Tag Archives: Peter Solley

Sleep Well, Peter Solley

December 2, 2023

Sometimes news travel tragically slow, so it was only on the first day of winter that I received the news of my friend ‘s untimely passing two weeks earlier, on November 16th, aged 75. A pedagogue, a producer and a … Continue reading

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MOUNTAIN – Go For Your Life

July 5, 2013

Scotti Brothers 1985 / Esoteric 2013 The stomping return of The Great Fatsby – slimmed-down to fit in with the times but rocking away as if the sleighride never ended. After their final bow on New Year’s Eve of 1974, … Continue reading

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SNAFU – Situation Normal

April 30, 2013

Capitol 1974 / Angel Air 2013 With funk smoothed to the country blues, greasy rolling becomes too comfortable and the energy tamed. SNAFU’s made good on the foul part of the band’s titular acronym, its follow-up takes much of the … Continue reading

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SNAFU – Snafu

April 7, 2013

Capitol 1973 / Angel Air 2013 Hot ‘n’ nasty: stalwarts of British blues scene get down to dirty, if sweet, business. When Bobby Harrison decided to chop the sticks he’d put to good use in and FREEDOM, he was confident … Continue reading

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PROCOL HARUM discography

February 11, 2013

Thanks to The following reviews are based on Salvo Records‘ 40th anniversary series which is approved by Gary Brooker and who personally selected bonus tracks for each disc and did not want all the previous extra material, out on the … Continue reading

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