Category Archives: Reissues

SWEET – The Answer

November 13, 2013

SPV 1992 / Angel Air 2013 First studio work from reformed and remodelled glamsters gives reply to all the veterans’ detractors. It was a long road to the studio for Andy Scott’s band. Back into the stage fire in 1986, … Continue reading →

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IRONBRIDGE – Ironbridge

October 29, 2013

EMI 1973 / Angel Air 2013 From pop to prog and back in one fell swoop: lost masterpiece comes across the Channel four decades after its release. For all the Shropshire’s claim to fame, two feats stand out with various … Continue reading →

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GORDON GILTRAP – Visionary

October 27, 2013

Electric 1976 / Esoteric 2013 Folk troubadour makes a quantum leap from innocence to experience to burn bright in the forests of the night. Criminally underrated to this day, guitarist Giltrap has never let himself be constrained by any particular … Continue reading →

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TOMMY BOLIN – Whirlwind

October 24, 2013

Cleopatra 2013 Storm at the bottom of the barrel brings up some brilliant gems. His recording career was so short that one can’t stop wondering how this guitarist managed to make so much music which keeps on piquing interest and … Continue reading →

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ROD STEWART – Rarities

October 21, 2013

Mercury 2013 Another fascinating insight into the working mindset of one of the greatest rock storytellers. No matter how sleek his suits are, when Stewart shakes his derriere on-stage, a perky youth who used to sing “Shake” peeks through the … Continue reading →

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