Category Archives: Reissues

DUFFY POWER – Dusty Road: The Adrian Millar Sessions 1972-1973

October 21, 2023

GSF 1972 / Talking Elephant 2023 Legendary British artist’s finest offering finds a refreshed, and properly contextualized, outing. Flying out of Larry Parnes’ nest of talent, this singer didn’t live up to his pseudonym so, although not forgotten, neither Duffy … Continue reading →

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MERV SPENCE – Phenomena Recovered

October 19, 2023

Initiate 1995 / Explore Rights Management 2023 On the level: new master of supernatural experience polishes souvenirs from the past. For all its brilliance Tom Galley’s PHENOMENA was not only blessed but also cursed by the presence of stellar talent … Continue reading →

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PROPHECY – Kingdoms

September 30, 2023

Prophecy 1992 / No Dust 2023 Forgotten rifferamas from a collective lost in metal wilderness. Look up this band’s name and the title of their sole so-called album – which, in fact, was a set of demos originally issued on … Continue reading →

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SECOND HAND – Death May Be Your Santa Claus

September 24, 2023

Mushroom 1971 / Think Like A Key 2023 Bible black with all guns blazing: brilliant British band blasts their fable-bound album into eternity. A three-year pause between longplay platters seemed like an unusual interval for the late ’60s and early … Continue reading →

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ST JOHNS WOOD AFFAIR – St Johns Wood Affair

September 18, 2023

St Johns Wood Affair 2016 / Think Like A Key 2023 Bringing back the purple haze of long-lost innocence, English ensemble rock their plimsolls. There’s no shortage of artists trying to capture the sound, if not the spirit, of the … Continue reading →

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