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Latest news: Happy Holidays and a big thank you to all who have purchased the book. Work has begun on The Strawberry Bricks Companion, a curated and annotated discography of the artists and groups from the timeline, 1967 to present. Due sometime in the future.

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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!

Il Principe Del Regno Perduto > Celeste

Artist: Celeste
Label: Mellow Records
Catalog#: MMP 548
Format: CD
Country: Italy
Released: 2021-01-11

Luigi Venegoni

Luigi Venegoni was born in 1951 in Bergamo, Italy.

The Secret Lives

Artist: Mani Neumeier / Zeus B. Held
Label: Bellerophon Records
Catalog#: BP.V.015
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 2020

Flaming Youth with Phil Collins, live 1970

Here's a gem I've not seen before. Phil Collins drumming and singing with Flaming Youth, his pre-Genesis psychedelic rock group, with keyboardist Brian Chatton and guitarist Ronnie Caryl. Thank you WDR for these amazing historical documents!

Ken Hensley, RIP

More sad news from former Uriah Heep members. Ken Hensley passed away yesterday at age 75. Key songwriter for Uriah Heep's first decade, Ken's route were in Bournemouth, and he was a member of The Gods, whose ranks included Mick Taylor, Greg Lake and John Glascock, and of course, the late Lee Kerslake, who eventually joined Ken in Uriah Heep. My condolences to Ken's family and close friends. He had the magic gift of music! Long may his memory serve...

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock 2

The 2nd film of the Krautrock Trilogy explores eminent Krautrock bands from the South of Germany. Highly recommended, please help Jose and Adele get this second installment out!

Gordon Haskell, RIP

Gordon Haskell, perhaps best known in Prog circles as the vocalist on King Crimson's Lizard album, passed away on October 18th. His second solo album, 1971's It Is and It Isn't, opened a career that would offer him little reward until his substantial hit "How Wonderful You Are" in 2001. RIP, my condolences to his friends and family.

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Now Spinning interview with Charles Snider

Charles recently gave an interview to Phil Aston of the excellent Now Spinning website in the UK. Take a read it has some insights on how I put the book together and what I think of newly remixed albums!

Judy Dyble posthumous release, Between A Breath and A Breath

Dyble Longdon is a collaboration between iconic vocalist Judy Dyble (ex Fairport Convention, Trader Horne and Big Big Train songwriter and frontman David Longdon. Their highly anticipated album Between A Breath And A Breath will be officially released on 25 September. The CD edition is released on English Electric, distributed by RSK, and the gatefold vinyl edition is released on the Plane Groovy label. The album contains seven original compositions with all lyrics by Judy Dyble and music and production by David Longdon. The songs are, at times, haunting and, at others, beautifully fragile.

David Jackson

David Nicholas George Jackson was born in 1947 in Stamford, Lincolnshire.