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BOB DYLAN - THE ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS

BOB DYLAN - THE ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS

The first eight albums, in one channel and one box. You know the songs, of course. But hear him...

SUFJAN STEVENS - THE GENIUS OF ADZ

SUFJAN STEVENS - THE GENIUS OF ADZ

Genius or show-off? This over-indulgent eighth shows evidence of both...

ELTON JOHN AND LEON RUSSELL - THE UNION

ELTON JOHN AND LEON RUSSELL - THE UNION

Elton reconnects with his original mentor, under the watchful eye of T Bone Burnett. And Neil...

BRYAN FERRY - OLYMPIA

BRYAN FERRY - OLYMPIA

First album of new material in eight years offers tantalising glimpses of the old modernist......

DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS SE

DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS SE

Their explosive debut now arrives with 21 additional tracks, including previously unreleased...

BOB DYLAN - THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL 9

BOB DYLAN - THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL 9

Comprising The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964: four dozen publisher’s demos from Dylan’s breakout...

KINGS OF LEON - COME AROUND SUNDOWN

KINGS OF LEON - COME AROUND SUNDOWN

Come young, come old! A superb fifth will delight Boomer and Tweeter alike...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE ROLLING STONES

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE ROLLING STONES

A ‘below stairs’ view of the 1972 American tour...

ROBERT WYATT/GILAD ATZMON/ROS STEPHEN - THE GHOST WITHIN

ROBERT WYATT/GILAD ATZMON/ROS STEPHEN - THE GHOST WITHIN

Moving, ethereal and not a little odd – it’s the jazz standards songbook as you’ve never heard...

JOHN LENNON - REMASTERS

JOHN LENNON - REMASTERS

Exhaustive, 70th-birthday ‘Gimme Some Truth’ campaign includes all eight solo albums, boxsets,...

NEIL YOUNG - LE NOISE

NEIL YOUNG - LE NOISE

Just Neil, his guitars, and Daniel Lanois. Raw magic ensues...

MANIC STREET PREACHERS - POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN

MANIC STREET PREACHERS - POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN

Their 10th album is a glam belter, full of fire and thunder, gospel choirs and orchestras. But...

EDWYN COLLINS - LOSING SLEEP

EDWYN COLLINS - LOSING SLEEP

Bracing return from illness for ex-Orange Juice frontman...

GRINDERMAN - GRINDERMAN 2

GRINDERMAN - GRINDERMAN 2

Leering drone-rock from Cave & co. Good dirty fun...

ROBERT PLANT - BAND OF JOY

ROBERT PLANT - BAND OF JOY

More deliciously dark Americana. And a few surprises too...

Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy, One Mayfair, London, September 1, 2010

“This,” says Robert Plant, gesturing round the former church that he’s chosen...

RAY LAMONTAGNE & THE PARIAH DOGS - GOD WILLIN' & THE CREEK DON'T RISE

RAY LAMONTAGNE & THE PARIAH DOGS - GOD WILLIN' & THE CREEK DON'T RISE

Impassioned, old-fashioned soul-blues, and all the better for it...

BRIAN WILSON - BRIAN WILSON REIMAGINES GERSHWIN

BRIAN WILSON - BRIAN WILSON REIMAGINES GERSHWIN

Pop genius tinkers with The Great American Songbook. Not bad,
but not great...

JOSH RITTER - SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY

JOSH RITTER - SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY

All aboard! Idaho songwriter’s sixth is an oddly compelling ride...

DYLAN LEBLANC - PAUPER'S FIELD

DYLAN LEBLANC - PAUPER'S FIELD

Well-connected young American’s literate debut impresses...

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Editor's Letter

Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Rodriguez, George Clinton, John Fogerty, Prince and George Jones in new Uncut


I would have bought the issue of Melody Maker in which I first read about Bruce Springsteen on my way into the art school in Newport, where in March 1973 I was in my last term, only a few months away from moving to London and not long after that fetching up on MM as a junior reporter/feature...