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JEFF BECK THE GUITARISTS’ GUITARIST

On the eve of his concerts with fellow ex-Yardbird Eric Clapton, we celebrate the 50-year career of one of rock’s all-time guitar greats. Interview, profile and discography by TIM JONES Fans of the guitarist born Geoffrey Arnold Beck in June 1944, in Wallington, Surrey, have experienced eclectic styles, career hiatuses and cancelled concerts over the years, but they see such idiosyncrasies …

50 21ST CENTURY COLLECTABLES

Our annual round-up of recent highlights from the collecting world – across countless genres – takes a slightly different approach this year. For 2010, we have decided to focus on records released only after 2000. While this does not necessarily mean that the artists included have to have been active in that period (such as Nirvana), the main portion of the list covers modern acts …

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PSYCHAMERIICA PARTT 2

Richard Morton Jack continues his trip through the most far-out delights of America’s psychedelic era. The influence of hallucinogenic drugs had begun to be felt in ultra-hip musical circles from the start of the 60s, but it wasn’t until 1965 that it became explicit. Future Doors drummer John Densmore (see interview, page 54) joined a band named The Psychedelic Rangers that spring, …

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MARK E SMITH & ED BLANEY - The Train: Part 3

Second batch of Train-related sounds from Fall guys Ed Blaney was a member of The Fall for a short period of time (like most Fall members, save for Mark E Smith) in 2000-01. Parts one and two of The Train appeared on a single CD in 2008, made up of strange rumblings recorded on the hoof on journeys around Europe. It’s pretty much the same story – only …

ALBUM REVIEW From Issue 372

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Swinging UK

Archive fun from the forebearers of Britpop Packaged together with its sequel, UK Swings Again, this DVD features two half-hour performance films originally made as supporting titles for 1964 cinema releases, giving pop fans a rare opportunity to see their musical heroes in glorious colour. It’s not all star names (whatever happened to The Cockneys and The Wackers, you …

DVD REVIEW From Issue 372

Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography Will Birch by

The first essential music book of the year The late Lord Upminster’s life was awash with contradictions. The offspring of a working class bus driver father and an academic bohemian mother; the abused handicapped boarder who evolved into the school bully; the performer desperate for stardom who discovered fame wasn’t what he hoped it would be. It’s all here, in a …

BOOK REVIEW From Issue 372

BUZZCOCKS - Dublin Academy (24th October, 2009)

View: centre-left The pioneering punks returned with a storming set steeped exclusively in their first two LPs. From Another Music In A Different Kitchen through Love Bites, we were treated to a set-list including classics from Love Battery to driving Sixteen Again. The band never let up, and excitement reached fever pitch for their 30-minute, albeit contrived, encore. Orgasm …

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