Category Archives: Reissues

OLIVER WAKEMAN with Steve Howe – The 3 Ages Of Magick

February 4, 2015

Resurgence 2001 / Esoteric 2013 Ancient lore and secrets uncovered through instrumental wizardry by the YES-men of the future and the present. It’s all in the family: just like , ‘s always been fascinated with fairy tales and legends, and … Continue reading →

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GREENSLADE – Large Afternoon

February 1, 2015

Mystic 2000 / Angel Air 2014 Quarter of a century on since their demise, multi-armed hermits make a welcome return. With a two-keyboards-and-no-guitar setup, they were unique even for a prog band, operating on jazzier tangent than COLOSSEUM whence organist … Continue reading →

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JACK BRUCE – Cities Of The Heart

January 31, 2015

CMP 1994 / Esoteric 2014 A tuneful birthday bash of one of the most versatile musicians of the last century – with regular suspects and unusual pieces. t had been about a year after Jack Bruce’s actual 50th anniversary when, … Continue reading →

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HELP YOURSELF – Reaffirmation: An Anthology 1971-1973

January 30, 2015

Esoteric 2014 Essence of English country-rock also-rans preserved for posterity on a neat twofer. Cut from the same cloth as BRONCO and COCHISE – the latter having received the same on Esoteric – today many remember THE HELPS thanks to … Continue reading →

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JOHN WETTON & RICHARD PALMER-JAMES – Jack-Knife / Monkey Business

January 25, 2015

Polydor 1979 & Blueprint 1999 / Cherry Red 2014 Old friends roll out their archives and rock wild. Given a wide dissipation of ‘s extracurricular works, a full-blown, multi-disc anthology of his recorded output is long overdue, but this double-CD … Continue reading →

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