Kris Needs
Kris Needs is a British journalist and author, known for writings on music from the 1970s onwards. Previously secretary of the Mott The Hoople fan club, he became editor of ZigZag in 1977 and has written biographies of stars including Primal Scream, Joe Strummer and Keith Richards. He's also written for MOJO, Record Collector, Classic Rock, Prog, Electronic Sound, Vive Le Rock and Shindig!
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Not yet ratedWidescreen heavy stadium prog from Copenhagen's Vola

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Not yet ratedFresh crop of classic Silver Apples.

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Rip-roaring account of fabled Detroit rock venue.

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Aussie post-punk iconoclasts get a consummate set in this reissue

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London’s first punk band finally get a deluxe reissue

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Dollhouse serve up some MC5-approved rock‘n’soul from Sweden

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The Hillbilly Moon Explosion's new album is dirty as a southern bar, clean as a Swiss mountain stream

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Veteran rockers The Dirty Strangers forge a noir concept album

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Not yet ratedSecond batch of Peter Gabriel solo landmarks, remastered at half speed on wax.

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Not yet ratedCamera still fahn fahn fahn on the autobahn.

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It’s not big and it’s not clever.

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US stoner rockers get focused.

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Brummie trio pull off Motor City speed rampage.

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Legendary Radio Birdman guitarist Deniz Tek picks his ten greatest Australian rock'n'roll bands of all time

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A spectacular selection of Scandi progressive music from the 60s and 70s.

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Few stones left unturned.

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New York gutter rock rides again.

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Bluesy roots masterwork from late-blossoming Oakland powerhouse.

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Grand hatch: pub-rock trailblazers refried at last.

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Not yet ratedNo ifs, no buts – the British prog jazz pioneers are back.
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