Category Archives: Rare Records

UPDATED:: 3rd Edition Of ‘The Blues Discography’

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Tony

The third edition of Bob McGrath and Les Fancourt’s mighty ‘The Blues Discography 1943-1970’, published by Eyeball Productions, is now available from their website. The history of ‘The Blues Discography’ can be traced back to the mid 1960s when Mike … Continue reading →

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2018 Music: Gone But Not Forgotten

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Tony

During 2018 we lost (among many others – too many to mention at present) the following artists and music industry people.  Barbara Alston: Member of – and one time lead vocalist of the great 1960s Phil Spector produced vocal group … Continue reading →

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Trojan Records 50th Anniversay Book

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Tony

This article first appeared in the Morning Star on December 15th Growing up in the early 1960s in Manchester, with grandparents living in Moss Side, the infectious music of bluebeat and ska records newly imported from Jamaica booming out giant … Continue reading →

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Stuart Cosgrove’s Soul Trilogy: In Conversation

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Tony

Writer and critic Stuart Cosgrove will be at Watersone’s, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EW, on 21st January celebrating his latest book  – part of his three book trilogy. £5 entrance fee. His new volume ‘Harlem 69: The Future of Soul’ is … Continue reading →

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Around The World In 80 Record Stores – Book Review

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Tony
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Rudeboy : The Story Of Trojan Records

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Tony

By Garth Cartwright Running from November 1st -18th London’s Doc ‘N Roll film festival offers up 28 music documentaries that range from a study of ‘lost’ Ethiopian jazz of the 1960s through to a scholarly overview of Tunbridge Wells’ panto’ … Continue reading →

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‘The Blues Come To Texas’ To Be Published

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Tony

Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick’s unfinished 500 page book to be published on January 29th, 2019 From October 1959 until sometime in 1974, Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick collaborated on what was to be a definitive history and analysis of … Continue reading →

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How They Got Over: Black Quartets and the Road to Rock’n’Roll

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Tony

SCREENING: 17th November 2018 at 16:00 LDN – Picturehouse Central Dir. Robert Clem, 2017, USA, 87 mins UK Premiere + Q&A with the director and producer hosted by author Viv Brough In the decades following the Second World War, the … Continue reading →

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New 4 CD Rare Blues Set: ‘Tough Enough’ Down Home Blues: New York, Cincinnati & The North Eastern States.

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Tony
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Australia’s biggest record collection is up for sale

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Tony

After accumulating over 80,000 records over half a century, the passing of Aussie record collector Ken Perkins (originally from the UK) has left Australia’s biggest record collection up for sale. The extensive collection was passed down to his daughter Natalie … Continue reading →

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