Tag: retro

Trojan Ska-ing West! CD

Another of the Trojan / Spectrum reissues that might be of interest – Trojan Ska-ing West!. The CD is promising to be a rarity goldmine, again for not a lot of cash. According to the label, this set of early to mid-60s sounds of 40 tracks from the Island and […]

Sounds & Pressure: Mod Reggae CD

Trojan seems to be undergoing a reissue series via budget label Spectrum, with a few CD hitting the shelves today, including Sounds & Pressure: Mod Reggae. That very familiar packaging contains what's described as an 'eclectic' mix of 40 vintage tracks, some of which are making their debut on CD. […]

Lacoste Baseball Bomber Jacket

A classic from the current Lacoste range – this Lacoste Baseball Bomber Jacket. It's a classic 60s-style bomber jacket, the kind of thing Fred Perry tends to knock out on a regular basis in fact. Only this time it's the French crocodile on the front of the lightweight navy jacket, […]

Double Cookin' CD reviewed

Kent (amazingly) hasn't done a northern soul instrumental CD before, which makes the Double Cookin' CD release something of an event. Compiled by Tony Rounce, it features 24 northern soul instrumentals, perhaps leaning more towards the classic than the rare – although there are some hard to find nuggets on […]

Stark Raving Mod! book reviewed

A new book review online, specifically for the book Stark Raving Mod! Written by Ariana Klepac and Winston Posters, the book is a history of the Australian mod scene during the 'revival' years of 1979 – 1986, the work of Ariana Klepac and Winston Posters and now available to buy […]

Le Beat Bespoke 4 reviewed

It's not exactly the album of the event, but it does share the same title – Le Beat Bespoke 4. Actually it doesn't quite as the events are ahead of the albums in numbers I think. Anyway, the latest Rob Bailey-compiled album is out, we have a review online and […]

Sharon Jones in London & Manchester

After a recent London gig at Koko, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are back again, playing shows in London and Manchester, but not for some time yet. Presumably to promote the new album, I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone Records), the band return for two exclusive shows this November at […]

Soulboy – northern soul film lands

I've lost track of all the northern soul films in production, so let's just pretend we've never heard of Soulboy before (even though it's probably been featured on these pages before) and take it as it comes. So, the plot: 1974. Power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the terraces. […]