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Reviews for the Third Edition

Reviews for the third edition of The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive rock (will be updated).

Totally missed this review! Thank you Pete Pardo and Sea of Tranquility!

Submitted by Charles Snider on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 06:28

The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock, 3rd Edition

The third edition will be published via KDP, which is Amazon. While we could debate the merits of using Amazon, I can just offer that it offers ease of use on my part, and ease of purchase on yours - local availability AND shipping cost in US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan. The books are printed "on demand" like all previous editions. The 3rd edition will be priced at USD $24.95, and an equivalent amount in the other regions.

The book is finished, now to figure out review copies, press, publicity, etc. Expected in late March.

Submitted by Charles Snider on Wed, 01/01/2020 - 10:40

The Rutles > Rutles, The

Artist: The Rutles

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Catalog#: HS 3151

Format: Vinyl

Country: US

Released: 1978-04-07

Strawberry Bricks Entry:

The Rutles were a fictional band created by Monty Python member Eric Idle and ex-Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band member Neil Innes after The Beatles. The pair conceived the Beatles-eque song “I Must Be In Love” while working on their Rutland Weekend Television series for BBC. The concept gained traction to an hour long film All You Need Is Cash when Saturday Night Live’s producer Lorne Michaels and director Gary Weis jumped aboard.

Derek Victor Shulman was born in 1947, in The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland.

I was born in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland, in an area called the Gorbals. From what my brother Phil has told me, it was similar to areas like South Bronx or Watts back in the day. It was an incredibly rough and dangerous area, full of tenements with Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Catholics from Ireland, and Protestants from Glasgow all violently fighting for their turf.

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/27/2019 - 13:41

I Love 1970s Prog Rock

We've got us a Facebook Group for discussing all things 1970s Prog Rock. C'mon and join!

On the web:

I Love 1970s Prog Rock

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 21:02

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Shooting At The Moon - The Collected Lyrics Of Kevin Ayers

Compiled by his daughter Galen Ayers, Shooting At The Moon is a celebration of Kevin Ayers's life and lyrics, and is available now from either Galen's website, or Amazon.co.uk. Please visit the link below. Highly Recommended!

On the web:

Galen Ayers

Submitted by Charles Snider on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 11:34

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Brave New World > Hawklords

Artist: Hawklords

Label: Hawklords

Catalog#: LORDS1018

Format: CD

Country: UK

Released: 2018

HRH Prog VIII – O2 Academy Sheffield

See you there!

On the web:

Line-up VIII; HRH Prog

Submitted by Charles Snider on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:21

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Prog Rock

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Love From The Planet Gong (The Virgin Years 1973-75) > Gong

Artist: Gong

Label: Virgin Records Ltd., UMC

Catalog#: 675 890-1, 675 890-1

Format: CD, DVD, Box Set

Country: Europe

Released: 2019-09-27

The Pretty Things Final Bow box set

On the web:

Madfish | The Pretty Things

Submitted by Charles Snider on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 07:46

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New Gentle Giant Box Set, Unburied Treasure

Unburied Treasure is a planned CD boxed set of Gentle Giant music and memorabilia from Madfish Records, a label of Snapper Music. It is due in 2019. It will be a limited edition of 2000 copies and include all 12 original albums, many discs of live recordings, a coffee table-sized book of memorabilia, and more.