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Category Archives: Never Heard It Before…Until Now!
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
The new album by the legendary Rolling Stones should be respected, not just because these guys are still alive and doing it at 80+, but because for the most part, it’s actually quite good. The whole album sounds slick, and … Continue reading
David Bowie – The 1980 Floor Show
It’s been 50 years since the first season of The Midnight Special and now they are back via their official YouTube channel with a series of extraordinary and officially unreleased David Bowie performances from 1973. The Midnight Special was an … Continue reading
The Rolling Stones – Drift Away
The 40th Anniversary expanded edition of the Rolling Stones classic Tattoo You was released this month featuring one of their best kept secrets, an amazing remake of ‘Drift Away’. I never really cared for this song that much…until now. Written … Continue reading
Bob Dylan – Too Late
Bob Dylan’s Springtime in New York is the latest instalment in his vast unreleased catalogue containing tour rehearsals, demos, and outtakes from the dawn of the ’80s. It’s a rich and rewarding era for Bob, it’s also a period marked … Continue reading
Never Heard It Before…Until Now!
Released on this day 33 years ago, the ramshackle swagger of Fisherman’s Blues marked a clear departure for charismatic bandleader and principal songwriter Mike Scott and his band the Waterboys. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues (1988) Coming three years after … Continue reading
The Rolling Stones – Fully Finished Studio Outtakes
A wealth of previously uncirculated Rolling Stones outtakes has recently surfaced, perhaps being prepped for some rumoured upcoming box set package (or Tattoo You II), either way its a pristine-sounding, super cool, unexpected discovery, capturing the Stones creatively alive and … Continue reading
Never Heard It Before…Until Now!
I’ve never heard this album before…..until now. Why? Don’t know, but now is as good a time as any to sit down and listen to something I’ve never heard, right? I’ve actually had them lying around and never bothered, or … Continue reading
Never Heard It Before…Until Now!
I’ve never heard this album before…..until now. Why? Because now is as good a time as any to sit down and listen to something I’ve never heard, right? I’ve actually had them lying around and never bothered, or someone’s given … Continue reading
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Bowie – I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour ’74)
David Bowie’s 1974 North American tour is the stuff of rock legend. Promoting his first proper post-Spiders solo album (Diamond Dogs), Bowie recruited theatre designers for the stage set which incorporated his Hunger City ideas, pioneering the use of theatre … Continue reading
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Never Heard It Before…Until Now
I’ve never heard this album before…..until now. Why? Because now is as good a time as any to sit down and listen to something I’ve never heard, right? I’ve actually had them lying around and never bothered, or someone’s given … Continue reading
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