Mr Squirrel The Lost American Songwriter – Tom Pacheco
Back in the olden days before Camden Town turned into a cheap seaside and etsy version of itself..before coffee shops and beardy…
Rare Car Boot Violinists – Kogan and Oistrakh
One of the joys of car-booting is you never know what you might turn up. The charity shops have long since armed…
The Go-Betweens – a life-time commitment
I recently met a neighbour who unbeknown to me shared a life-long passion for the Australian group The Go-Betweens. He introduced me…
Sinatra Capitol LPs – the Grey Label search
The Sinatra Obsession The Fascination become an obsession. Through reading avidly on the Steve Hoffman forums ( he remasters for Capitol) where…
Open Country – The crazy CBS/Sunday Times triple LP sampler 1972
I picked up this insane triple album in Nottingham for a pound…i.e. 33 1/3p per disc 🙂 The image is a woman…
Pete Pawsey and Burnt Paw – JamCafe Nottingham 28th December 2017
I have not written a review in many years. In fact the last attempt was the first blog post on this website…
Joe South – Midnight Rainbows
Bargain of the year! This almost mint copy of Joe South’s second to last album from 1975 cost me 50p. I have…
White Music – January 1978 – XTC in the shires..
White or Red Stripes? The out-takes from cover photo session for Virgin first album. You can see the cans of lager in…
Chuck Berry re-takes on Mercury 1966
If you see this mid-price compilation from Spain from 1967 grab it as it is a re-badging of the Mercury Studios 1966…
Ramblin Jack Elliott and Trailer Star
I always had a soft spot for Ramblin Jack Elliott (born Elliot Adnopoz in Brooklyn yes the original Jewish Beat Cowboy before…