Category: Rock Music
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The Bowie Bet part 2 – Buying Ziggy Stardust On Vinyl
Shopping for Bowie Vinyl In Manchester’s Record Shops – and How To Buy Ziggy Stardust The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie’s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World…
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The Bowie Bet: Buying Bowie’s Vinyl Records
Just how cheaply can you buy a full set of Bowie‘s ’70’s vinyl records? I was having a chat with my friend Chris the other night. He is the one who bet me I couldn’t buy The Beatles on vinyl for less than the cost of the recent box set. He would have won but…
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Bowie’s Artwork: Exclusive Interview With The Man Behind The Concept
On the release of David Bowie’s new album “The Next Day”, Every Record Tells A Story is delighted to publish an exclusive interview with the man behind the artwork of this excellent album, 54 year old painter and decorator Reg Minty. We met up with Reg at a run down pub in Grimsby, where he…
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Wilko Johnson Farewell Tour – Live At Koko
Wilko Johnson – the former Dr Feelgood guitarist – announced in January this year that he had terminal cancer, and that he wouldn’t be undergoing chemotherapy to extend his life a little. He said he felt “vividly alive”, and that he would be playing a few “farewell” shows, if his health would allow, and announced…
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Why I Thought Pink Floyd Was The Stupidest Band In The World
Time for another confession. As the headline rather screams out, I used to think Pink Floyd was the stupidest band of all time. I don’t mean slightly silly, or partly potty. I mean really stupid. Stupider than the guy who told Goliath that the little kid with a sling was a terrible shot. Dumber than…
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Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wizard of Oz
On 2 March 1973, Pink Floyd released ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘ onto an unsuspecting world. The album spent 741 consecutive weeks in the US charts, just one week less than it took Wayne Rooney to learn how to spell ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘. The concept for ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ centred around…
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Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power: 40 Years Old Today
Compare Bowie’s Mix of Iggy and the Stooges‘ Raw Power with Iggy Pop‘s own mix… Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of one of Rock’s greatest albums: Parcel of Rogues by Steeleye Span. Just kidding. It’s the 40th anniversary of the release of Iggy and The Stooges‘ Raw Power. Back in 1973, you…
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The Greatest Album Of All Time Revealed…
Danny Baker’s Great Album Showdown is looking to identify the Finest Album of All Time. Starting on 5th February and continuing over three episodes on BBC4 Danny and his team of experts will decide which were the best Rock, Pop and R&B albums ever made. This sounds to me like a Thoroughly Good Idea. I…
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Rock On! Annual 1980: Rick Parfitt’s Jeans, Midge Ure’s Vauxhall and Hi-Fi Buyers Guide Exclusive
Rock On! Magazine featured some of the UK’s most exciting journalism and analysis. A good example of this is the story the 1980 Annual carried of Rick Parfitt‘s Jeans. An entire page and a half is devoted to Rick Parfitt’s favourite choice of leg hiders. Oh yes – this is top drawer stuff. Difficult to…
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Rock On! Annual 1980. Definitely Not Sexist. Even If You’re A Bird.
One of my favourite Christmas presents this year was a book from 1979, confusingly titled the Rock On! Annual 1980 which looked back at 1978. Still following me? Good. Rock On! was a short-lived UK magazine launched in June 1978. As with the Look-In Annual that I looked at a few months ago, it is…
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Bowie Releases New Single
David Bowie has announced today (his 66th birthday) that he is releasing a new single entitled, Where Are We Now?, and a new album on 11th March called The Next Day. The single is available now on iTunes. Where Are We Now? is a gorgeous, atmospheric tune and produced by Tony Visconti, producer of many…
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Bowie’s Back! New V&A Exhibition
David Bowie is to be the subject of a brand new exhibition at the V&A Museum in 2013. Museums were something of a mixed bag when I was growing up. Memories of seeing the T Rex skeleton and huge Blue Whale model in The Natural History Museum are etched in my brain. Pressing buttons on…
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Remember The First Time You Heard….Bowie’s A Space Oddity?
Whilst David Bowie hibernates in the winter of his fine and distinguished career “nursing his enigma” as Gary Kemp put it, there is no shortage of people trying to coax him out of retirement. Bowie appears to be a rare case of a rock n roller actually retiring (not that he’s announced any such thing…
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Ray Davies is Something Else – Live at Southend on Sea
Ray Davies live in concert at Southend on Sea We still walk alongside legends. Sometimes it seems we just don’t appreciate it. Alongside contemporaries Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Pete Townsend, there stands one of the greatest songwriters in rock history who is still impressing audiences wherever he plays. Whilst some might expect Ray Davies…
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Five Reasons To Watch The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour is finally seeing the light of day, having been hidden away for many years in shame like Harry Potter under The Dursley‘s under-stairs cupboard. Cynics might suggest there’s a very good reason for that: i.e. it isn’t very good. I haven’t yet seen it, so will keep an open mind…
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