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March 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Richard Pryor: ‘Craps’ (After Hours) – 50th Anniversary
Richard Pryor Craps (After Hours) Omnivore Recordings In the Richard Pryor story it’s often mentioned that as he was climbing the mountain of stand-up he had to shed the clothes of Bill Cosby Clone. Mentioning Cosby might be triggering enough these days but there’s no denying that in the 1960s Cosby was one of comedy’s […]Archive
February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sun Ra: Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano)
Sun Ra Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano) Enterplanetary Koncepts Sun Ra has become shorthand for a kind of controlled chaos – exploratory in the extreme. Herman Poole Blount – aka Le Sony’r Ra or “Sun Ra” was a person, but Sun Ra wasn’t just a musician, Sun Ra was a kind of […]Archive
February 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
William Stuckey: Love Of Mine
William Stuckey Love Of Mine Athens Of The North Scottish reissue label Athens of The North has your back when it comes to rare boogie, outsider funk, Northern Soul, those rare jams…things you hear and love straight away without always knowing the story behind them. Like Light In The Attic and other reissue labels their […]Archive
January 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The KLF: Solid State Logik 1
The KLF Solid State Logik 1 KLF Communications Need proof 2021 is going to be a better year? A wee glimpse and glimmer arrived on New Year’s Day with sudden appearance of this singles collection to all streaming services and the news that The KLF was back in the business of actively promoting, er even acknowledging its musical catalogue… Rewind to […]Archive
December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ivan Zagni / Steve Garden: Trouble Spots
Ivan Zagni / Steve Garden Trouble Spots Rattle Echo Not content with already being a home to the weird and wonderful – equal vestiges considered always. Steve Garden has expanded his Rattle Records label of quality New Zealand art music to include now the imprint, Rattle Echo. It is the role of this side-shoot to […]Archive
September 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
David Bowie: Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95)
David Bowie Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95) Parlophone UK The gates are wide open now, the David Bowie reissues and new releases are pouring. Some are very, very boring. Some didn’t need to happen. But there are some gems – of course. There’s gold in the vault, and probably a bit more to come […]Archive
September 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gregg Allman: Lonely Day In L.A. (Complete KMET-FM Broadcast From 6th November 1974)
Gregg Allman Lonely Day In L.A. (Complete KMET-FM Broadcast From 6th November 1974) Smokin’ Badger There’s really no denying that Gregg Allman was the great voice of southern rock – he had a white boy blues thing that was never cloying, didn’t feel like anything more than it was: A natural talent singing his soul […]Archive
August 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Lou Reed: Audio Violence ’89 (The Legendary Boston Broadcast)
Lou Reed Audio Violence ’89 (The Legendary Boston Broadcast) Smokin’ Badger Lou Reed found his mojo again – big time! – with his gritty, sublime New York album (a novel or movie in the form of a record). We’ll soon get to hear the expanded edition, b-sides, extras – and at the time of release […]Archive
July 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Tammys: Complete Recordings
The Tammys Complete Recordings Master Tape Records There were so many girl-groups and so many one hit wonders, so many curios – there’s a graveyard of alternative 60s pop gems, maybe several. And every now and then something gets a look in again – or for the first time – due to placement in a […]Archive
July 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Carpenters: The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974)
Carpenters The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974) Stiletto Discs The Carpenters worked themselves non-stop. They were a hard-touring band on account of all the hits they had. That’s how it worked. They kept having hit singles, kept hitting the road. It sent Richard to the uppers and it was a big downer for Karen, part […]Archive
July 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman