Song for Guy was a hit for Elton John in 1978. This largely instrumental song was one of the few successful songs written without Bernie Taupin. In 1976, after a record breaking streak of albums, Elton and Bernie had gone their separate ways. At the time, Bernie has checked into a clinic to clean up … Continue reading “Song for Guy”
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That's All
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Blue Red and Grey
The Who by Numbers
The Who
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Grounds for Divorce
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Elbow
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Polly
Nevermind (Deluxe Edition)
Nirvana
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Blackstar
Blackstar
David Bowie
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Una spiaggia a mezzogiorno
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Blackstar
Blackstar
David Bowie
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Win - 2016 Remaster
Young Americans (2016 Remaster)
David Bowie
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Eight Line Poem - 2015 Remaster
Hunky Dory (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie
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A New Career in a New Town - 2017 Remaster
Low (2017 remaster)
David Bowie
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Let's Dance - 2018 Remaster
Let's Dance (2018 remaster)
David Bowie
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Black Country Rock - 2015 Remaster
The Man Who Sold The World (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie
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Aladdin Sane - 2013 Remaster
Aladdin Sane (2013 remaster)
David Bowie
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Jump They Say - 2003 Remaster
Black Tie White Noise
David Bowie
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V-2 Schneider - 2017 Remaster
"Heroes" (2017 remaster)
David Bowie
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Station to Station - 2016 Remaster
Station To Station (2016 Remaster)
David Bowie
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Condemnation
Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Deluxe)
Depeche Mode
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No One Is to Blame
Dream into Action
Howard Jones
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Sat in Your Lap
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
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Army Dreamers - 2018 Remaster
Never For Ever (2018 Remaster)
Kate Bush
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Honky Chateau was Elton John’s 5th studio album recorded at Château d’Hérouville in France. One hour North of Paris, in the village of Herouville, the Chateau was residential studio that offered the artists a chance to record with a small band, and the chance for some time out of the limelight. Less than three years … Continue reading “Where is Elton’s Honky Chateau?”
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As the shadows start to stretch and the days get shorter I start to reach for a different theme of music. Not quite ‘autumnal’ and not entirely melancholy, there are just some tracks that work on these overcast days of late summer into early autumn. There are entire albums that, for me, fit this time … Continue reading “Songs for Overcast Days”
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One overcast autumn morning we packed the car and headed North, towards Ely, in search of the Division Bell. From our home in Suffolk it would take less than 90 minutes to reach the flat wide-open space of the Fens from which the majestic Ely Cathedral rises like a giant light ship, marooned after the … Continue reading “In search of the Division Bell – August 2011”
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In 2018, I saw my first concert at London’s Union Chapel. This was the only London gig for Lucius, promoting their latest album ‘Nudes.’ I knew of Lucius singers. Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig from their work supporting Roger Waters on backing vocals for his Desert Trip concert and subsequent ‘Us & Them’ tour. Tonight’s … Continue reading “Lucius at the Chapel”
