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A turntable with Bluetooth. Noel Keywood spins vinyl and tunes
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All 22 Beatles singles in a box. Reviewed by Noel Keywood.
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MUSIC ON VINYL
A host of new releases from this audiophile outfit (www.
musiconvinyl.com) includes Moloko’s ‘Things to Make and
Do’ (2000). A beat-ridden, splurge of sliding tempos. A solid
release full of intriguing textures.
Also look out for Peter Green’s ‘Kolors’ (1983). Green
PRETTY THINGS seems more up for it on this LP than previous releases. Pity
A double album disc (Madfish: the songs are sub par.
www.madfishmusic.com) featuring a live set from Also look out for two soul compilations, ‘Keeping the
the legendary rock outfit and with guests, Van Faith 1: 28 Stompin’ Northern Soul Classics’ & ‘Keeping the
Morrison and David Gilmour. Recorded at Faith 2: 21 Modern Soul Classics’. Both double albums, both
the O2 Indigo, London, December 2018. The on coloured vinyl, the former offering The Cherry People,
recording scoops the best of three live sets. The Sapphires and Sylvia while the latter includes The
Moments, Benny Troy, Carrie Lucas.

MODERN HARMONIC
Three compilation LPs from this
Sundazed off-shoot (modernharmonic.
com), all on coloured vinyl, includes
‘Spectral Stompers & Graveyard
Grooves’ that mixes garage, surf and
original trailer/radio spot pieces relating
to the famed, old Ghost Show road
shows that would travel the USA, from
the 30s to 70s, scaring the pants off paying customers. Artists include The
Night Beats, Pat and the Wildcats plus The Mysterions.
Also look out for the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to ‘Missile
To The Moon’ (1958) – illogical, substandard, filmed in seven days and
totally glorious! Plus ‘She Demons’ (1958), another Soundtrack combining
demons and Nazis. But of course. SIMPLE MINDS
The group’s vigorous output continues with two packages.
The first is a live set, ‘In the City of Angels’ (BMG) from the
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles on 24 October 2018 (Glittering
Prize was recorded at The Fillmore, Miami Beach on 8th
November 2018, though). Apart from the latter, you get the
whole concert.
'40: The Best Of’ (Universal) packs eighteen tracks into two
discs, covers the band’s entire career and includes a new track:
a cover of King Creosote’s 2014 song ‘For One Night Only’.
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