Compilation promises “33 Rockin’ Rollin’ Christmas Blasters For The Cool Season“, but does it deliver? Many Christmas compilations are released each year, with most of them boasting the same selection […]
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Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Johnson City Sessions. Germany’s Bear Family Records have released a compilation of recordings made between 1928 and ’29 in Johnson City, Tennessee. As the […]
We listen to the BGO Records George Jones set released recently. Comprising four original albums from 1972, ’74, ’75 and ’76, it encompasses the beginning of Jones’ partnership with producer […]
Bear Family Records have re-issued 1962 album The Ventures play Telstar – The Lonely Bull as part of their 11000 collectors series. This is a very special reproduction of the […]
This new set from BGO Records comprises four original Charley Pride albums presented on two discs with an attractive slipcase displaying the cover art for all four albums. It contains […]
Bear Family Records add to their growing 11000 series of 10-inch vinyl reissues, with a rare Australian Bill Haley and His Comets compilation. Sporting a trademark kiss curl, swing rhythms […]
Forty Guns is a 1957 western film by Samuel Fuller. It stars Barry Sullivan as Griff Bonell, former gunfighter turned lawman. He and his two brothers come to the town […]
Like many Country music fans, my first exposure to Bobby Bare was through his memorable 1963 hit ‘500 Miles Away from Home’. The way he conveyed the story of that […]
House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir by director Samuel Fuller. The film opens with narration detailing filming locations in Japan. There is then some background on what we […]
2020 will mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of British rocker Billy Fury. Fury was known for hits such as ‘Maybe Tomorrow’, ‘Halfway to Paradise’ and ‘Jealousy’, and fondly […]