Category Archives: Reissues

BEAU – Creation

March 8, 2015

Dandelion 1971 / Cherry Red 2011 / Guerssen 2015 A classic LP finally gets its sonic due and expands to embrace previously hidden horizons. Like Donovan before him, John Trevor Midgley wasn’t content to confine his acoustic picking to the … Continue reading →

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BILL NELSON – After The Satellite Sings

March 5, 2015

Resurgence 1995 / Cocteau Discs 2014 Axeman deluxe explores his inner macrocosm in search of balance. Mid-’90s looked gloomy for former BE-BOP DELUXE guitarist: that’s possibly why Bill Nelson opted for spontaneity as a new compositional approach, and this album, … Continue reading →

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JERUSALEM – Black Horses

February 28, 2015

Angel Air 2014 Another ride for ghostly cavalcade, from fear to eternity. A band with a cult following, this U.K. collective’s self-titled album from 1972 is mostly remembered for being produced by Ian Gillan rather than its tasty hellishness. That … Continue reading →

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KEITH CROSS & PETER ROSS – Bored Civilians

February 27, 2015

Decca 1972 / Esoteric 2014 Two long-haired loners dream up West Coast mellowness in from the fogs of Blighty. Perhaps, it was the progressive rush of BULLDOG BREED and T2, whose “It’ll All Work Out In Boomland” didn’t deliver on … Continue reading →

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JOE MOLLAND – This Way Up

February 25, 2015

Parasol 2001 / Gonzo 2014 Former BADFINGER looks at the bright side of life. Why there’s no “y” in this artist’s name on the cover of his third solo album remains a mystery; perhaps, it was an attempt to show … Continue reading →

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