The Bunker Room Video Shelf
❉ David Geldard’s viewers guide on how to stop worrying and love films about the bomb…
Month: July 2023
An Appreciation Of ‘The Owl Service’ (1969)
❉ Ken Shinn on the cult series that ushered in a cycle of ITV-broadcast Junior Folk Horror in the ’70s and ’80s.
‘Mud: The Singles 1973-80’ reviewed
❉ If there’s such a thing as a Mud completist, this is the box set for you.
‘Black Archive #65: The Myth Makers’
❉ This is a thoroughly researched account of a lost Doctor Who serial’s odyssey from script to screen, writes Don Klees.
Wiser Now: ‘Strawbs – The Magic Of It All’
❉ David Cousins delivers a life affirming album that celebrates the Strawbs’ half-century, writes James R Turner.
‘Round and Round: Progressive Sounds of 1974’
❉ James Collingwood on a new box set charting the end of prog rock’s golden age.
Tracie: ‘Souls On Fire (The Recordings 1983-1986)’
❉ James Collingwood explores the house that Tracie Young built and finds hidden gems aplenty.
Donna Summer: ‘Another Place and Time’ 2CD reviewed
❉ Rob Morris on a new release of Donna Summer’s acclaimed 1989 S/A/W collab.
Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night: Brooklyn Disco 1974-75
❉ Bob Stanley’s latest Ace Records collection covers the early stages of the NY disco scene.
Stackridge: ‘Stackridge’ & ‘Friendliness’
❉ There’s silliness, melancholy pop and so much more in the world of Stackridge, writes Chris Browning.