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INTERSTELLAR APPEAL – Barney Hoskyns sees Todd Rundgren play THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE, live in London. Plus Andrew Tyler on the genius of A Wizard, A True Star.

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Martin Colyer on cult Dylan guitarist Freddy Koella
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The enfant terrible of pop prose: Paul Morley catches the Clash and the Pistols in Manchester (1976) and Joy Division in London (1980). Plus Paul's 2001 interview with Brian Eno (2001).

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“Anyone who says music is art is in the wrong business...”
Pete Waterman to Simon Witter (1989)

PLUS pieces on:
• The Animals (1965)
• Man (1975)
• The Faces (1975)
• Slik (1976)
• Beach Boys (1977)
• 999 (1978)
• Motorhead (1981)
• Jacksons (1984)
• Sade (1984)
• Del Amitri (1995)
• Aerosmith (2001)
• Cymande (2002)
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The Rock's Backpages Magazine Archive contains thousands of original copies of music magazines from the 1960s to the present day.

ROAD WARRIOR TO NASHVILLE CAT – Joel Selvin talks barrooms and Hat Acts with ex-NRBQ axeman Big Al Anderson (2007)

Jimi Hendrix to Jack White: the complete RBP Audio library

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