Tim Goulding plays a Howson Phonofiddle on both of their original albums, for example on »Ashling« (Heavy Petting). The book features pictures from several photo sessions where they proudly sported that instrument.

It’s amazing to watch what’s going on in the UK from the outside. Even Mexican daily soaps have more believable plot turns. Which part of (Quote EU:) »There will not be another round of talks about Brexit« do t […]

Here’s my (current) list of archival releases.

1. The Moody Blues | In Search Of The Lost Chord
2. Willie Nelson | Teatro
3. Battleground Korea – Songs And Sounds Of America’s Forgotten War
4. Bobbie G […]

Limited to 5 entries? That’s unacceptable.

Well here’s the “White Album Commemorative Tent” (Deluxe Edition):

Here’s an Afterword-friendly tent:

That saves you money to buy the 20-disc Paul Young set that’s coming out at the same time! 😉

The Stranglies’ new (official) biography is very big on phonofiddles!

If Apple (it’s Apple who’s deciding, Universal are only the distributor) had planned these remasters as some sort of sequence they would have established some kind of overall scheme by now (like McCartney did with […]

Apple certainly don’t view these box sets as an ongoing series (like the Bowie or the Jethro Tull sets). Giles Martin has recently stated that until now he wasn’t approached to do something with “Abbey Road”.
It […]

It’s not Amazon’s fault actually. They rely on shipments from the record company, who in turn schedule everything for THEIR release date.
The Beatles White Album set was held back by Universal so no copies should […]

I’ve finally decided to actually listen to last year’s Pepper box. Will the White Album be the logical next step? (Lots of songs about animals on there I’m told…)

Maybe we can initiate a revival of the phonofiddle? Dr. Strangely Strange sure played one…

How about some baroque? Here are two German musicians (from the Neue Deutsche Welle/German New Wave era) who have an ongoing project to release 100 albums – each in a different genre.
Two examples from their ba […]

That Donovan guy is everywhere. Last week someone sent me (don’t ask) some “erotic” pictures, and amongst these was a series with a couple doing it in front of a large Donovan poster behind their bed. He’s […]

That upgrade (like the “Aqualung” one) is in the works. They left off the Carnegie Hall show (previously part of the “Stand Up” reissue, irritatingly) for the new “Benefit” book package (where it belongs). […]

Great review – captures the atmosphere exactly.
I’ve seen her every two or three years since the nineties, always at those cozy (and slightly “indie”) clubs here in Berlin. But the real surprise was when I c […]