover of Marc Almond and Dave Ball’s landmark 1981 debut album"Both of us have always...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Myriam Gendron - Not So Deep As A Well
The surprise reappearance of the Canadian stylist’s interpretations of Dorothy Parker’s poemsMyriam Gendron's debut album Not So Deep As A Well was originally released in 2014 by Feeding Tube, a US...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Chelsea - The Step-Forward Years
CHELSEA - THE STEP-FORWARD YEARS Fundamental to the birth of British punk rockHow Gene October’s perennial vehicle was fundamental to the birth of British punk rock On 21 June 1977, listeners to John...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Brinsley Schwarz - Thinking Back: The Anthology
BRINSLEY SCHWARZ - THINKING BACK: THE ANTHOLOGY The agenda for new waveHow the wayward pub rockers helped to set the agenda for new waveTypically tagged as the originators of pub rock, Brinsley Schwarz...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Hawkwind - Space Ritual
HAWKWIND - SPACE RITUAL 50th-anniversary box set makes the great live album even greaterFiftieth-anniversary box set makes the great live album even more greatAs Britain headed towards the end of 1972,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best of 2023: Music Reissues Weekly
BEST OF 2023: MUSIC REISSUES WEEKLY When the past excites as much as a new thrillWhen the past excites as much as a new thrillIn the Light of Time - UK Post-Rock and Leftfield Pop 1992-1998 was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: East Village - Drop Out
UK indie outfit whose profile should have been greaterThe album’s opening track is titled “Silver Train.” Built around a choppy acoustic guitar refrain, it features Hammond organ, spindly electric...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Mike Makhalemele & Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi - The Bull...
Important, Apartheid-flouting South African jazz album from 1976 re-emergesThe Bull And The Lion was originally released in 1976 by Jo'burg, a South African label which opened-up for business in 1973...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: The Long Ryders - Native Sons
How the Paisley Underground scene helped nurture Americana Native Sons joyfully reframed musical styles of the past for the present. Even so, the freshness and oomph of The Long Ryders’ debut album...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Fantastic Voyage - New Sounds For The European Canon
An absorbing dive into the musical ecosphere surrounding David Bowie’s ‘Lodger’ and ‘Scary Monsters’ albumsIn October 1977 Glasgow punk band Johnny & the Self Abusers decided to change their name....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: The Tornados - Love And Fury: The Holloway Road Sessions
Forensic box-set examination of the Joe Meek-produced ‘Telstar’ hit-makersIn summer 2022, one of the year’s most significant archive releases was issued. The Telstar Story was an eight track 10-inch EP...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Reissues Weekly: Scott Fagan - South Atlantic Blues
Distinctive, soul-inclined album from 1968 gains another chance to find an audienceThe album opens with “In my Head.” The lead instrument is an electric piano, over which a quavering, clenched voice...
View Article