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Every Record Tells A Story. A blog about music. Operating fearlessly in the Blogs-With-Stupid-Jokes-About-Heavy-Rock-And-Indie-Bands-niche.
I write about music, and I have written for Classic Rock magazine and Record Collector
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• King’s X: The Return of The Ultimate Cult Band

  By Every Record Tells A Story on June 15, 2017 • ( 16 )

  

  King’s X, a three piece band from Texas, are hugely influential, have a large and loyal fan base, and last night played a show in London for the first time in six years. They are, perhaps the archetypical Cult Band. … Read More ›

• Depeche Mode: Live in London – Review

  By Every Record Tells A Story on June 4, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Their biggest ever show. 80,000 fans.  It’s a far cry from their humble origins. Leaving school in 1979, Martin Gore worked as a bank clerk for Nat West in Fenchurch Street, saving the money he earned to buy a Yamaha… Read More ›

• Do Helloween Get The Credit They Deserve?

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 31, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  When we think of thrash metal, we think of certain things. The “Big Four” of Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. We may also think of album covers that feature skulls… …or demons… …lead singers who dress like monks… …albeit there… Read More ›

• Steve Hackett Speaks Out About Refugee Crisis

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 11, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  We don’t always turn to the leading lights of progressive music for our daily dose of politics (see: Phil Collins 1997), so it was interesting to hear Steve Hackett’s thoughts on world events last night.  This happened mid-way through his… Read More ›

• Blondie: Live At The Roundhouse – Review

  By Every Record Tells A Story on May 4, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  In 1975, a British rock writer went to see an unsigned band called The Ramones at The Performance Studio as part of a report for the NME in on the burgeoning scene in New York’s CBGB club and the surrounding… Read More ›

• How To Buy Nick Drake On Vinyl

  By Every Record Tells A Story on April 29, 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  Chris Davidson was a bit pushy.  He was also not the tallest boy.  He wanted to join a band at school called The Perfumed Gardener. Rehearsals were in the school hall at the not very rock n roll time of… Read More ›

• Now That’s What I Call Cash! Do You Have This CD Worth Over £500?

  By Every Record Tells A Story on April 20, 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  With Record Store Day this weekend, the record collecting fraternity is faced with many quandaries: a) How can I afford the 4LP Deluxe Box Set of a 1975 Bruce Springsteen concert? b) Even if I could afford it, given that… Read More ›

• Kasabian Return With New Album and Rip-Roaring Live Show

  By Every Record Tells A Story on April 19, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Tonight is a Tuesday.  Kasabian’s beloved Leicester City are being knocked out of the Champion’s League. It’s surely no coincidence that the band don’t take the stage of Kentish Town’s Forum until seconds after the final whistle… They might be… Read More ›

• Should You Buy Nineties Vinyl?

  By Every Record Tells A Story on April 14, 2017 • ( 30 )

  

  …and a discussion of Record Collector’s Logic. Also: The Great R.E.M. CD / Vinyl Hunt… Have we reached peak vinyl? Should we all pile in to CDs now the price is a tiny fraction of the cost of vinyl?  Is… Read More ›

• Format Wars: CDs Versus Vinyl – Which Is The Least Rubbish?

  By Every Record Tells A Story on April 7, 2017 • ( 22 )

  

  The Great R.E.M. CD Hunt (Part 2) In the last article we asked some of the fundamental questions of the universe. For example:  With the re-release of Paul Weller’s Stanley Road for no less than £32.99, have we reached Peak… Read More ›

• Peak Vinyl? Is It Time To Start Buying CDs Again? 

  By Every Record Tells A Story on March 31, 2017 • ( 25 )

  

  The Great R.E.M. CD Hunt (Part 1)  As with many bad ideas, this one started in a pub. History is littered with Bad Ideas That Started In Pubs. The Pet Rock was an idea that began in a pub, naturally…. Read More ›

• New Music, New Vinyl: Four Great Bands from Sugarbush Records 

  By Every Record Tells A Story on March 27, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  By the end of this article there’s a decent chance one of these four acts will be your new favourite band…. Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent may not be the first location you think of to set up a record… Read More ›

• Secondary Ticketing’s Epic Fail: Why You Are Better Off Buying From Ticket Touts

  By Every Record Tells A Story on March 20, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  You have to hand it to the likes of Viagogo and Stub Hub. For years people have complained at rip off ticket prices from ticket touts. Here was a market that the corporates could clean up: make more reputable and… Read More ›

• The xx: Live at Brixton Academy

  By Every Record Tells A Story on March 15, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  The xx have played a series of gigs at Brixton Academy this week which they have called “Night + Day”.  As South Londoners themselves this is something of a homecoming, and Brixton is abuzz with a celebration of The xx:… Read More ›

• He Wrote For Elvis And Performed The Greatest Ever Beatles Cover Version: The Story of Junior Parker

  By Every Record Tells A Story on March 8, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  The first thing you should know about Little Junior Parker is that he wrote the song “Mystery Train”, which Elvis Presley covered and made famous.  The funny thing is, as a songwriter Junior Parker wasn’t prolific. You could say he… Read More ›