1975


Reviews


Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022)
1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language

Confident and passionate return to form on fifth album from much acclaimed British group The 1975


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Interviews

Chuck Prophet
Interview Chuck Prophet - Interview

Californian singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet talks to Anthony Strutt at a gig in London about his years with influential Americana outfit Green on Red and his recent solo record 'Dreaming Waylon's Dream', a track by track cover record of Waylon Jennings' 1975 album, 'Dreaming My Dreams'


Lee Underwood
Interview Tiger Lillies And Contrastate - Interview

Lee Underwood spent the early part of his recording career and nine years working as Tim Buckley's regular guitarist, appearing on each of his records. He speaks to Chris O' Toole about Buckley's legacy, his life since his death in 1975 and the part he played in the development of a legend


Profiles

ELF
Profile ELF - Profile

Erick Mertz examines the legacy of blues rock act Elf, the early band of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio's Ronnie James Dio, whose 1974 second album 'Carolina County Ball'and 1975 third album 'Trying to Burn the Sun' have both been reissued by Cherry Red


DVD-Baker Gurvitz Army
Live Baker Gurvitz Army - Live

Carl Bookstein finds worth viewing a 1975 live DVD from Ginger Baker's then band Baker Gurvitz Army, which after his more experimental post Cream work saw him returning to mainstream rock


Monty Python's Spamalot
Palace Theatre, London Monty Python - Palace Theatre, London

Anthony Strutt wriies of original Python Eric Idle's new thatre musical 'Spamalot' which has just transfered from Broadway to London, and is both a rip off and an update of the 1975 film, ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’


Live

Liverpool Sound City
2/5/2013...4/5/2013 Miscellaneous - 2/5/2013...4/5/2013

At this year's three day Liverpool Sound City Harry Sherriff watches set from among others the 1975, Lulu James, ex-Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones, Darwin Deez and the Sugarmen


Albums

Before the Day is Done: The Story of Folk Heritage Records (1968-1975) Various - Before the Day is Done: The Story of Folk Heritage Records (1968-1975)

Tommy Gunnarsson enjoys ‘Before the Day is Done’, the third instalment in a folk anthology series from Grapefruit which focuses on the obscure Folk Heritage label between 1968 and 1975.


Phil Manzanera
Diamond Head Miscellaneous - Diamond Head

In our 'Re:View' section, in which our writers examine albums from the past, Adrian Janes reflects on a new reissue of Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera’s 1975 first solo album 'Diamond Head', which mixes styles and star guests to often impressive effect.


Terry Allen
Juarez Terry Allen - Juarez

In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look back at albums from the past, Kimberly Bright examines Terry Allen's 1975 concept album 'Juarez' which has been recently re-released


Fairport Convention
Rising for the Moon Fairport Convention - Rising for the Moon

In our 'Re:View' series, in which our writers look back on classic albums from the past, Andy Cassidy examines Fairport Convention's 1975 album 'Racing to the Moon', which was the last of their albums to feature Sandy Denny and which has just been released in a new double CD edition


Bob Dylan and The Band
The Basement Tapes Bob Dylan and The Band - The Basement Tapes

In our 'Re : View' section, in which our writers look back at albums on the past, new Pennyblackmusic writer Jeff Thiessen examines Bob Dylan and The Band's sprawling 1975 album, 'The Basement Tapes', and finds, underneath all its seeming looseness, a surprising sense of structure and deliberateness


Favourite Album-Patti Smith
Horses Patti Smith - Horses

In the latest in our Favourite Albums series, in which a different writer writes about a favourite album of his or her choice, new writer Jon Rogers examines the impact of Patti Smith's seminal 1975 debut 'Horses'


Features

Raging Pages Jay Bergen - Raging Pages

In her 'Raging Pages' book column, Lisa Torem examines Jay Bergen's new memoir 'Lennon, the Mobster and the Lawyer', which tells of his experiences representing John Lennon against Morris Levy, the Mafia-connected owner of Roulette Records, for the rights to his 1975 LP, Rock ‘n’ Roll’.