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Issue 50 May 2018------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUR 50th ISSUE
CELEBRATING ROCK n ROLL AT 50!
THE YEAR IS 1968: LEGENDARY ALBUMS ARE BORN!
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FLEETWOOD MAC Legendary, multi-facted, Grammy Award winning band Fleetwood Mac got started back in the late 60s and released their debut self-titled album in 1968. During their 50 year career they’ve sold over 100 million records worldwide, winning 2 Grammys, have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and this year won the Person of the Year award for MusiCares. Last month the band announced major North American tour across 50 cities which will kick off Oct 2018 ending in Spring 2019. No doubt these living legends will totally rock it! Best get ready in these classic designs.
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JIMI HENDRIX:ELECTRIC LADYLAND Electric Ladyland was the third and final album released by Hendrix in 1968 (it was the only one to be produced by him too). The album was the most commercially successful release and his only number 1 album. Critics have hailed this as Hendrix’s best work and one of the greatest rock albums of all time ranking #55 out of the top 500 according to Rolling Stone.
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HENDRIX STYLE Jimi Hendrix is universally regarded as the single most influential guitarist of all time. Proclaimed “the world’s greatest guitarist” by Rolling Stone on multiple occasions. Jimi Hendrix was an enigmatic showman and unparalleled creative musical genius. His style was fresh, distinctive, vibrant and always on the cutting edge of 60s culture. From his legendary performances at Woodstock and Atlanta Pop to his unforgettable, show-stopping performance at Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi Hendrix’s music is not only remembered as the anthem of a generation, it continues to influence modern music the world over.
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SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE English Prog Rock band Deep Purple released their debut album ‘Shades of Deep Purple’ 50 years ago this July. It was well received in the UK but even more so in the US where it peaked at no 4 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. One of the most successful singles from the album called ‘Hush’ was given intense radio play which in turn fueled their tours across the US during the 70s. The rockers return this year along with Judas Priest to embark on a hotly anticipated tour across North America then over to Japan in October. We all know purple is ‘the colour’ trend year, so Deep Purple have got it right again! Celebrate them with this year’s choice hue and rock out to some classic psychedelia!
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ANTHEM OF THE SUN: GRATEFUL DEAD Grateful Dead’s 1968 album, ‘Anthem of the Sun’ is to be re-issued this July to mark its 50th anniversary which will include bonus tracks and unreleased live recordings. In 2003 it was ranked 287 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time. Easily their most experimental album, it was groundbreaking in its time and still reigns supreme in psychedelia! Be groundbreaking too and wear the bear!
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PINK FLOYD: A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS ‘A Saucerful of Secrets’ was Pink Floyd’s second studio album released in 1968. It was probably the most significant and transitional album in that it marked the end of Syd Barrett’s recordings with the band before the re-invention of their ‘space rock’ direction. 1968 also saw the band take to the road where they embarked on their world tour across Europe and North America which in turn fueled their global popularity. Pink Floyd, ultimately, one of the world’s legacy bands, often seen on celebrities rocking their tees… get yours on!
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MUDDY WATERS: ELECTRIC MUD Blues legend, Muddy Waters, born in 1915 in the poverty stricken Mississippi delta, home of the Blues. Muddy Waters began his musical career when he was a child then rising to fame as a young man, shaping the blues scene which had an explosive impact on musicians like John Mayall, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Van Morrison and a kid called Eric Clapton! He went on to win 6 Grammys and 4 of his songs were listed into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame as part of the top 500 songs that shaped rock n roll. His 1968 album ‘Electric Mud’ was renowned for its fusion of electric blues and psychedelia, something that was never done before. Muddy Waters, bring it!
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IT’S A NICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING!
CONGRATULATIONS HARRY AND MEGHAN, ROCK ON! ROSTER ALERT: BILLY IDOL Contact: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
