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The Vinyl Countdown # 1777

Robert Plant, Manic Nirvana (1990) It was back in the days when a trip to the big Marbecks store in Auckland was a helluva treat. I’d get to go there once a year – and it was a big deal! I’d almost be...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 1345

Jimmy Page, Death Wish II (1982) This was one on the wish-list, kinda. In that I loved the film when younger – and loved the music as part of the film. And I’m a Jimmy Page fan; at least I want to be....

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Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group News that Jimmy Page would be remastering/re-releasing the first three Zep albums as part of yet another reissue campaign was either...

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Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group I tried to address most of my concerns and shorthand Jimmy Page’s obvious cash-grab intentions around the reissue of the first...

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Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group So here’s the third album reissued (again); the third and last in this first batch for the Mr. Page Needs To Buy New Witch Stuff...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 1064

The Jeff Beck Group, Beck-Ola (1969) So I first heard Plynth and Rice Pudding via a Jeff Beck tape, a compilation. I bought into Jeff Beck as part of the myth around the three great British guitarists...

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Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page Jimmy Page Genesis Publications The books made by Genesis Publications are beautiful – stunning. They’re almost fetish items – targeting the fan, offering up lovingly curated...

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The Best Guitarist in The World: # 1 – Jeff Beck

A few years ago I was offered an interview with Jeff Beck. I jumped at the chance. It would be 10 minutes only and it was the very next day. Oh, and it was for The Listener. Almost implausibly they...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 1777

Robert Plant, Manic Nirvana (1990) It was back in the days when a trip to the big Marbecks store in Auckland was a helluva treat. I’d get to go there once a year – and it was a big deal! I’d almost be...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 1345

Jimmy Page, Death Wish II (1982) This was one on the wish-list, kinda. In that I loved the film when younger – and loved the music as part of the film. And I’m a Jimmy Page fan; at least I want to be....

View Article

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group News that Jimmy Page would be remastering/re-releasing the first three Zep albums as part of yet another reissue campaign was either...

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Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group I tried to address most of my concerns and shorthand Jimmy Page’s obvious cash-grab intentions around the reissue of the first...

View Article

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group So here’s the third album reissued (again); the third and last in this first batch for the Mr. Page Needs To Buy New Witch Stuff...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 1064

The Jeff Beck Group, Beck-Ola (1969) So I first heard Plynth and Rice Pudding via a Jeff Beck tape, a compilation. I bought into Jeff Beck as part of the myth around the three great British guitarists...

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Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page Jimmy Page Genesis Publications The books made by Genesis Publications are beautiful – stunning. They’re almost fetish items – targeting the fan, offering up lovingly curated...

View Article


The Best Guitarist in The World: # 1 – Jeff Beck

A few years ago I was offered an interview with Jeff Beck. I jumped at the chance. It would be 10 minutes only and it was the very next day. Oh, and it was for The Listener. Almost implausibly they...

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Stuck On The Same Page: The Homily of Jimmy Page Post-Zep

Remember Sick Boy’s unifying theory of life (“beautifully fooking illustrated”). That idea that “we all get old, we cannae hack it anymore and that’s it” as the scene from Trainspotting espouses is...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 511

The Yardbirds, Five Live Yardbirds (1964) These days I would struggle to give anything resembling a fuck for almost anything Eric Clapton does – but I found my way to him and his legacy at a young age...

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The 1001 Albums Challenge # 17: The Yardbirds – “The Yardbirds” (aka ‘Roger...

I bought a 20 Smash Hits-type compilation of The Yardbirds for $2 on cassette tape (to clarify – this was when I was about 13 and I bough tapes regularly and they were $14-20 usually). Sometimes I’d...

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Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)

The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen...

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