La Bionda – La Bionda

The seventies music can never be forgotten. My pick of Italian brothers Michaelangelo (Angelo) and Carmelo La Bionda dance album ‘La Bionda’, is for the nostalgia I have of the 70s music that I grew up listening to. Growing up listening to this kind of music you never want to let go of the roots of disco music, in all its different styles and places

Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution

I was halfway into writing my next LP review when the shocker came. Prince is dead. My first reaction was to consider it as an internet hoax. Ten minutes and some research later, it was a confirmed piece of news. Yet another musical giant gone.

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan

This truly is a collector's edition or rather limited edition LP that consists of 13 tracks which is supposed to be the debut album of the great singer – songwriter. The LP comes in a clear record sleeve with no artwork, instead what you get is only a plastic sleeve, with no indication of the songwriters, producer or even the band members then.

At Filmore East – The Allman Brothers Band

With two good but little known albums behind them, the Southern rockers stepped on the stage of Filmore East, New York for three evenings in March 1971 and created history of sorts in the realm of live albums. It also turned The Allman Brothers Band into an overnight sensation with Duane Allman (guitars), younger brother Gregg Allman (vocals and keyboard) and Dicky Betts (guitars) burning bright.

Astral Weeks – Van Morrison

The truth is, that I’ve been trying to review this album for a long time now and every time I embark upon the task, I fail, miserably. So this time I just thought I shall write about my failures. I will try and write about why I am unable to write about this album.

The Best of Uriah Heep

I have very fond memories of this album even though the track Sweet Lorraine simultaneously blew my then stereo`s speakers when the synthesizer kicked in at the start of the verse.

Love Songs – Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard was one of my early music heroes. He sang in a beautiful voice and his songs were simple to understand. My father loved his music and to top it all he had an Indian connection - he was born in Lucknow. In fact, I used to feel very good about this particular aspect

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars – David Bowie

Very few albums in the history of popular music are so complete right from start to finish. Many contain material of which not a note can be skipped. And no album has created a fictional character of this dimension. In popular culture, Ziggy Stardust is perhaps as prominent as Sherlock Holmes or The Joker.

Anytime….. Anywhere – Rita Coolidge

If you rewind to the mid 70s Rita Coolidge is one artist you might remember. Pop, country or jazz, Coolidge manages to take off easily on all these genres. Listen to her smooth vocals on this album.

Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison

True to its name, ‘Tupelo Honey’ is sweet. But it’s much more than that. It’s happy, beautifully, melodious and celebratory, guiding the choice of this album for the first review of 2016.