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Presto: Deep Purple’s ‘Concerto for Group and Orchestra’ at 50

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple, EMI, Harvest Records, Ian Gillen, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Royal Albert Hall

At the end of 1969, the hard rock icons took their sound to a new level on their largely overlooked experiment with orchestra

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Experimental Music Journalism Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics

No Good Trying: Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs at 50

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, 50th, 50th anniversary, David Gilmour, EMI, Harvest Records, Jokers Wild, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Rock & Roll Globe contributor Bill Kopp shares an excerpt from his acclaimed book Reinventing Pink Floyd

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Experimental Pop

A Young Person’s Guide To Kate Bush (1978 – 1993)

January 15, 2019November 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Columbia Records, EMI, Hounds of Love, Kate Bush, Lionheart, Never for Ever, Rhino Records, The Dreaming, The Kick Inside, The Red Shoes, The Sensual World

Assessing the catalog of art pop’s one true queen

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