Review – Charlie Hightone & The Rock-It’s Haunted Rhythm Vol. 1 ★★★★☆ With regular live performances and ‘real life’ often getting in the way, it’s no surprise that Charlie Hightone…
Review – Elvis Presley: The Complete 1950’s Studio Masters + The Complete RCA Studio Masters 1960-62 ★★★★☆ Words By Steve Harnell As a comprehensive deep dive into the King’s opening half-decade…
Review – The Surfrajettes: Easy As Pie ★★★★☆ Canada’s queens of surf guitar follow up their delightful 2022 debut album Roller Fink with a sophomore offering in blueberry, lemon meringue and key…
Label: BMG Tottenham’s meatiest beat monsters have been more than well served with greatest hits compilations over the years but this collection is a real treat for vinyl lovers as…
Various Artists – The Gene Vincent Connection (Bear Family) Marking 50 years since Vincent’s death, this 36-track comp is an intriguing cross-genre round-up of covers of the great man’s work.…
Wanda Jackson Encore Big Machine/Blackheart Records So this is it – the First Lady of Rock’n’Roll’s finale. Completing a hat-trick of collaborations with hip producers Jack White (The Party Ain’t…
Darrel Higham Heatwave Mama (Foot Tapping Records) Rating: 8/10 Darrel Higham must have a crystal ball – just as we’re reading reports of a 36°C heatwave on its way to…
This excellent 10-track, 10″ compilation of BBC TV and radio performances from 1968-69 for Radio One’s Saturday Club and Simon Dee’s Dee Time, previously thought to be deleted by the…
Imelda May 11 Past The hour (Decca) The muted grumbles from the back were inevitable when Imelda’s last album, 2017’s Life. Love. Flesh. Blood., unveiled what appeared to be…
(Memphis Recording Service) Memphis Recording Service really walk that extra mile (in their shoes) when creating these lavish Elvis packages, and this bumper collection positively creaks with the love…