B.B. King, Hells Angels and the Naked Hippie Girl
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by Every Record Tells A Story
1y ago
In a used record shop in Nottingham in January I find a 1970 B.B. King LP with a picture of a guitar made from a watermelon on the cover. It’s £8, and called “Indianola Mississippi Seeds”. Inside the beautiful gatefold cover is a photo of the birth certificate of Riley King, and amongst the musicians ..read more
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It’s…the Every Record Tells A Story Albums of 2022 Blogpost
Every record tells a story
by Every Record Tells A Story
1y ago
An album of the year write up in early January feels wrong somehow. I feel slightly guilty sharing this list of 2022’s antiques when we are already a dozen days into a fresh new 2023, shinier and brighter than the year that preceded it. A year that promises much, including the outside possibility of having ..read more
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Paul McCartney, Wings and The Making of Band on the Run
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
Introduction I have a friend who has never heard any of Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings LPs, except for, as he put it, the Frog Chorus, the one about no man’s land at Christmas, and Ebony and Ivory. His view... Read More ..read more
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McCartney in 1972/3: Red Rose Speedway
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
Introduction: I have a friend, Steve, who has never heard any of Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings LPs, except for, as he put it, the Frog Chorus, the one about no man’s land at Christmas, and Ebony and Ivory. He’s... Read More ..read more
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Paul McCartney in 1971: Wings – Wild Life
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
What’s this all about? I have a friend, Steve, who has never heard any of Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings LPs, except for, as he put it, the Frog Chorus, the one about no man’s land at Christmas, and Ebony... Read More ..read more
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Beck Pays Warm Tribute To Taylor Hawkins At Intimate London Acoustic Show
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
Beck paid a warm tribute to Taylor Hawkins at an intimate London show last night, while delivering a masterclass, digging out deep cuts from his three-decade-long career. In the U.K. to watch the Taylor Hawkins tribute show at Wembley, Beck... Read More ..read more
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McCartney:
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
Part two of a series. To recap, I have a friend who has never heard any of Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings LPs, except for, as he put it, the Frog Song, the one about no man’s land at Christmas,... Read More ..read more
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ABBA – Voyage – “Live” Review from a London’s ABBA Arena
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
You only had to be at the Genesis farewell concerts earlier this year to wonder about the future of rock music. The O2 Arena looked on as Phil Collins, stymied by age and illness, gamely sung their greatest hits sitting... Read More ..read more
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Should You Buy Nineties Vinyl?
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
…and a discussion of Record Collector’s Logic. Also: The Great R.E.M. CD / Vinyl Hunt… Have we reached peak vinyl? Should we all pile in to CDs now the price is a tiny fraction of the cost of vinyl?  Is... Read More ..read more
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The Search for Kraftwerk’s Ralf and Florian
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by Every Record Tells A Story
2y ago
It’s 1971, and Kraftwerk are playing on German TV show The Beatclub following the release of their debut album, Kraftwerk 1. The trio feature the hirsute rock god Michael Rother on gold Les Paul guitar, Klaus Dinger in white, angel-winged... Read More ..read more
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