‘The Bar-Kays: The Definitive Collection’ reviewed
❉ Paul Abbott reviews a triple-decker slab of Funk from Cherry Red’s Robinsongs label.
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‘All The Young Droogs: 60 Juvenile Delinquent Wrecks’ reviewed
❉ This detour down Glam’s back alleys has more should-have-been hits than perhaps any other box set.
Viva Bananarama: ‘Drama’ and ‘Viva’ (Expanded Editions) reviewed
❉ Two of Bananarama’s most stylish albums finally receive the expanded edition treatment.
Dana Gillespie – The Complete MainMan Recordings 1971-1974
❉ Featuring all 5 tracks from the legendary BOWPROMO LP and previously unheard original demo of ‘Andy Warhol’ featuring David Bowie.
Mozes and the Firstborn – ‘Dadcore’
❉ Mozes and the Firstborn’s third full length album is wonderfully, dazzlingly tongue in cheek, writes Eoghan Lyng.
‘Manchester – A City United In Music’ reviewed
❉ A neat, often illuminating collection of Manchester songs from every big modern era and scene, writes Andy Murray.
Katie Doherty & The Navigators – ‘And Then’
❉ Contemporary in virtues, traditional in ornamentation, ‘And Then’ makes for vigorous listening.
St Lucifer – ‘Music is Violence’
❉ The Mancunian band’s second album is eclectic, punchy, dynamic, guileless and thoroughly inventive.
Top Five Albums Of 2018
❉ It’s the reason for the season – Liz Buckley returns with her favourite albums of this year.
The Residents: ‘Intruders’
❉ If you’ve never heard a note by The Residents before, you could easily dip your toe in here and very quickly gauge the flavour of their career so far.