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Posts tagged with 70s

‘For You’: How Prince Gifted His Debut Album To The World
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‘For You’: How Prince Gifted His Debut Album To The World

Recorded when he was still a teenager, ‘For You’ introduced Prince as a precocious young artist who was already ‘streets into the future’.

‘Rio Grande Mud’: ZZ Top Wade In With A Sizzling Second Album
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‘Rio Grande Mud’: ZZ Top Wade In With A Sizzling Second Album

Confirming ZZ Top as the US South’s meanest boogie merchants, ‘Rio Grande Mud’ set Billy F Gibbons’ team up for the mainstream.

‘Trans-Europe Express’: How Kraftwerk Took Pop To New Frontiers
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‘Trans-Europe Express’: How Kraftwerk Took Pop To New Frontiers

Venturing on a railway-inspired odyssey, Kraftwerk’s 1977 masterpiece, ‘Trans-Europe Express’, opened up new sonic horizons for electro-pop.

Peter Hook Unveils Ian Curtis Mural In Macclesfield

Peter Hook Unveils Ian Curtis Mural In Macclesfield

Painted by Manchester-based street artist Akse, the mural adorns a building on Mill Street opposite the Cheshire town's bus station.

Aretha Franklin: Why The “Queen Of Soul” Will Never Lose Her Crown
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Aretha Franklin: Why The “Queen Of Soul” Will Never Lose Her Crown

Gifting her life to us through her art, Aretha Franklin remains the singer against which all others will forever be judged.

Who Is In The 27 Club? Every Musician Who Died Aged 27
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Who Is In The 27 Club? Every Musician Who Died Aged 27

Reluctant members of the “27 Club”, these artists all died tragically young, leaving behind the “what if?” of unfulfilled potential.

‘Welcome To My Nightmare’: Behind Alice Cooper’s Shock-Rock Fantasy
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‘Welcome To My Nightmare’: Behind Alice Cooper’s Shock-Rock Fantasy

Laying Alice Cooper the band to rest, ‘Welcome To My Nightmare’ saw Alice Cooper the man make his dreams of solo stardom come true.

‘Thick As A Brick’: Behind Jethro Tull’s Towering Satirical Masterpiece
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‘Thick As A Brick’: Behind Jethro Tull’s Towering Satirical Masterpiece

Inspired by the surreal humour of Monty Python, Jethro Tull’s ‘Thick As A Brick’ album lampooned British life and the excesses of prog rock.

New Black Vinyl Editions Of Pretenders’ First Two Albums Now Available

New Black Vinyl Editions Of Pretenders’ First Two Albums Now Available

Both titles feature 2018 remastered audio by the albums’ original producer, Chris Thomas, and are on vinyl for the first time

‘Penguin’: How A Fledgling New Fleetwood Mac Sound Emerged
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‘Penguin’: How A Fledgling New Fleetwood Mac Sound Emerged

Fleetwood Mac’s 1973 album, ‘Penguin’, found the group in a period of transition, with Christine McVie emerging as a true songwriting force.

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