Monthly Archives: July 2023

JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS: The End Of 1967 Trip

July 8, 2023

It started out sensational and it ends sensational: while the issue of JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS in 2015 seemed a one-off release of rare recordings by one of the greatest line-ups of the British blues institution, turned out to be a … Continue reading →

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JONAS HELLBORG – The Concert Of Europe

July 8, 2023

Bardo 2023 Swedish master of celestially chthonic rumble and his stellar companions take the listener for a continental shift on the recently dusted-off tapes. When a concert album is an artsy statement and also a stimulus to investigate the artist’s … Continue reading →

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DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION Alliterate Another Album

July 7, 2023

It didn’t seem possible to see form another creative partnership on par with one which he and the late used to enjoy, yet it’s been a bit more than a decade since the esteemed ivories driver first into a collaboration … Continue reading →

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STATUS QUO Launch Archive Series

July 6, 2023

While STATUS QUO‘s studio platters can seem to demonstrate a bit of sameness – how varied can guitar boogie be, anyway? – the ensemble’s concert albums, from 1977’s “Live!” onward, have always been irresistible thanks to their raw energy. That’s … Continue reading →

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DONOVAN PLANT & THE LEAFS – Night Feel Good

July 6, 2023

Angel Blossom 2023 Former gumshoe from Californian shores finds a stash of tuneful gems and gets away with it. As an erstwhile private detective, Donovan Plant has an uncanny eye for detail; as a contemporary musician, this Frisco denizen has … Continue reading →

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