REVIEW: Matt Berry – Gather Up box set
Celebrating a 10 year stint at the groovy Acid Jazz label is no mean feat for the multi-talented Matt Berry. Time has flown by with moments of pop brilliance as well as a few surprises in tow which are now…
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REVIEW: Nimbus Sextet – Dreams Fulfilled
If you think of the modern funk, jazz charm of Incognito mixed with Bobby Hutcherson vibes and sweet soulful vocals lifted from the very best that Stax had to offer you’re bound to feast upon the new album delivered by…
INTERVIEW: Eddie Piller – The Mod Revival box set
Acid Jazz top dog Eddie Piller is well known for embracing Mod from a young age. His record label were branded as the new mods back in the early 1990 and indeed it is this era along with earlier and…
REVIEW: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller – Jazz On The Corner Two
What might be most surprising about the latest compilation by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, simply titled Jazz On The Corner Two released via Acid Jazz records, is the couple aren’t adoring the cover in the same coloured trousers. What…
NEWS: The Spitfires new album Life Worth Living
Taken from their recently announced album Life Worth Living it follows the like-minded polemic of its predecessor (Just Won’t) Keep Me Down! that sees the band Watford-based trio seizing their moment and building on the foundations they have steadily put in place over the…
NEWS: The Prisoners – In From The Cold vinyl reissue
“The Prisoners came around at a formative time in my musical education and In From The Cold was a cherished part of my record collection. I learned a lot from going to see them live and I ended up in…
NEWS: Lamont Butler – It’s Time For A Change album release
It was 50 years ago that a talented local musician named Lamont Butler started to create an album that would combine love, happiness and joy. Lamont’s only official release It’s Time For A Change has been very popular within deep…
NEWS: AJX500 A Collection From Acid Jazz
AJX500 celebrates a milestone in Acid Jazz’s catalogue and at the same time harks back to the earlier label collections released in the Totally Wired series. This is carried through in both the choice of material – a mix of…
REVIEW: The Small Faces – Four To The Floor EP
Mod supremoes The Small Faces are about to go under the microscope again with Immediate Records reinjecting life into their back catalogue as you have never heard or seen it before. However, before this a taster 4 track 7” EP…
REVIEW: Corduroy – Winky Wagon
Winky Wagon is a compilation of rare fruits of Corduroys labours following their 3 legendary albums released via Acid Jazz records. This new collection, released via Well Suspect records, is an ever so slight diversion from the usual well versed…