Hugh Fielder

Hugh Fielder

Hugh Fielder has been writing about music for 50 years. Actually 61 if you include the essay he wrote about the Rolling Stones in exchange for taking time off school to see them at the Ipswich Gaumont in 1964. He was news editor of Sounds magazine from 1975 to 1992 and editor of Tower Records Top magazine from 1992 to 2001. Since then he has been freelance. He has interviewed the great, the good and the not so good and written books about some of them. His favourite possession is a piece of columnar basalt he brought back from Iceland.

Latest articles by Hugh Fielder

Seek Irony Tech ‘N’ Roll album cover
Seek Irony - Tech ‘N’ Roll album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Texan/Israeli quintet fuse their instinctive passion for heavy rock with electronica on debut album

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Red Spektor album cover
Red Spektor - Red Spektor album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Fancy a well-oiled threesome?

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The Bar Stool Preachers Blatant Propaganda album cover
The Barstool Preachers - Blatant Propaganda album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

A message to you.

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John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Live In 1967 – Volume Two album review
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers - Live In 1967 – Volume Two album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Second pickings from the holy grail.

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Badger One Live Badger album cover
Badger - One Live Badger album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Early-70s Yes offshoot’s too-hasty debut.

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Santana IV album sleeve.
Santana: Santana IV (Santana IV Records)

By Hugh Fielder Published

The album they might have made in ’72 – if they hadn’t broken up in ’71.

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Gin Lady Call The Nation album cover
Gin Lady - Call The Nation album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Hard rock, clinically perfected.

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Ray Wilson Song For A Friend album cover
Ray Wilson - Song For A Friend album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Navels on parade.

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Led Zeppelin in London, December 1968
The Led Zeppelin songs that Led Zeppelin didn't write

By Hugh Fielder Published

As Led Zeppelin find themselves fending off allegations of copyright infringement again, we explore Zep's credit history

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive band photograph
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Classic Album Set

By Hugh Fielder Published

Ain’t seen nothing yet? Now you can see it all.

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Pat Travers & Carmine Appice The Balls Album cover
Pat Travers & Carmine Appice: The Balls Album

By Hugh Fielder Published

One jam born every minute.

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Eric Clapton photograph
Album Of The Week: Eric Clapton – I Still Do

By Hugh Fielder Published

Slowhand still does. And this time there’s no messing around.

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Pearl Handled Revolver If The Devil Cast His Net album cover
Pearl Handled Revolver: If The Devil Cast His Net

By Hugh Fielder Published

The sharpshooters find their groove.

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Rich Robinson: Llama Blues EP
Rich Robinson: Llama Blues EP

By Hugh Fielder Published

Former Black Crowes guitarist strips his blues to bare essentials.

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The Stone Foxes Twelve Spells artwork
The Stone Foxes: Twelve Spells

By Hugh Fielder Published

Cracking songs but an unfortunate lack of cohesion.

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Free Fire And Water album cover
Various: Half-Speed Mastered Vinyl Series

By Hugh Fielder Published

Not yet rated

It’s not just hip vinyl, it’s old-school records with even better sound and at no great price!

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Martin Popoff Time And A Word: The Yes Story book cover
Martin Popoff: Time And A Word: The Yes Story

By Hugh Fielder Published

Still fragile: the prog legends’ life story.

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Tess Of The Circle Amplify album cover
Tess Of The Circle: Amplify

By Hugh Fielder Published

Pumping up the volume.

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Howard Marks portrait, 1999
Howard Marks: "We smuggled dope in the gear of bands like ELP, Floyd, Clapton"

By Hugh Fielder Published

After his first toke at Oxford, he went on to become the world’s most famous dope smuggler, using touring bands to transport tonnes of it across borders. Classic Rock talks to Howard Marks...

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Joe Bonamassa
Album Review: Joe Bonamassa

By Hugh Fielder Published

Blues Of Desperation (PROVOGUE)

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RNDM: Ghost Riding

By Hugh Fielder Published

Running on random.

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Phil Collins: Reissues

By Hugh Fielder Published

An open-and-shut case.

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Jan Akkerman: Jan Akkerman

By Hugh Fielder Published

Out of Focus and into focus.

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JOOLS HOLLAND & RUBY TURNER Jools & Ruby

By Hugh Fielder Published

Ruby’s gems collected.

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Ian Siegal & Jimbo Mathus Wayward Sons

By Hugh Fielder Published

The continuing live adventures of Ian Siegal and his new best friend.

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