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Obscure Guitar Hero: Del Bromham of Stray

Emerging seemingly fully-formed with 1970's eponymous debut LP Stray, Del Bromham, Steve Gadd, Gary Giles...
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What If Joe Walsh Had Become President in 1980?

What If Joe Walsh Had Become President in 1980? A bit of history and a...
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Instruments of Rock - the Hofner Violin Bass

"Nobody wants to play bass," said Paul McCartney. "Or nobody did in those days. Bass...
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Lost Great Records: Badger: One Live Badger 1973

Badger looked to have all the credentials to be a big progressive rock band. They...
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Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music 1970

When they played the Bath Festival of Blues in 1969 , about 12,000 saw Led...
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Forgotten But Fantastic: Fruupp

Fruupp - If you're not a prog fan, the chances are you won't have heard...
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The Seattle Pop Festival 1969

Also in 1969, The Seattle Pop Festival was held 25-27 July at Gold Creek Park,...
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Instruments of Rock - The Gibson Firebird

With its distinctive, almost wilfully strange shape, narrow-angled headstock, clear sustain and long list of...
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