Taking Some Time On. Underground Sounds of 1970 by Various Artists

In the 1970 Underground scene, everything is connected.

Truth by Jeff Beck

Mickie Most said ‘All that wangy-yangy Hendrix stuff is history’. I said ‘No it ain’t, pal. Not as far as I’m concerned.’

Barn by Neil Young

Songs that open a window to our souls

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

“Even in this horrific atmosphere, there can still be a lot of musical activity going on”

Box Of Pin-Ups. The British Sounds of 1965 by Various Artists

Suzy Quatro’s future husband, a group managed by The Kray Twins and the singer of “Grocer Jack”

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Replete with sonic diversity

The Best Of Van Morrison by Van Morrison

This is not the best of Van Morrison

Exit 0 by Steve Earle & The Dukes

There ain’t no peace for an angry young man.

The Killer Inside Me by Green On Red

In which Dan Stuart unlocks the cellar door of the American psyche, revealing the violence that dwells within each and every one of us.

Heard A Long Gone Song by Lisa O’Neill

“As I walked down by the riverside, one evening in the spring, heard a long song gone from days gone by”

Colin Scot by Colin Scot

What do King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Elton John, Brinsley Schwarz, Strawbs, Lindisfarne, Rare Bird, Affinity and Tudor Lodge have in common?

Sing The Delta by Iris DeMent

“I go to songs to make my internal world work better”

Cat Mother by Cat Mother

Only available on vinyl

Family by Thompson

A musically fabulous and lyrically compelling album.

If Only There Was A River by Anna St Louis

An album of beauty, sophistication and intelligence.

Bryter Later by Nick Drake

Disconnection

So by Peter Gabriel

How important is the running order of an album?

On The Shore by Trees

The gap between progressive rock music and prog rock is similar to the gap between a raconteur and a pub bore. This is classic progressive rock.

The Twelve Inch Singles by Soft Cell

Pages from True Love Stories

Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis

“I try and make an album that is unique. To try and make an album that is outside the period in which it’s written or recorded”

Get Back – Rooftop Performance by The Beatles

The Beatles second live album

California Bloodlines by John Stewart

“Mother country. I do love you.”

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

The second of three albums that Fairport Convention released in 1969.

For Everyman by Jackson Browne

Thinking about “Everyman”