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(January 2010)

FEATURED ALBUM: PANIC ROOM (January 2010)
Panic Room

PANIC ROOM Satellite [Release date 25 January 2010] (Firefly Music 002)

'Satellite', the stunning new album from UK rock band Panic Room, looks set to propel them into another league. The award-winning band have returned from their live UK touring with a second album that is tighter, brighter, louder and even more powerful than the first. Taking the same creative freedom that they explored in their debut, ‘Visionary Position', Panic Room have fused their signature sound with an even higher level of energy and raw power. All captured in a two-week ‘live' studio recording session, ‘Satellite' is a jaw-dropping collection of songs that all shine with the talent, passion, and freedom of a band at the very top of their game. The album is jam-packed full of great hooks, powerful grooves, gorgeous melodies and, of course, the amazing voice of stellar frontwoman, Anne-Marie Helder. Impossible to pigeon-hole, each song has its own unique flavour, but it is possibly the epic title track, ‘Satellite', which simply screams ‘hit'.

Without doubt, it's going to be exceedingly difficult to find a better album in 2010. Perfect progressive pop rock. *****  www.getreadytorock.com

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ALSO AVAILABLE: "Visionary Position"

Parade

PARADE The Fabric [Release date 25 January 2010] (NAUTCD004)

Parade is the band founded by guitarist Chris Johnson. Chris has previously worked with Fish and Mostly Autumn and was a featured writer on the Mostly Autumn album Heart Full Of Sky from 2007 contributing the songs Silver Glass and Blue Light. More recently Chris has been a member of the Fish live band who have recently finished an extended bout of touring.

Chris formed the band Parade to explore the darker side of his song writing. Some of the songs were originally earmarked for Mostly Autumn although they find a home amongst other songs of a similar dark style on the Parade's debut album The Fabric.

Joining Chris in Parade is Fish band mate Gavin Griffiths (Drums), Anne Marie Helder from Panic Room also contributes vocals and keyboards and the line up is completed by guitarist Simon Snaize and bassist Patrick Berry. Other musicians contributing performances to The Fabric include Bryan Josh, Olivia Sparnenn and Heather Findlay from Mostly Autumn. The album began life in earnest following the end of the Fish tour in early 2009 and was completed relatively quickly some months later. The eleven songs on the album all bear a distinctive experimental sound although a commercial rock streak also permeates the tracks. Which include Come Alive, Start Again, High Life, The Dogs, All That I Wanted and Facing Down.

Due to the members of the band having high profile associations with the likes of Fish, Mostly Autumn and The Panic Room this album will attract a wide audience from the related fan bases and the prog

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FEATURED ALBUM (December 2009): SONJA KRISTINA
Sonja Kristina

SONJA KRISTINA Harmonics Of Love [Release date 11 January 2010] (Market Square MSMCD151)

Post her genre-defining solo release 'Songs From The Acid Folk' (MSMCD109), former Curved Air vocalist and songwriter Sonja Kristina moved on to 'astro folk' with 1994's 'Harmonics of Love', an album that bridges her progressive rock and acid folk past with the electronic experimentalism that was to emerge in the noughties via a giddy 'new age' rush of melodic and ambient music connecting acousticity to studio effects and natural sounds sampled from locations as disparate as the Amazon rain forest and that year's Glastonbury Festival.

Bonus tracks for this enhanced reissue take in later work including a Motorhead cover (!) and output from her current project MASK.

In her notes, Sonja writes:

"These songs of desire, heartache, forgiveness and fellowship were recorded in the afterglow of happy times travelling with my wild and willful players between 1989 and 1997, playing intimate venues, festivals and spiritual retreats in the UK. My band at the time, Cloud Ten made music experimental and improvised around the pulse and lilt of my words and melodies.  During the second "summer of love' we played acoustic trance music 'our sonic vision of those times.'

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ALSO AVAILABLE: SONJA KRISTINA, SONGS FROM THE ACID FOLK, MASK (see below)

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FEATURED ALBUM (November 2009): ELEANOR McEVOY
Eleanor McEvoy

ELEANOR McEVOY Singled Out

A fifteen-track overview of the singles output of the acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter kicks off with the exuberant and powerful 'Oh Uganda' (Eleanor's impression of the country which she visited supporting an Oxfam Ireland programme there), and also includes the radio hits 'Days Roll By', 'Non Smoking Single Female' and 'Old, New, Borrowed and Blue'.

The songs are all by Eleanor, apart from two, (a stunning take on Marvin Gaye's 'Mercy, Mercy Me' and her female twist to the timeless Rodney Crowell classic 'Shame on the Moon').

A bonus video clip of 'Wrong So Wrong' completes the collection. 'Oh Uganda' is a brand new track and is released as a new single.

All other tracks are new mixes or new masters of the songs taken from the albums 'Yola', 'Early Hours', 'Out There' and 'Love Must Be Tough', and to accompany these tracks, the original artwork for each track is featured in the booklet.

Without question, Singled Out is the perfect introduction to one of the singer songwriters of the 21st century.  *****  www.getreadytorock.com

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ALSO AVAILABLE: SNAPSHOTS, LOVE MUST BE TOUGH

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FEATURED ALBUM (Sept/October 2009): MAGGIE REILLY
Maggie Reilly

MAGGIE REILLY Looking Back, Moving Forward (Red Berry RB0006)

Looking Back Moving Forward is the latest album from Maggie and the follow up to the 2006 album Rowan. The album contains re recordings of some of the key songs in Maggie's career alongside new recordings.

Once again Maggie has collaborated with her former Cado Belle keyboardist Stuart MacKillop making this the ninth album they have worked on together since that first Cado Belle album in the seventies.

Tracks include, It's A Lovely Day, To France, Stone's Throw From Nowhere, Moonlight Shadow, Family Man, Everytime We Touch and True Colours.

"Looking Back Moving Forward brings Maggie's story up to date, a collection of re-recordings that pick out key songs from her career. They all come out fresh and relevant.

It's sometimes a difficult undertaking for an artist to revisit back catalogue for often the results add little to the originals. It is a credit to the musicianship and the arrangements here that all these songs get a new lease of life. Indeed, this CD is an excellent first step to exploring Maggie Reilly's music. ****½ " www.getreadytorock.com

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ALSO AVAILABLE: Starcrossed, Elena and others

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NEW RELEASES FROM HUX RECORDS: The Silkie
The Silkie

THE SILKIE You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [Release date: 31 January 2010] HUX111

The Silkie are best remembered for their hit cover of the Beatles song 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away', which made the U.S. top ten in 1965. The Silkie gave the song a somewhat more pop-folk treatment, complete with male-female harmonies, its prospects were boosted by a Lennon-McCartney production credit. The Beatle connection didn't end there, as they were also managed by Brian Epstein.

The Silkie was a quartet of Hull University students: Mike Ramsden (guitar & vocals), Sylvia Tatler (vocals), Ivor Aylesbury (guitar & vocals) and Kevin Cunningham (bass),

Three of the Beatles were involved in the Silkie's cover version of 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away'. Paul McCartney contributed vocals and guitar, George Harrison added percussion via guitar taps and tambourine, and John Lennon did most of the producing, although McCartney is sometimes credited as co-producer with Lennon.

As Mike Ramsden later reminisced: 'It was really Paul's arrangement of John's song. The bit at the beginning on guitar is Paul. George Harrison turned up, tapping on the back of the guitar and going "sssh". John was with an engineer in the control room, producing the record. We had six hours with three Beatles and Jane Asher, who was opening the beer. John was so chuffed that he rang Brian Epstein and said, "Listen, Brian, we've just made a No.1". He played the song over the phone and Brian said "Well done"'.

This CD reissue of The Silkie's album also includes their singles as bonus tracks. The accompanying booklet features extensive liner notes, photographs and full recording details.

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NEW RELEASES FROM MARKET SQUARE RECORDS : MICHAEL CHAPMAN (March 2010)
Michael Chapman

MICHAEL CHAPMAN And Then, There Were Three [Release date 22 March 2010] (Market Square MSMCD151)

Virtuoso guitarist and critically-acclaimed songwriter, championed by John Peel and later Charles Shaar Murray, Michael Chapman recorded a quartet of classic LPs for EMI's progressive Harvest label during the 1970s. Chapman's extensive touring fast won him a passionate following, evidenced on this until-now unreleased live set.

Recorded at Nottingham's Playhouse Theatre on July 23rd 1977 by Chapman and a power house rhythm section in Lindisfarne bassist Rod Clements and former John Mayall drummer Keef Hartley, it includes some of his best-loved songs in “And There Were Three” - a jocular reference to Chapman's ever-shrinking band, described nonetheless by notes writer Marc Higgins as ‘a beast with three heads'.

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Also available from Market Square Records: ROD CLEMENTS, LINDISFARNE, ALAN HULL

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MARKET SQUARE ARTISTS ON TOUR

STEVE ASHLEY (Speedy Return, Stroll On, The Test Of Time)

Marlborough Roots Mar 5 01672 512465 TBA
Ram Folk club, Claygate Mar 12 0208 686 9421 TBA
Topic Folk club, Bradford April 1 01274 732000 £6/5
Eastbourne Folk Club April 21 01323 728268 £5
Village Pump, Trowbridge April 23 01225 707346 £5
The Courtyard Arts, Hereford May 6 01432 340555 TBA
Dartford Folk Club May 11 01322 222553 TBA
Ram Folk club, Claygate Mar 12 0208 686 9421
Topic Folk club, Bradford April 1 01274 732000 £6/5
Eastbourne Folk Club April 21 01323 728268 £5
Village Pump, Trowbridge April 23 01225 707346 £5
The Courtyard Arts, Hereford May 6 01432 340555
Dartford Folk Club May 11 01322 222553

STEVE TILSTON (Life By Misadventure, Songs For The Dress Rehearsal)

Saturday 27 February 2010 Steve Tilston in Washington Davy Lamp Folk Club UK Box office: t: 0191 416 6999. Address: Washington Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington NE38 8AB.
Friday 12 March 2010 Steve Tilston in Carlisle Carlisle Folk & Blues Club UK Box office: 01228 515061. Address: The Sunset Suite, Carlisle United FC, Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 1LL.
Thursday 18 March 2010 Steve Tilston in Darlington Darlington Folk Club UK Address: Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington DL3 7GX. Tickets on the door f.f.i. tomhughes111d@aol.com
Saturday 20 March 2010 Steve Tilston in Salisbury Ebbesbourne Folk UK Address: Ebbesbourne Folk Ebbesbourne Wake Village Hall, Ebbesbourne Wake, Salisbury SP5 5JD.
Saturday 10 April 2010 Steve Tilston in Lincoln Folk in the Cellar Plus One UK Box office: t: 01526 352153. Address: Unison Club, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln LN1 1EZ.
Friday 16 April 2010 Steve Tilston in Leigh Leigh Folk Club UK Box office: 01942 604603 (Pauline) or 674868 (Des). Address: Leigh Conservative Club, Railway Road, Leigh, Lancashire WN7 4AX.
Saturday 17 April 2010 Steve Tilston in Farnsfield Farnsfield Acoustic UK Box office: t: 01623 870668/794700. Address: Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, Notts NG22 8JN.
Saturday 24 April 2010 Steve Tilston in Northallerton Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club UK Box office: t: 01609 748259. Address: Village Hall, Village Fold, Kirkby Fleetham, Northallerton DL7 0TX.
Friday 30 April 2010 Steve Tilston in Rotherham Wath Festival UK Box office: 0798 2658467. Address: Montgomery Hall (& other venues) Church Street, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 7RD.

 

MASK featuring SONJA KRISTINA
Mask

MASK Heavy Petal

MASK is Sonja Kristina in inspired collaboration with Ambient Orchestral Composer Marvin Ayres.

During 2008/9 Sonja Kristina has been touring with the reformed Curved Air in support of the band's CD release Reborn (featuring two of Marvin's productions) and incorporating music from the first three classic Warner Bros Curved Air Top 20 albums, Air Conditioning, Second Album and Phantasmagoria.

MASK are now preparing for performances in Europe in April 2010

"spectacular and emotionally moving"
- Ryan Sparks, Sea of Tranquility

" wild, wonderful and innovative"
- Nicky Rossiter, Rambles.net

" full of mellifluous melodies, rhythms, and reflective sonic wanderings" - Melliflua

"a unique and experimental sound that cuts across generations and cultures capturing the powerful ambience of their live shows. MASK takes the listener on a journey of mystical magic, blending strains of ancient harmony with rays of futuristic themes and beats" - I-vibes

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FEATURED ALBUM: 25 YARD SCREAMER - Now available as a download £3.00
25 Yard Screamer

Imagine the progressive hard rock stylings of Rush mixed with the sensitivities of modern-day Marillion. You're getting close to 25 Yard Screamer.

The acclaimed CD is now available as a special price download.

SPECIAL: Buy Cassandra and get the Rising Stars CD (see below) for only £1.00!

Three lads from South Wales are set to widen a growing audience with the release of their third album, Cassandra.

They've been playing music together since 2002 and their latest album shows progress in leaps and bounds.

Guitarist Nick James says that the lead track on the album expands the myth of Cassandra who in Greek mythology was given the gift of prophecy but not of being believed. How could we apply that to the modern world, if at all?

The album can be enjoyed on different levels, but listeners will be drawn to the quality of the musicianship, the stirring choruses, and the fact that the band have fashioned something provocative and different.

Power and passion, Cassandra has it all - some absolutely wonderful playing from the band - Matt Clarke (bass), Nick James (guitar and vocals) and Donal Owen (drums). It's a remarkably confident and mature work, maybe highly Marillion influenced in places, but it's as good as anything the post Fish line up of that band have released. And believe it or not this was recorded and produced at home.

Classic rock of epic proportions. It would be a crying shame if this didn't reach a wider audience.
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There is plenty of healthy imagination gone into this debut album...the band has no fear of getting in some complex melodies and some heavier ones too among the gentler and emotional moments...a certain one to watch'  Classic Rock Society (May/June 2007)

Blacklight, the epic 20-minute opening track, is full of chunky, chiming Alex Lifeson guitar and high-falutin' Neil Peart-style lyrics...Yet it's on the title tune where this Carmarthen combo really show their metal...It's a powerful, complex piece of work that's right up with the best of Brave-era Marillion. 7/10 Geoff Barton, Classic Rock magazine (September 2007)

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Check out also the new 25 Yard Screamer/Ben Randall collaboration. More information

SPECIAL PROMOTION: PROGRESSIVE

 

HEAVY LOAD: The Story of Free

Celtus
In April 2010 BAD COMPANY play a series of dates with the two original members who were also together in legendary rock band FREE: Simon Kirke (drums) and Paul Rodgers (vocals).

Heavy Load - The Story of Free by David Clayton and Todd K.Smith was published in 2001, a truly magnificent book that sets the standard for rock biographies.

This is a painstakingly researched 285-page tome that encapsulates the life and times of one of the most influential of rock bands: Free.

Profusely illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, the book features recollections by the original members of the band and their contemporaries, a comprehensive gig and recording itinerary and a discography.

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 STORE FOR MUSIC: Recent releases : Asia, Dio, Ian Gillan
Asia

ASIA Live In Barcelona 19 May 2008 (Store For Music SFMCD151)

This is the third of a series of Live double albums recorded during the successful 2008 world tour from Asia.

The unique factor from each concert is the performances from the band members adding solo performances to the now famous Asia tracks with historical versions of hits from their previous bands such as YES, King Crimson and ELP.

This is a must for Asia fans to collect - authorised from the bands own archives.

Also available: ASIA Live in Tokyo 12 May 2008, Live in San Francisco 5 May 2008

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Dio

DIO Evil or Divine (Store For Music SFMCD156)

"The Killing The Dragon Tour was a year and a half of great experiences, both personal and musical. The Tour began with good friends, Deep Purple and The Scorpions, and finished with the making of the DVD, Evil Or Divine. Doug Aldrich, Jimmy Bain, Simon Wright, Scott Warren, our incredible crew and I roamed across Europe and The States, hopefully proving the truth of our motto: We Never Close. We fine tuned the music you'll hear by sharing it with amazing audiences and steam rolling through every gig we played to present to you, DIO. WE ROCK!”

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals Doug Aldrich - Guitar Jimmy Bain - Bass Scott Warren - Keyboards Simon Wright - Drums

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Ian Gillan

IAN GILLAN The Definitive Spitfire Collection

There are 6 Ian Gillan and The Ian Gillan Band albums on Spitfire and in the Store For Music catalogue.

This compilation picks out Ian at his vocal best across rock and ballad material.

Also Available:
SFMCD201- Ian Gillan: Naked Thunder
SFMCD202- Ian Gillan: Toolbox
SFMCD166- Ian Gillan: Cherkazoo And Other Stories
SFMCD165- Ian Gillan Band: Scarabus
SFMCD168- Ian Gillan Band: Clear Air Turbulence
SFMCD167- Gillan And Glover: Accidentally On Purpose

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SPECIAL OFFER: RISING STARS
Rising Stars

Since 2003, the classic rock website www.getreadytorock.com (GRTR!) has been promoting upcoming and unsigned acts as well as the more familiar mainstream artists.

This CD brings together 16 bands under the 'rising stars' banner, and the music styles range from pop rock, through indie, to melodic rock.

SPECIAL OFFER: Only £1.99  Just add to your order before checkout.

SPECIAL: Buy Cassandra (see above) and get the Rising Stars CD for only £1.00!

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JAZZ FUSION FROM DUSK FIRE : NEIL ARDLEY
Neil Ardley's New Jazz Orchestra

NEIL ARDLEY's NEW JAZZ ORCHESTRA Camden 70 (DUSKCD105)

Featured Album: July/August 2008

Between the NJO's first album, Western Reunion (Decca, 1965) and second, Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe (Verve, 1968), Neil Ardley's writing had matured to a point where it was showing serious signs of outgrowing even the highly flexible instrument that the orchestra had become. Under his guidance, the band was now also playing new music by a whole crop of young composers - Mike Taylor, Michael Garrick, Howard Riley and Michael Gibbs among them.

The line-up on this session was substantially the one that had recorded Dejeuner, although there were a few significant absentees including Ian Carr, who was by now touring the world with his pioneering jazz-rock band, Nucleus.

The programme that night was essentially the orchestra's current concert set and drew heavily on Le Dejeuner sur l‘Herbe, which was still current and selling well. Of the eight numbers on the album, seven are included here (tracks 5 to 11).

Camden '70 measures the extraordinary capabilities of a talent pool the like of which was not to be seen again in a jazz orchestra. This release marks the recording's debut and, together with notes from Dave Gelly and sound engineer Martin Mitchell (on the master tapes restoration) and period images, makes for a truly exciting addition to the jazz and jazz rock aficionado's collection.

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Neil Ardley - Kaleidoscope of Rainbows

NEIL ARDLEY Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (DUSKCD102)

'Kaleidoscope Of Rainbows’ (1976) completed a trilogy of albums and was composed between 1973 and 1975 as a seven-part work for jazz orchestra and performed by an augmented version of Ian Carr's band Nucleus.

Neil Ardley had been commissioned in 1974 by the London Borough of Camden to write a new work to mark the first major jazz festival in the UK for many years. It was held at the Roundhouse in London in October of that year. He had decided to extend the ideas worked out in the previous two albums to complete the trilogy.

‘Kaleidoscope of Rainbows’ toured England the following year under the auspices of the Contemporary Music Network of the Arts Council and became its most successful attraction. A final concert before a packed house at the Royal Festival Hall was so well received that Gull Records decided to record and release Neil’s creation.

This Dusk Fire recording was 24 Bit 96 k/Hz digitally-remastered by Miles Showell at Metropolis Mastering, London, December 2004, using original master tapes.


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TALKING ELEPHANT: Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash

WISHBONE ASH Argus Then Again Live (TECD133)

This is the first new album from the band for over two years. It follows on the great WISHBONE ASH tradition of twin-guitar based Rock for which they are universally famous.

Fronted by the original member Andy Powell this album will be a must-buy for all Wishbone Ash fans, plus all fans of great guitar-based Rock. The classic sound of Wishbone Ash.

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Also available: THE POWER OF ETERNITY

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WISHBONE ASH TOUR DATES UK 2010

April
22 Gloucester Guildhall
t: 01452 50 30 50 Gloucester
23 Exeter Phoenix Theatre
t: 01392 667 080 Exeter,Devon
24 Cheese and Grain
t: 01373 455 420 Frome, Somerset
25 Mr Kyps
t: 01202 748 945 Poole
28 The Caves
t: 0131 226 7010 Edinburgh
29 The Ferry
t: 01698 360 085 Glasgow
30 Academy 2 Manchester
t: 0161 832 1111 Manchester

May
01 The Brickyard
t: 01228512220 Carlisle
04 Irish Centre
t: 0113 248 9208 Leeds
06 The Platform
t: 01524 582803 Morecambe
07 Brindley Arts Centre
t: 0151 907 8360 Runcorn
08 Pacific Road Arts and Exhibition Centre
t: 0151 647 0752 Birkenhead
09 Robin 2
t: 01902 401 211 Wolverhampton
10 The Stables
t: 01908 280 800 Milton Keynes
13 The Junction
t: 001223578000 Cambridge
15 Shepherds Bush Empire (with Mostly Autumn and Panic Room opening)
t: 0844 477 2000

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MYSTIC RECORDS: Black Widow
Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash

Martin Turner, original bass player, singer and principal songwriter during the classic Wishbone Ash period returns with a re-recording of the classic 1972 album. There was also an opportunity also to place the tracks in the intended order.

Ray Hatfield (guitars, vocals), Rob Hewins (drums), Danny Willson (guitar/vocals), Keith Buck (guitar, vocals)

With John Wetton and Geoff Downes on backing vocals!

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MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH TOUR DATES UK 2010

Jan
28 CHISLEHURST, Beaverwood Club
29 LONDON, 100 Club
31 SKEGNESS, Rock n Blues Festival
Feb
03 CARDIFF, The Globe
05 YORK, Fibbers
11 SOUTHAMPTON, The Brook
12 SUTTON, Boom Boom Club
13 WORCESTER, Huntingdon Hall
18 DERBY, Flowerpot
19 WOLVERHAMPTON, Robin 2
20 SHEFFIELD, Boardwalk
22 LIVERPOOL, Baby Blue
27 STRATFORD, Cox's Yard
Mar
13 LEICESTER, Y Theatre
18 NEWCASTLE-U-TYNE, The Cluny

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Black Widow

This is a real piece of history. The short lived "Sacrifice" stage show that caused such an outcry in the UK, was recorded for German television in 1970 and was in FULL - complete with all the chants, dances and sacrifice of the Naked girl.

The soundtrack to the DVD has been lifted off to provide a CD and DVD package.

Sleeve notes are by sax and flute player Clive Jones.

The DVD will run on all formats.

"The DVD is a real curio, with the idiosyncratic Beat Club visuals adding to rather than detracting from the concept. The visuals may seem a little tame by today's standards but as a historical item and piece of rock theatre, a gem. And before you ask, the naked lady prances around like Hammer vampire Ingrid Pitt in a see-through shroud. How the band maintain concentration through the climatic 'Sacrifice' beggars belief, but they all emerge with the band's credentials upstanding." **** www.getreadytorock.com

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FOLK FROM FREE REED RECORDS
Richard Thompson

"RT" is Free Reed's '4-CD plus 5th Bonus CD' celebration of the life and music of Richard Thompson .

Unlike previous ' best-ofs' and single-label compilations, this set has been compiled with Richard's full co-operation and with unprecedented access to Richard's own archives as well as those of major Thompson collectors worldwide.

It features the classic Richard Thompson songs, as well as recordings never heard before by even the most devoted of fans, and is made up entirely of previously-unreleased and extremely hard-to-find recordings.

An essential purchase for any RT or Fairport fan, it includes superb 160-page biog/discography Book, with a truly unique image archive.

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Also available: STEVE TILSTON, FAIRPORT CONVENTION, DAVE SWARBRICK

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CELTUS Complete
Celtus


We stock the full catalogue of one of the finest Celtic fusion bands of recent years.


For many, 'Moonchild' is the band's magnum opus and they will welcome the new version which has been scrubbed off, resequenced, and with two bonus tracks added. With new artwork, too, this is essentially a fresh-looking and fresh-sounding release. The Celtic infusion lends a timeless quality to the tracks, with the standout title track, 'The Pilgrim', 'We Two Are One' and the superb 'Strange Day In the Country. 
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RAY FENWICK

Ray Fenwick

Groups and Sessions 1962-1978

Definitive career overview of ace session guitarist who has performed with Ian Gillan Band, Spencer Davis Group amongst others.

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