Every Record Tells A Story
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The Story of The Kinks’ “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround”
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 fly across the Atlantic Ocean to re-record after the BBC refused to play it. This…
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Emitt Rhodes: The One Man Beatles
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.
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Liam Gallagher and The Super Deluxe Edition From Hell
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 ‘n Roll Star” or “Wonderwall” there’s an entire Beady Eye album. But credit where credit…
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The Story of Tom Petty and His Greatest Album
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, has called the latest guy to be called the future of rock n roll, Tom…
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David Hepworth and Mark Ellen Meet Every Record Tells A Story: Watch The Result Here…
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 Whistle Test producer were the only people “who knew how to put a thing like…
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Read An Exclusive Extract From The New Vinyl Handbook
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 books in bookshops. I was able to spread the signing of just under two hundred…
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Never Mind The Covid* It’s Record Store Day! (*Actually We Still Need To Mind The Covid)
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), the Peter Craig or Freeman’s catalogue. Record Store Day, usually scheduled in April of each…
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Every Record Tells A Story: The Vinyl Handbook – New Book Update!
(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: A Vinyl Handbook (which you can pre-order exclusively by clicking this link. Pre-orders attract a…
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Buy The Book Here: Every Record Tells a Story: A Vinyl Handbook
For vinyl and music fans everywhere: the debut book from Every Record Tells A Story is here…
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“Lost!”: The Pick of Rock and Pop’s Rare and Unreleased Gems
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 single brick taken from the ruins of The Cavern sold in Los Angeles in 2019…
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Listen Here: The Best Beatles Cover Versions: Part 3
This is the third and final chapter in the “Without The Beatles” series – a chance to hear some of the best Beatles cover versions around while reading the “liner notes” below to give you a little more context around what you are listening to. As before, you can hear all these tracks – which…
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Listen Here: The Best Beatles Cover Versions (Part 2)
Welcome to the “liner notes” to the second of three mixes bringing you the very best Beatles cover versions. You can hear all the tunes mentioned below by playing the embedded Mixcloud player at the top of the page, or by clicking this link for Mixcloud to open in a new tab. Mixcloud is a…
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Listen Here: Over Fifty Of The Best Beatles Cover Versions. Part 1
You can listen to all the music mentioned in this post by clicking the Mixcloud player above, or (if that isn’t working) you can click on this link and the Mixcloud player will open in a new tab. According to The Guinness Book Of Records, the most covered song in history is The Beatles’ “Yesterday”.…
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Listen Now: Nevermind The Grunge, It’s The Nineties! An Alternative Nineties Rock Mix
Damon Albarn: “If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m about getting rid of grunge. It’s the same sort of feeling: people should smarten up, be a little bit more energetic. They’re walking around like hippies again – they’re stooped, they’ve got greasy hair, there’s no difference. Whether they like it or not,…
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Listen Here: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow – Dad Rock in the Eighties.
Every Record Tells A Story Presents: A Blog You Can Listen To: Click the Mixcloud player link above to hear the music, and read the liner notes below…. If the link above isn’t showing you can click here to access all the music via Mixcloud With racial tensions, recession and mass unemployment affecting entire communities…
Every record tells a story 