After 12 years of waiting Kate Bush fans finally get their hands on an album of new material. A double album-sized helping of new songs should keep most fans happy with 16 tracks to delve into. Disc one is a varied set of numbers which mainly centre around her...

Maria Callas was probably the most famous operatic singer of the last century. As much for her personal life as much as for her musical talent. But what a voice! And she was wildly beautiful. I am not a huge fan of complete operas, whcih tend to be dramatically varied and...

I find myself disappointed with a lot of 1960's recordings. They sound like they were recorded in a bucket onto dodgy compact cassettes. Instruments and vocals are a blurry mess and barely distinct. The opposite is teh case here. Peggy's vocals are utterly distinct and the persistent 'Afro-cuban rhythms' are of...

The very first thing you notice is the sheer weight of the package. Housed in a a thick cardboard gatefold sleeve this is vinyl luxury at its finest. I thought I was going to end up with two 200grm vinyl slabs but not only was the outer sleeve sumptuous but...

John Lennon's solo catalog was probably the most diverse of all ex-Beatles and easily the most unpredictable. This album I still feel is one of his most underrated of all. Released in 1974 this album provided two hit singles, "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" and "#9 Dream." The other...