I’m just about the best you can hear…
The January edition of Record Collector features it’s annual exhaustive look at the past year’s best releases. The first section of this eleven-page special, ‘100 Beauties: Reissues & Compilations’, agrees with the general feeling of most of the monthly music mags by placing ‘Bowie at the Beeb’ in the number one spot, pushing the likes of The Beatles’ ‘1’ into third place.
Here’s an excerpt from their write-up: “In a marketplace where the phrase ‘long-awaited’ is used for almost every reissue, this package was truly long-awaited. David Bowie returned to reclaim his crown in 2000 with a performance at Glastonbury that made grown adults weep.”
And this is a line the magazine has reprinted from their original review of the album: “If it’s musical history you’re after, new catalogue product really doesn’t come better than this.”
Elsewhere there are excellent features on Marc Bolan’s 1972, U2’s classic concerts, a feature on PJ Harvey bootlegs (including a gorgeous colour shot) and much more.
Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)