BACK, FROM THE USSR

Collective, comrades!

Many Beatle fans know by now that the Rooskies just love their
Fabs to death.
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We have learned from several documentaries and books about just

how important the lads were in helping to subvert the top Commies, and bring down the USSR.
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And what we also are coming to know, now, is that Russians have in their possession some of the best bootleg Beatles.

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In the past few years, the ex-Leninist lot have dined off Lennon and the boys, knocking off pretty decent counterfeits of all the US
Capitol albums, some with boot bonus tracks of some repute.

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Most of these CDs sold for about $15.

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And now, for the same price, comes a copy of a 1999 Vigotone boot, Another Sessions...Plus, 19 track-with some hidden stuff and two unlisted tracks-along with copious liner notes, and an original essay by Peter Mewtilate (get it?).
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So, just because I was really bored and had nothing better to do than scan 15 or so pages, I have included all of the supplied 24

page CD booklet, which ye can pursue via a click.

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(Interesting also, how big a hard-on the track annotator has for Geof Emerick!)

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In any event, the sound quality of this disc is generally very good to

very, very good, throughout, although the spectre of "outfakes"

does sometimes come to mind, and ear.

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Nevertheless, there are some very interesting songs on this
collection.

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Recommended, highly.

150 TO DIE FOR

Progessodelic!





UNCUT, MOJO and Record Collector have bee round for a while in North America, but lately a newish one, Classic Rock is beginning to draw some serious looks.
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Case in point is the current issue, with the feature 150 Albums Ye
Must Hear Before Thou Croak-and you may be surprised at some of the picks- as well as a just stupendous 2010
calendar designed by none other than Storm Thorgerson.
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If you are not so familiar with Storm, two words: Pink Floyd.
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And this calendar feature two never published outtakes of albums cover shoots for the Floyd.
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A very interesting left-over from the Momentary Lapse of Reason
album.
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And some tasty eye-candy from the SACD Dark Side of the Moon, featuring the familiar prisimed pyramid, but with a different background.
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Also of note in this special issue is a freebie CD which has remastered versions of classics like Ace Frehley's Fox on the Run,
Mr. Big ripping through Bab O'Riley, and Buckcherry rolling out Highway Star.
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All in all, a splendid time guaranteed for all.
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And perhaps a good X-Mas stocking stuffer for the bloke or blokette who has everything but cool music and artists to read about.
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Not bad for $14.99, mate.