PERSONAL

Back from my trip to Poland. I had a great time there visiting the
familiar places and especially meeting many old friends. Many hours of
conversation with people, mostly remembering the old times, people...

ALBUM

Today's addition is the next of the new batch of John Mayall's
expanded editions of his early albums, all of which are absolutely
wonderful examples of British blues.

John Mayall - "The Diary Of A Band (Expanded Edition)"

6th & 7th albums by John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers, which were
actually a double album released on two separate LPs as The Diary Of A
Band Vol.1 & Vol.2 (as Decca thought that releasing a double album...

ALBUM

Today's addition is the next of the new batch of John Mayall's
expanded editions of his early albums, all of which are absolutely
wonderful examples of British blues.

John Mayall - "Bare Wires (Expanded Edition)"

8th album by John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers, and his most ambitious
project by far. The Bluesbreakers' lineup was extended to a septet and
included Mick Taylor on guitar, Tony Reeves on bass, Jon Hiseman...

ALBUM

Today's addition is the last of the new batch of John Mayall's
expanded editions of his early albums, all of which are absolutely
wonderful examples of British blues.

John Mayall - "Blues From Laurel Canyon (Expanded Edition)"

9th album by John Mayall, and his most personal and intimate statement
to date. Following the decision to disband the Bare Wires version of
the Bluesbreakers Mayall immediately formed a new quartet, retaining...

ALBUM

Today's addition is an album I was involved in producing and even took
part in the performance 22 years ago. During my recent visit to Poland
I saw (to my complete surprise) that the album was finally released:

Various Artists - "The Book Of Job"

The tale of "The Book Of Job" project originates in 1981, when a group
of Polish jazz musicians, actors and other intellectuals decided to
stage a production based on one of the most dramatic biblical...

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Today's addition is the new compilation of BBC recordings by the
legendary Canterbury Scene band Caravan:

Caravan - "The Show Of Our Lives - Live At The BBC 1968-1975"

Every piece of archival material by the legendary Canterbury Scene
band Caravan is worth its weight in gold, and where to look for such
material if not in the BBC vaults, which seems to be an endless source...

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Today's addition is a new and fabulous edition of the classic Fairport
Convention album:

Fairport Convention - "Liege & Lief (Deluxe Edition)"

4th album by Fairport Convention, Britain's greatest Folk-Rock
protagonists of all times, considered as an absolute classic of the
genre and recently voted as the most important Folk-Rock album of all...

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Today's addition is a new and fabulous edition of the classic Pink
Floyd debut album:

Pink Floyd - "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (40th Anniversary Deluxe
Edition)"

1st album by Pink Floyd and generally considered as the ultimate and
pioneering psychedelic release, which basically defines the genre. Syd
Barrett, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters collectively...

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Today's addition is the 1st of the 4 new additional remasters of Peter
Hammill's splendid legacy:

Peter Hammill - "Sitting Targets (Expanded Edition)"

10th album by Peter Hammill and his first true 1980s release. In
contrast to the convoluted "A Black Box", Hammill decided to take a
more direct and concise approach to his songwriting on this album. He...

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Today's addition is the 2nd of the 4 new additional remasters of Peter
Hammill's splendid legacy:

Peter Hammill - "The Love Songs (Expanded Edition)"

11th album by Peter Hammill and the most unusual project to date, in
which he takes a retrospective view of his entire solo career. Often
mistaken as a compilation album, this is much more than a compilation...