Instant Funk – The Albums 1977-1983: Album Review
Instant Funk get the Cherry Red treatment with their seven albums of disco/funk goodness reappraised and reissued. Expect to be moving when you listen to this!
Melvins – At The Stake: Atlantic Recordings 1993-1996: Album Review
Melvins iconic albums collated by Cherry Red Records in a superb package highlighting their Atlantic Recordings; Houdini, Stoner Witch and Stag.
The Cold Blooded Hearts – The Cold Light Of Day: Album Review
The Cold Light Of Day debut from The Cold Blooded Hearts takes several detours from the hard road.
Tom Robinson Band – The Albums 1978-79 : Boxset Review
Enjoyable saunter through the Tom Robinson back pages, the angry years.
Strawbs – The Magic Of It All: Album Review
Fifty years on from the peak of their success, Strawbs take a good look back and decide it was all worth it
Hawkwind – Warrior On The Edge Of Time: Album Review
Back we go, down the corridors of time, for a Wilson remix on vinyl of a Hawkwind classic.
Brian Auger and Julie Tippetts – Encore: Album Review
Newly reissued, Encore is the 1978 album that reunited Brian Auger and Julie Tippetts, and is an exhilarating tribute to two amazing musical talents.
Chris Squire – Fish Out Of Water: Album Review
Chris Squire’s Fish Out Of Water album, is a complete classic of progressive rock, in its most creative and ambitious form.
Jah Wobble – Dark Luminosity, the 21st Century Collection: Boxset Review
Mr Metaphysical, all round renaissance geezer Jah Wobble shows off his second half. Or , more likely, quarter.
Be-Bop Deluxe – Sunburst Finish: Album Review
Be-Bop Deluxe on Sunburst Finish provide a near perfect amalgam of engagingly catchy song writing and progressive and rock influences.
Family – Anyway: 2CD Remastered and Expanded Edition: Album Review
A detailed reappraisal of Chapman & Co’s finest hour.
Hawkwind – The Future Never Waits: Album Review
The 35th studio album from Hawkwind – there’s no let up as The Future Never Waits.
Djabe and Steve Hackett – Live in Gyor: Album Review
From a memorable concert recorded in Hungary in August 2022, Steve Hackett and Djabe release Live in Gyor which combines slinky, smooth melodies with a slightly more volatile side.
Various Artists – Cherry Stars Collide (Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995): Album Review
Cherry Stars Collide is an excellent retrospective of the artists who inhabited and developed the musical landscape of dream pop and shoegaze.
Miller Anderson – Bright City (Remastered & Expanded): Album Review
First solo album from journeyman guitarist, Miller Anderson, brushing up surprisingly well, showing what coulda been.