Category Archives: Reissues

VANGELIS – Albedo 0.39

August 19, 2014

RCA 1976 / Esoteric 2013 As above so below: shining back the light, Greek maestro explodes into space. Long before a piece from his was used as a theme for Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” series, Vangelis had become interested in the … Continue reading →

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MIKE PINDER – The Promise / Among The Stars

August 13, 2014

Threshold 1976 & One Step 1994 / Esoteric 2013 Solo output of former Moody Blue gets beautifully boxed to open up more facets of the Mellotron master. In their halcyon days, THE MOODY BLUES were more than sum of the … Continue reading →

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BRAND X – Is There Anything About?

July 16, 2014

Passport 1982 / Gonzo 2013 Paying their dues after shuffling their shoes, British jazz-rockers scrap the barrel and run away. When this album saw the light of day, BRAND X were no more; the band fizzled out two years earlier … Continue reading →

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SPIROGYRA – St. Radigunds

June 27, 2014

B & C 1971 / Esoteric 2013 Another Canterbury tale – relayed in different terms to draw on the past and bring it up to date. Unlike many other British folksters, this hirsute bunch rose not from roots clubs that … Continue reading →

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NINE BELOW ZERO – Third Degree

June 8, 2014

A&M 1982 / Universal 2014 Going for the sheen, London’s rhythm-and-blues grafters come close to the edge. 1982 wasn’t the best year for purists like NBZ who found themselves between the rock and a plastic place of the new decade. … Continue reading →

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