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| Savoy Brown - Boogie Brothers
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(Decca SKL-5186 UK-74 VG+ 300:-)
This incarnation of Savoy Brown is mainly ony blistering romp from start to finish. The line-up features three strong guitarists; mainstay Kim Simmonds, ex-Chicken Shacker Stan Webb and former Keef Hartley-member Miller Anderson.
On this guitar-dominate album, Simmonds stays surprisingly in the background, leaving most of the songwriting and vocal chores to Anderson.
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| Savoy Brown - Looking In
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(Decca SKL-5066 UK-70 VG+ 600:-)
An English rhythm and blues band that debuted in '67, Savoy Brown always found more of an audience with the American crowd, who rarely turn down Boogie Rock of any kind. Their swampy blues style peaked in the early '70s, but they've continued their exploration of Electric Blues by releasing a record at least every other year.
"Looking In" is a very nice piece of British blues and boogie to get you through the weekend. Lonesome Dave strums and tells the tales and the rest of the boys provide the atmosphere. Powerful at times and quiet at others it's a ride down that gravel road that parallels the highway.
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| Scott, Linda - Linda
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(Congress LP-3001 US-62 VG+ 300:-)
Linda Joy Sampson was active in the early to mid 1960s.
Her biggest hit was the 1961 single, "I've Told Every Little Star". She went on to place twelve songs on the charts over the next four years.
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| Shades of MacMurrough - Carrig River
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(Polydor 2908.007 Ire-73 VG+ 1250:-)
Hailing from Ferns in Co. Wexford Shades of MacMurrough formed in 1971. Comprised of Mary and Josephine O'Neill and Paul Kavanagh they specialised in close harmonies and accompanied themselves on 6 & 12 string guitars, spinet, autoharp, tin whistle and bodhran.
Released in 1973 "Carrig River" has been long held as an acid folk holy grail and is a mellifluous blend of sublime vocal harmonies and subtle instrumentation.
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| Shok Paris - Steel and Starlight
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(IRS Records ILP-460452 Hol-87 375:-)
Shok Paris was a blip on the 80s metal radar, managing three albums that were decent but definitely second-tier in the grand scheme of things.
They’re most famous for the over-the-top vocals of frontman, Vic Hix. The man sounded like Blackie Lawless hopped up on discount Super Soldier Formula and 5 Hour Energy while trying to channel Danzig and Messiah Marcolin simultaneously.
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| Simon, Paul - Negotiations and Love Songs
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(Warner Bros 925789-1 EU-88 SS 500:-)
In his career, Paul Simon has had an impeccable ability to bring together melody and lyric with various global styles, creating some of the smartest pop around. Ever since he left behind the rigid musical borders of Simon & Garfunkel's folk-rock, Simon has built upon that fertile base. And as NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS, a Warner Brothers-era greatest hits compilation, clearly shows, Simon expanded his cultural horizons and sent his musical appetite into overdrive to separate his compositions from those of his contemporaries.
Rare promotional vinyl in a single pocket picture sleeve and housed in a custom title printed cloth sleeve which remains stitch sealed around the edges - an unusual promo rarity!
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| Simple Minds - Ghost Dancing
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(Mixeye 198-60128 Bel-86 VG+ 300:-)
From their beginnings as a raw, glammed-up New Wave band in 1977 to their complex Alternative Rock of the present, Simple Minds has maintained a dramatic flair and a deep complexity in their constantly changing sound.
Side A to E: Copenhagen, Tuesday 28th Jan. 1986.
Side F: Sydney, Friday 9th Dec. 1981.
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| Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain
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(Virgin V2300 UK-84 VG+ 375:-)
An album that seems ready to catapult Simple Minds to superstardom right from the very first note! One of the key 80s sets that marked the shift from new wave offbeat to mainstream success – reshaping the sound of the latter at a moment when Simple Minds and some of their UK contemporaries were taking the world by storm!
UK Limited Edition on WHITE vinyl!
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees - Join Hands
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(Polydor POLD-5024 UK-79 VG+ 500:-)
Siouxsie and the Banshees had great success with their dark, intense sound, when they hit the UK charts with their first single, the grim and brooding "Hong Kong Garden". Over the years, Siouxsie's somewhat tuneless, hiccupping wail grew into a melodic, powerful voice, and the band's sound followed suit.
Released in 1979, the same year as other seminal Post-Punk albums such as PiL's 'Metal Box', Gang of Four's 'Entertainment!' and Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures', 'Join Hands' is the last Banshee's record with John McKay on guitar and Kenny Morris on drums.
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| Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
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(Mercury SR-61328 US-70 VG/VG+ 500:-)
Sir Lord Baltimore may have a British-sounding name - but the group are a trio from Brooklyn, and serve up a blistering pre-metal version of hard rock that maybe blows away some of their English contemporaries at the time!
There's a tremendous amount of power going on here - heavy bass from Gary Justin, searing guitars from Louis Dampier, and monstrous drums from John Garner, who somehow manages to also give out these raw, eerie vocals while also completely destroying the drum kit - all with energy that really prefaces a metal generation to come -- but with a stripped-down vibe that's completely free of hoke.
The sleeve of this copy shows some wear; the vinyl is graded VG+.
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| Springsteen, Bruce - Darkness on the Edge...
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(Columbia 35318 US-78 EX 800:-)
Coming three years, and one extended court battle, after the commercial breakthrough of Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town was highly anticipated. Though not as heavily produced as Born to Run, Darkness was given a full-bodied sound, with prominent keyboards and double-tracked vocals. Springsteen's stories were becoming less heroic, but his musical style remained grand.
US PROMO Picture Disc; two pressings of 2,000 copies each made.
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| Springsteen, Bruce - Nebraska
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(Sony 98028-87551 EU-25 EX 900:-)
Bruce Springsteen’s "Nebraska '82" (4 LPs + 1 Blu-Ray) gathers revelatory unheard material from this prolific period including the fabled 'Electric Nebraska' sessions with the E Street Band and solo home and studio recordings.
Joined by a 2025 remaster of the original album, plus a new performance film of all ten Nebraska songs played in sequence, Springsteen’s 1982 acoustic masterwork is augmented by 17 contemporary recordings (15 previously unreleased) that were part of the groundswell of inspiration that shaped "Nebraska" and share its haunting themes.
Together, they expand our understanding of how this seminal album came to be and reflect the breadth of Springsteen’s creative intentions at a pivotal moment in his artistic development.
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| Springsteen, Bruce - Reasons to Believe, pt 1 & 2
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(Holsten HOT-7/8 EU-85 EX 600:-)
The 'Born in the USA' Tour was his longest and most successful tour to date. It featured a physically transformed Springsteen; after two years of bodybuilding, the singer had bulked up considerably. The tour was the first since the 1974 portions of the 'Born to Run' tours without guitarist Steven Van Zandt.
The sleeve says: Live at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, November 18, 1984
But that's not correct, the concert is from November 19, 1984.
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| Springsteen, Bruce - Streets on Fire
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([unofficial] VG+ 500:-)
This 2LP set was actually recorded during the second leg of the "Born to Run Tour" at the Civic Center in Springfield, MA, on August 22, 1976.
This would be the final performance of of eight by the Miami Horns Quartet, who had to re-join Southside Johnny on tour. The Jukes had been off the road while Johnny recovered from a throat infection.
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" includes Roy Bittan playing a minute of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major" from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" in the band introductions and a snippet of "Theme From Shaft" in the midsection.
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| Stewart, Rod - Storyteller
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(Warner Bros 925987-1 EU-89 800:-)
Rod Stewart once sat at the right hand of nearly every critic, enjoying the fulsome praise due a rock 'n' roll wunderkind. After an incredibly productive stint from 1960 to 1975, in which Stewart matched Faces releases with solo albums, he left the band to explore new currents in the mainstream.
This 7-LP box set covers all phases of this rooster-coiffed rocker in appropriate style, with a 24-page booklet/discography and all the hits.
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| Stiff Little Fingers - Go for It
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(Chrysalis CHR-1339 UK-81 VG+ 350:-)
This was the last SLF album from from the band's classic, and best line-up. Their music was broadeneing in terms of its lyrical concerns and musical styles. Henry Cluney was featuring more as a songwriter. Given the strength of their previous album, the live 'Hanx', and their thunderous, exciting sound, SLF looked to have a big future. Yet 'Go For It' became the last hurrah of their short golden era.
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| Stranglers - Black and White
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(United Artists UAK-30222 UK-78 VG+ 375:-)
After two albums and some extraordinary singles, The Stranglers were one of the most successful punk-era bands, hitting the top 10 regularly and being controversial (even for 1977) with their sexist lyrics and macho attitude.
The Stranglers turned everything round on their third album, the extraordinary "Black and White". With an aptly stark cover and a division into "black" and "white" sides, the album was immediately notable for its tougher sound and attitude, and a merciful lack of songs about how awful women were.
The first 75000 copies of this album included the 7" "Walk On By/Mean To Me/Tits" on white vinyl in a black paper sleeve also containing a card with the credits. Over time a few of these have suffered a colour stability issue, changing colour to pink/beige.
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