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Album review: Minus 8 – Slow Motion

Chris Holmes
posted on July 6, 2009June 18, 2013
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It’s been quite a few years since we last got a full-length release from Swiss DJ/producer Robert Jan Meyer – who does business as Minus 8. His last proper release, 2004’s

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Album cover of the week: Our Delights

Chris Holmes
posted on June 28, 2009February 10, 2015
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Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones, a pair of jazz piano legends, released this sweet album cover in 1978. It's 'Our

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Album covers of the week: 1962-1966 & 1967-1970

Chris Holmes
posted on June 21, 2009February 10, 2015
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Chris Holmes looks at a pair of iconic album covers from the Beatles: the twin compilation albums 1962-1966 & 1967-1970, aka The Red Album and The Blue

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Album cover of the week: Beck-Ola

Chris Holmes
posted on February 23, 2009February 10, 2015
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There’s not much room for expounding on this week’s entry, 1969’s Beck-Ola, the second and final album from the first incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group. It’s a giant apple

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Album cover of the week: At War With the Mystics

Chris Holmes
posted on February 2, 2009February 10, 2015
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There are a handful of album covers from the Flaming Lips’ discography worth of enshrinement as part of this series. But for me it came down to a choice between their two best – Yoshimi

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Album cover of the week: The Who Sell Out

Chris Holmes
posted on January 26, 2009February 10, 2015
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This week's album cover spotlight shines on the first great album from rock legends The Who. It's "The Who Sell Out" from

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Album cover of the week: Surf’s Up

Chris Holmes
posted on January 20, 2009February 10, 2015
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GFS examines the story behind the album cover art for the Beach Boys' 1971 release, Surf's

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8 Christmas albums you need to own

Chris Holmes
posted on November 30, 2008June 12, 2013
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Chris Holmes offers his selection of eight of the best Christmas albums to own, including records from Frank Sinatra, the Jackson 5, and Vince

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Album cover of the week: Wind & Wuthering

Chris Holmes
posted on October 20, 2008February 10, 2015
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OK, it’s been a few weeks (more like four or five) since the last entry in this series, but what can I say? I needed a break I guess. But now that summer is a distant memory and the first

Album review: Minus 8 – Slow Motion

Album cover of the week: Our Delights

Album covers of the week: 1962-1966 & 1967-1970

Album cover of the week: Beck-Ola

Album cover of the week: At War With the Mystics

Album cover of the week: The Who Sell Out

Album cover of the week: Surf’s Up

8 Christmas albums you need to own

Album cover of the week: Wind & Wuthering

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