This nine-minute extravaganza is essentially an extended guitar solo, much like Funkadelic’s extraordinary Maggot Brain. And just as good.

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Jazz-funk was never my thing, conjuring nightmarish visions of George Benson and Level 42, but it did provide a moment of Pleasure in 1979.

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This was always one of my favourite Stones songs, and this is the moment it was kicked into life – at Ronnie Wood’s house.

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Here’s a song from 1971 that I’ve never heard before by an artist I’ve never heard of before – Christopher Blue.

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A “new” T. Rex song from 1975 is released to mark what would have been the 78th birthday of Glam idol Marc Bolan.

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Rick Davis, co-founder, co-vocalist, co-songwriter and keyboard player in prog giants Supertramp, died in September 2025.

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Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman teamed up for a Glam double-act when they sang this catchy Chinnichap number, Stumblin’ In.

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I’ll be first to admit I’ve never heard of the long-forgotten California power trio Parish Hall. Until now. (more…)

I always thought of Scott Walker and his earlier role in The Walker Brothers as very different beasts. But by 1978 they had merged.

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When I was in my late teens, immersed in dub sounds at the Four Aces club, one of my favourite Jamaican toasters was Ranking Trevor.

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