Category Archives: CD Reviews

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music has been with many of us seemingly a lifetime. His own lifetime spans some 70 years now and to tie in with his landmark birthday, the musical maestro has curated a 4 CD greatest hits compilation encompassing many of his compositions and collaborations. Among the musicals featured are Cats, Evita, JesusContinue reading “CD Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked: The Platinum Collection”

By 1973, Rock n Roll icons, The Everly Brothers had gone their separate ways and launched  solo careers. While Don  headed for Nashville, Phil, the higher register voice of the duo, embarked on  releasing his solo debut, Star Spangled Springer on RCA. In 1974, Phil headed for London and over the next two years recordedContinue reading “CD Review: Phil Everly – There’s Nothing Too Good For My Baby /Mystic Line (Morelio Records)”

Its 50 years since The Paper Dolls entered the charts with their irresistible hit, Something In My Heart (Keeps A Tellin’ Me No). Predating the Spice Girls by some 30 years, the Northampton based trio, Susie ‘Tiger’ Mathis, Pauline ‘Spyder’ Bennett and Sue ‘Copper’ Marshall were the first British girl band to be known byContinue reading “CD Review: The Paper Dolls – Something Here In My Heart – The Complete Recordings 1968-1970”

Martika’s Kitchen was the 1991 second album for Latin pop singer Martika. The album featuring no less than four song writing collaborations with Prince was the follow up album to her 1988 self-titled debut. Martika had already shown a degree of depth and maturity with her debut single, Toy Soldiers in 1989. The Latin PopContinue reading “CD Review: Martika – Martika’s Kitchen (Reheated Edition)”

Stronger Thru The Years is a new 2CD collection coinciding with Sir Cliff Richard’s 59th year in music. As with many recent Cliff compilations there is much in the way of familiar material. Of the 38 cuts featured, over 30 were hit singles and 10 reached the coveted number one position.Amongst the material are severalContinue reading “CD Review: Cliff Richard – Stronger Thru The Years”

Formed out of the ashes of Scottish punk band Skids by guitarist Stuart Adamson, Big Country were one of the leading British alternative rock bands of the 1980s scoring many well remembered hits including In a Big Country, Chance and Look Away. By the 1990s, although chart success had waned, the band still had aContinue reading “CD Review: Big Country – We’re Not In Kansas (The Live Bootleg Box Set 1993-98)”

As much as the 1960s music scene was diverse and brimming with quality there were some artists that never quite had the success they deserved, despite their records getting strong airplay and having great appeal. Australian Group The Dave Miller Set were both popular and hardworking on the east coast scene in the late 1960sContinue reading “CD Review: The Dave Miller Set – Mr Guy Fawkes (The Complete Spin Records & More)”

For the casual listener, it might appear that The Mock Turtles only released two records, 1991’s commercially friendly Can You Dig It? and the title track from the bands follow-up EP, And Then She Smiles. In fact, The Mock Turtles had evolved from Manchester’s Judge Happiness back in the mid-80s. Featuring singer, songwriter and guitarist Martin Coogan,Continue reading “CD Review: The Mock Turtles – Turtle Soup (Expanded Edition)”

It’s incredible to think that nearly 30 years have elapsed since the passing of Roy Orbison. One of the original rock n roll greats, Orbison sadly died in 1989 at the young age of 52 following a successful pop comeback. Orbison’s strong back catalogue and exhaustive output during his lifetime have meant there has neverContinue reading “CD Review: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic – A Love So Beautiful”

Back in 1986 it seemed anything was possible when newspaper pin-up and model Samantha Fox reached the top 10 with her debut single Touch Me (I Want Your Body). Anything indeed was possible, as Sam followed up with several chart hits over the next ten years including collaborations with Stock, Aitken and Waterman including Nothing’sContinue reading “CD Review: Samantha Fox – Play It Again Sam – The Fox Box”