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Okay, kids, this is a very long review. I’m doing it song by song, ‘cos, quite simply, it’s too brilliant not to review it all.
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The Kinks – The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society (Re-issue)
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‘We are the Desperate Dan appreciation society
God save Strawberry Jam and all the different varieties.’
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Dutch Pubs
You are, after all, in the pub for one overriding reason, to drink. Heavily.
John Peel, an appreciation
John Peel, dead? At sixty five from a heart attack, if you really must know…Hell.
Incendiary News November 2004
I’ll tell you something for nothing. This past month or so has seen the release of some unbelievable albums by people who in another walk of life would be queuing for their free bus passes.
Letter from London 2
This piece won’t pretend to give you much biographical detail on John Peel’s life and times – there are plenty of websites which will give that information. Instead I hope I can convey how he touched the lives of my life and that of my friends, and how he was a great influence on our formative years musically speaking.
The Polyphonic Spree – Together We’re Heavy
"There is something charismatic, a twinkle in the eye, in just about every track on the album,"
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Slam; Year Zero
“By now it seems that Slam have ventured into lands anew, and instead of fumbling around in the dark they take a good stab at it, albeit with inspiration from other artists…”
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Super Discount 2
” This installment comes with a very similar game-plan, again de Crecy leads the pack but with a slightly different cast.”
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Wax, November
JM" E.P. (Utensil) is a Latin House masterpiece, oh yes it is.