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Not Forgotten: Kirsty MacColl – Titanic Days

Intelligent, witty, wilful, vulnerable, contrary, mind-bogglingly talented, possessing a steely resolve and yet still able to project a balance of both vulnerability and approachability utterly vulnerable, Kirsty MacColl, for all…

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Not Forgotten: Tori Amos – Under the Pink

It can’t have been easy following up an album as attention grabbing and uncompromising as Little Earthquakes, but to Tori Amos’s eternal credit, with Under the Pink she somehow managed…

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Not Forgotten: Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country

American rock music was in an interesting place in the late 60s, with the psychedelic sounds of the West Coast jam bands, a burgeoning singer-songwriter movement, arty outsider rock courtesy…

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Not Forgotten: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul

For some, the convoluted release of Dark Night of the Soul (the record label shenanigans, the fact that Danger Mouse, Mark Linkous and David Lynch released a lavish booklet with…

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Not Forgotten: Iron Maiden – Live After Death

How? How can it be possible for you to be nostalgic for something that you didn’t personally encounter in your own youth? How come Live After Death is the fourth…

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Not Forgotten: Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run

A superior musician and with a deeper understanding of melody than his former writing partner, it seems that no one will ever forgive Paul McCartney for having the nerve to…

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Not Forgotten: The Kinks – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

As unfeasible as it seems, there was once a time when the singles chart was of equal importance to the album chart. Actually, no, it was more important. In the…

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Not Forgotten: Kate Bush – Lionheart

Kate Bush had exploded on the British music scene early in 1978 and had made an immeadiate impact, sweeping all before her and instantly becoming the biggest artist in the…

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Not Forgotten: R.E.M. – Green

These days the signing of a much respected alternative / indie band to a major label is met with trepidation from the band’s established fans. Some will accuse the band…

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Not Forgotten: The Moody Blues – In Search of the Lost Chord

The Moody Blues were in an interesting place when their third album, In Search of the Lost Chord, was released in August 1968. With their roots in the mid-60s Brum-Beat…

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