Music and Concert Reviews
This Greatest Hits compilation by Paul McCartney and Wings is a Mega Rare 1976 Japanese promotional-only 17-track LP. Custom black on white labels, housed in a unique picture sleeve with pictorial album discography printed on […]
What we have here is one of the most sought after worldwide David Bowie collectables – the original pressing of what is generally regarded as the first Bowie album proper, performed by Bowie and a […]
Retro Active is a rare 1993 UK 13-track LP compilation album from the British rock group, Def Leppard. Featuring touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band’s recording sessions between 1984 and […]
A Very Rare 1987 3-track 12″ vinyl white label Mayking test pressing for the single release of Golden Shower by The Boy Hairdressers, with a black and white promotional sheet attached to the plain die-cut […]
All text by Phil Ashdown. Back In Black is the seventh studio LP from Anglo-Australian rock band AC/DC and was released 25 July 1980. It is the first album to feature vocalist Brian Johnson following […]
Mon Amour, Mon Impossible Amour by Olivia Newton John is an extremely rare 1975 French-only wide centred 7″ vinyl single, also including Home Ain’t Home Anymore, unique picture sleeve variant. Both sleeve & vinyl are […]
Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan is an incredibly Rare 1965 Japanese wide centred orange CBS label 7″ vinyl single manufactured by Nippon Columbia, also including From A Buick 6. Complete with the unique wrap-around […]
Lie Back And Enjoy It by Juicy Lucy is a rare 1970 UK 9-track vinyl LP on the large ‘swirl’ Vertigo label. It features versions of songs by Willie Dixon, Delaney Bramlett & Frank Zappa […]
This copy of Unisex by Blueboy is a rare original 1994 13-track vinyl LP, with glossy picture sleeve. Second album from the Reading-based indie pop band on Sarah records. This has been long out of […]
Return Of The Vampire by Mercyful Fate is a Rare 1992 Dutch 9-track vinyl LP, featuring a compilation of Rare and Unreleased early 80’s demo material. The glossy picture sleeve remains in the original open […]
This is an extremely rare 1962 UK first issue stereo pressing of Nathan Milstein with The Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf’s Beethoven: Violin Concerto. It is a 3-track vinyl LP on the highly-collectable blue […]
This weeks pick is a Special DJ Copy from Duran Duran It is a rare 1982 Japanese 10-track promotional only vinyl LP compilation with custom printed black on white labels, including Hungry Like The Wolf, […]
This copy of the Edgar Broughton Band’s third album is a very rare 1971 UK first issue 9-track stereo LP with ‘Gramophone Co’ perimeter text and WITHOUT the EMI boxed logo on either side of […]
This is a Bostin’ rare 1982 UK 10″ single-sided methyl cellulose metal based lacquer reference test pressing for the 7″ single release of Okey Cokey by Slade. It has hand-annotated Portland Recording Studios label [great […]
Rush are one of the biggest, and most beloved rock bands in the world, but their beginning was just as humble as any band looking for a break. After several line-up changes, the first official […]
This is a self-titles, Limited Edition 1980 UK THIRTEEN LP box set comprising the essential albums from Jimi Hendrix. Are You Experienced, Axis Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, Band Of Gypsys, Isle Of Wight, The Cry […]
Songs Of Love & Praise by Nirvana is an archive quality,1972 UK 9-track vinyl LP on the black & silver Philips label. This is the British group’s highly collectable fourth album with guest stars including […]
This version of Kick Out The Jams by MC5 is an extremely rare, archive quality 1969 Japanese first press 8-track debut live LP on the blue Elektra ‘guitar player’ label, featuring the uncensored version of […]
Text by Phil Ashdown Black Sabbath seemed well past their prime as the new decade dawned. They had finally decided to sever ties with their charismatic frontman, Ozzy Osbourne after he had become unreliable and […]
First Utterance by Comus is a mega rare 1971 UK first press 7-track LP on the orange Dawn label, It is the debut album by the British progressive folk band offering a superb mixture of […]
The ‘90s spawned many ‘one hit wonder’ bands, and there are plenty of cases where you could argue that some bands really did only have one good song. When it comes Hum, while they may […]
Text by Phil Ashdown With the new decade barely into its fourth month 1980 was soon to become one of the most important years in heavy metal history with the release of some superb albums […]
Written by Phil Ashdown On 14th April 1980 Iron maiden released their highly anticipated eponymous debut album. Buoyed by the success of the Running Free single reaching No 34 on the UK charts and a […]
The self titled album by Skin Alley is a mega rare 1969 UK 1st press stereo 9-track vinyl LP with A1/B1 matrices, plain orange CBS label, picture sleeve complete with company catalogue inner. The West […]
A Candle For Judith by The Way We Live is a monster British Acid Folk Psych album from 1971. This is a UK first press 8-track LP for John Peel’s Dandelion label, recorded in two […]
The Wassailing Song by Blur is an ultra rare 1992 UK single sided 7″ vinyl single which was available exclusively at a Salvation Army venue gig. Credited on the injection moulded label as ‘Presented And […]
Revolutionary may be a word that gets thrown around a lot in music, but there really is no other way to describe Germany’s finest psychedelic export, Can. By blending elements of traditional rock music with […]
This version of Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel is a Monster Rare 1968 US promotional 12-track MONO LP, with custom black on white ‘two eye’ Columbia labels, the only version of the album in mono, […]
Text by Phil Ashdown. It seems incredible that Def Leppard’s debut album was released in the UK forty years ago today. The band had built quite a reputation as a live band over the previous […]
Trio, by The Mike Taylor Trio, is a monster rare 1967 UK-only 8-track MONO LP on the blue & black Columbia label in the Lansdowne series, one of the ultimate wallet pounding, near mythical British […]
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