Countdown to Major Tom: Notes on a rocket launch
❉ Unravelling the genesis of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, released on this day in 1969.
Herbie Flowers
Richard Hewson On Paul McCartney’s ‘Thrillington’
❉ The renowned producer and arranger tells We Are Cult’s Eoghan Lyng about working with Percy Thrillington, aka Paul McCartney.
The sum of its parts: ‘Sky – The Studio Albums’ reviewed
❉ It is tempting to consign Sky to that enduring but beige ‘easy listening’ category, but to leave it at that would be overly simplistic. There is much in here to beguile and intrigue.
‘The War of The Worlds’: Jeff Wayne In His Own Words
❉ As Jeff Wayne’s phenomenally successful musical epic celebrates its 40th anniversary, we chat with its creator.