Vaughan’s retooling of the blues made it relevant to a new generation.
A sad album finale for a remarkable band.
Immediately assumes the status of the best Stones compilation on the market.
They defined the Stax sound, but were always more than just a backing band.
A comprehensive A-Z of one of the most stylish, adventurous bands of all time.
The Stones’ debut knocked The Beatles from the chart summit… They were on their way.
A cynically motivated product saved by the Small Faces’ extraordinary talent.
Originally released in the summer of 78, Some Girls was the best Stones LP in yonks.
Simon selects highlights from his solo career, with You Can Call Me Al oddly omitted.
Took popular music into areas previously thought impossible.
The first proper Kinks album, pointing the way to pop greatness.
A respectable album, but also puzzling and almost painfully self-conscious.
A hundred years after Johnson’s birth, this remains a landmark record.
40th anniversary bells-and-whistles repackaging of Clapton and company’s classic.
Traffic’s 1970 comeback might contain great highs, but it lacks focus.
The first opportunity to experience these ‘director’s cuts’ for four decades.
Any listener will be bowled over by the best of the new material.
Pink Floyd and solo material on a single disc for the first time.
Williams seems to be psychologically clearing the decks for a certain reunion.
Always likeable and rarely boring, the Derry pop-punks are neatly summarised on this set.
A far tougher record than is understood by those who have only heard the singles.
Though there is very little subtlety, there is evident affection throughout.
A bizarre release that fans of The King probably won’t rush to buy.
They donned their dancing shoes to join the dominant disco craze.
The latest posthumous Hendrix album offers underwhelming ‘new’ material.
Unmistakably the entrée of someone with a future.
He genuinely was one of the greatest vocalists who ever drew breath.
A mixed bag, rather like Kenny Rogers’ career.
One of popular music’s most innovative and inspired artists.
