Category Archives: Reissues

DOUGLAS FIR – Hard Heartsingin’

February 8, 2016

Quad 1970 / Out-Sider Music 2015 From Portland to Hollywood with a suitcase of blues: a rough diamond dusted off to reveal its shine. It was a story of luck but no success: a band from Oregon went to LA … Continue reading →

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GENTLE GIANT – Octopus

January 29, 2016

Vertigo 1972 / Alucard 2015 Concept album that never was: a resurgence of multi-tentacled prog monster – still menacingly beautiful after all these years. Among the towering achievements of British art-rock from the ’70s, “Octopus” stands out as a meeting point … Continue reading →

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JOE EGAN – Out Of Nowhere

January 22, 2016

Ariola 1979 / Angel Air 2016 Loose Wheel’s solo roll into the land of lyrical detail and everlasting love. Gerry Rafferty’s fame might have eclipsed the brilliance of his partner in STEELERS WHEEL – even though it was Joe Egan … Continue reading →

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T. G. SHEPPARD – Legendary Friends & Country Duets

January 6, 2016

Sheppard 2009 / Cleopatra 2015 Also known as “Partners In Rhyme”: country veteran’s linkup with superstars for the sake of the song. These days corralling up “name” collaborators is a surefire formula for those whose own names tend to become … Continue reading →

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ROCKET ROBERT – Rocket Robert

December 15, 2015

Future 1982 / Got Kinda Lost 2015 Spaced-out and out of time: obscure Oregon auteur’s curio gets into expanse. The notion of retrofuturism couldn’t bother Robert Moore less when he funded a private pressing of this home recording with the … Continue reading →

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