Category Archives: Reissues

DAVID McWILLIAMS ‎- Lord Offaly

November 8, 2016

Dawn 1972 / Esoteric 2016 Before the days of Pearly Spencer: esteemed Irish minstrel explores medieval lore. Those who know David McWilliams only by his 1967 classic may be familiar with the singer’s storytelling flair and attention to detail, but … Continue reading →

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MANI NEUMEIER ‎- Talking Guru Drums

November 3, 2016

Musiker 2014 / Purple Pyramid ‎2016 Beyond the motorik, Krautrock’s premier percussionist takes his thunder on a globetrotting trip. Almost five decades on since their inception, GURU GURU still grow in stature, but sometimes this progress feels too straightforward for … Continue reading →

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THREE MAN ARMY – A Third Of A Lifetime

October 24, 2016

Pegasus 1971 / Esoteric 2016 Bullets flying again: upgraded firearm of heavy psych goes straight for the heart. When THE GUN folded with “Gunsight” in 1969, it wasn’t the last time the fans heard from the Gurvitz brothers – bassist … Continue reading →

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TYLL – Sexphonie

October 19, 2016

Kerston 1975 / Mental Experience 2016 One-off German gem: studio shenanigans from the outskirts of Krautrock. By mid-’70s bolshie proggers EULENSPYGEL were effectively over so, when offered an album deal, their associate guitarist Det Fonfara corralled a studio ensemble, called … Continue reading →

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COLOSSEUM – Live

October 11, 2016

Bronze 1971 / Esoteric 2016 Saluting intransigence that’s not about to die, a musical document of free-thinking era sees an expanded return into the fray. Arguably the best concert record by a British band taped on British soil – unlike … Continue reading →

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