We don't feature much jazz on these pages, but Ember Jazz: The Flamingo Connection is worth a mention. Essentially it's an overview of the late 50s, early 60s club jazz sound of the Flamingo, with tracks pulled from the archives of Jeffrey Kruger's Ember label. An impressive 36 tracks over […]
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eBay watch: UFO record player
A design classic from the late 60s that's a cut above your average Dansette – the Patrice Dupont-designed Philips UFO portable record player. It's a much sought-after design, featured in the equally sought-after L'utopie Du Tout Plastique book/catalogue of space age design, offering up a record player with built-in speaker, […]
Small Faces official DVD released
This one has passed us by in the run-up to launch, but apparently the Small Faces official DVD has been released today by the British Invasion label. The full title is Small Faces All or Nothing 1965 – 1968, with the DVD featuring 23 complete performances filmed from 1965 to […]
The Moons single incoming on Acid Jazz
We really rate The Moons and expect big things of them into 2010 – starting with their debut single on the Acid Jazz label, Torn Between Two, which is out in October, followed by an album, which should be hitting the shelves in February 2010. The single will be available […]
100 Club Anniversary Singles CD
You may recall we mentioned the forthcoming 6TS 30th anniverary all-nighter, which is rapidly approaching and indeed, that the traditional collectalbe vinyl 45 will be given away to each attendee of the night. Well, in the nick of time, Kent is offering you the chance just about every past single […]
Duke Vin & The Birth of Ska
Judging by the date on the trailer, it's been some time in the making, but you can now catch Duke Vin and the Birth of Ska as part of the Portobello Film Festival. Essentially, it's this Gus Berger-directed documentary is the story of ska in the UK, focusing on the […]
The Miracles: Depend On Me
You might know some of the later Smokey Robinson and the Miracles tunes like the back of your hand, but the early output of the Miracles is often overlooked. Which is where The Miracles' Depend On Me set comes in. Released by Universal/Motown, the collection is a two-disc set, but […]
eBay watch: Dansette record players
Yes, we know they're not hugely friendly with your rare vinyl and the sound quality isn't anywhere near your average home audio set-up, but there's still something very appealing about a vintage Dansette record player. Prices on eBay vary from a few quid to over £200 for a mint and […]
