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September 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Rough Guide to Blues Women

Various Artists: The Rough Guide To Blues Women World Music Network It’s a separate discussion whether you like the branding of such compilations but personally I’ve always felt very comfortable with The Rough Guide series, particularly its various artists compilations – great liner-notes and wise selections; a good way to compile the artists that made […]

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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues

Various Artists: The Rough Guide To Gospel Blues World Music Network These sorts of compilations are dime a dozen, in terms of where you find them, but really what it’s about – almost always – is how you find them, and The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues is a pretty terrific long-play single-disc workout. Giving […]

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April 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1152

V/A, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans (2012) It’s just a snapshot – but it plays out nicely, from the obvious stuff like Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Pah Doo and The Meters’ Look-Ka Py Py through to revivalists like Kermit Ruffins and some of the Treme soundtrack stuff…I bought this LP at […]