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Charisma Records

Charisma is one of my favourite labels from the early 70s and I think...

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Heavy Inspiration

I love Black Sabbath and reckon a lot of inspiration for today’s heavy music can...

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New Deep Purple Album

I was delighted to learn there was a new Deep Purple album. =1. Recorded with...

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Top five gigs...

When we’re discussing bands and gigs from back in the day, they tend to really...

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Genesis - Irresistible and consistently satisfying

On New Year’s day in 1977, it was a snowy one, as was 1978, a...

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The much under-appreciated artform - The Bootleg

As the Xmas madness dies down for another year and those people who think we...

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That thick, rich noodle soup - Jazz-Rock...

Of all the genres that have been popular down the decades, the one that has...

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Xmas hysteria provoking Pagan instincts...

Given our general disinterest in Xmas. I really don’t understand the manic attitude about receiving...

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Overlooked records...

One of the things I love about doing this is the degree of sharing of...

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The Guitar - A visual synonym for rock n roll...

When I poured over album sleeves, I always craved photos of the guitarists to see...

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This is going to be a long one...

I don’t know when I acquired this particular instinct but I think I’ve had it...

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More weird noise, John? A Xmas Rant...

I have to be honest, we’re at that time of year when I wish Xmas...
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