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Introducing: Cherry Red Records

  • April 27, 2023
I bought my very first Cherry Red Records release in 1980, when San Francisco punk legends, Dead Kennedys, released their second single, the seminal “Holidays In Cambodia”, their first of…
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Feature: A Buyer’s Guide to DEVO

  • October 27, 2021
  • Briandroid
Devo is a band that seems destined to be eternally misunderstood, probably because of multi-faceted elements in the pot. Many adjectives and nouns spring forth  – humorous, novelty, plastic, comedy, but…
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A Buyers Guide to ZZ Top (The Warner Brothers Years)

  • February 18, 2020
  • Jon Bryan
It’s a long way from the dive bars of Texas to the global stadium circuit, yet somehow ZZ Top managed to navigate their way.
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A Beginners Guide to Sparks

  • June 14, 2019
  • Jon Bryan
Sparks aren’t just any old pop band. Formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the former child models were just too weird for the macho chest-beating alpha male loving American…
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News: Farewell Bastard Song, By Toad – a celebration

  • September 15, 2018
  • Matt H
A few days back Matthew Young who runs Song, By Toad Records let slip that he was calling it a day. While a decade of doing anything is a lot…
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A Buyers Guide to Matt Berry on Acid Jazz

  • July 27, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Although primarily known as an actor, comedy performer, and voice over artist, in recent years Matt Berry has received an increasing amount of attention for his music. Since 2005 Berry…
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A Buyers Guide to 80s Live Albums

  • July 16, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Although the heyday of the live rock album was the late 60s to the late 70s, there have been many live albums released since then that have captured the public’s…
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A Buyers Guide to Crowded House (1986-1996)

  • June 17, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Few acts have ever managed the career trajectory that Crowded House managed to pull off during their initial decade-long run from 1986 to 1996. Their debut album did solid business…
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A Buyers Guide to Electric Light Orchestra

  • June 9, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
The Move were one of those psyche-pop acts of the late 60s that were able to release great singles, but albums success always seemed to elude them. Originally formed in…
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A Beginners Guide to Ian Hunter & Mott the Hoople

  • April 14, 2018
  • Jon Bryan
Looking back, Mott the Hoople did it all as a rock band. From cult underground heroes, to chart bothering singles and albums, to glam rock superstars that no less a…
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