The challenge: To find lesser known moments from The Beach Boys catalogue and build up a concise collection of Beach Boys records that a) don’t cost the Earth and b) that are good enough to get regular plays on the… Read More ›
For vinyl and music fans everywhere: the debut book from Every Record Tells A Story is here…
Can you still unearth great vinyl records without breaking the bank? Finding cheap vinyl records has become harder since Covid turned the world into online shoppers. But maybe it isn’t impossible… In this series we examine the vinyl legacy of… Read More ›
In its latest issue, Record Collector has sought to identify a hundred records that show “investment potential”. The cover boasts “The 100 Best Music Investments” and “How Your Vinyl Can Make You Money In 2021”. This is no bad thing…. Read More ›
Plus: The ERTAS 2020 Albums of the Year In case you hadn’t noticed, 2020 was a terrible, terrible year for pretty much everyone and everything. Even Coronavirus, which had a better 2020 than most, received bad news in the shape… Read More ›
The Kinks’ “Lola versus Powermen and The Moneygoround, Part One” was their eighth and least-snappily-titled album, released fifty years ago, in 1970. It is best known for the hit single “Lola”, a now much-loved song Ray Davies famously had to… Read More ›
He released an album in 1970 that the critics compared favourably to Paul McCartney. But by 1973, he was burnt out and didn’t release another album for over forty years. Here’s the story of singer songwriter Emitt Rhodes.
Of all the many lead singers that the Britpop era gave us, perhaps Liam Gallagher was the most gifted at swearing. And coat-wearing. Opinion may remain split as to Liam’s many other achievements, with critics pointing out for every “Rock… Read More ›
Just how did a boy from hillbilly country meet Elvis, Brian Wilson and George Harrison before even releasing a record? The story of Tom Petty is one that defies all the odds… It’s 1978. Bruce Springsteen, seeing a kindred spirit,… Read More ›
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Mark Ellen and David Hepworth defined the UK’s music papers from the eighties onwards, with the wonderful Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. They presented The Old Grey Whistle Test and Live Aid – apparently because they and their… Read More ›
As the publication date draws ever nearer, an author’s day becomes ever busier. Small callouses appear on the end of fingers ill-used to holding pens for signing books. Additional respect is given to *actual successful* authors who sign cartloads of… Read More ›
As eagerly anticipated by record collectors globally as the release of the Autumn/Winter Argos catalogue was when we were kids. Or, if you are as old as me (and if you collect records there’s half a chance you will be),… Read More ›
(And Five Ways To Promote Your New Book On Social Media – A Blogger’s Guide) Well, I must say I have been delighted, nay overwhelmed, by the wonderful reaction to the launch of the book, Every Record Tells A Story:… Read More ›
The rock n roll memorabilia market has discovered how to turn old tat into cold hard cash. As Craig Brown’s “One Two Three Four” explains, one of John Lennon’s teeth, given to his housekeeper, sold in 2011 for £19,000. A… Read More ›
