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Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds (2CD)
by Doug Collette
The Rolling Stones have taken some risks of greater and lesser proportion over the course of their sixty-plus- year career, but perhaps no gamble is so great as the decision by the surviving members of the band to continue on after the passing of drummer Charlie Watts. With the blessing of their co-founder in place for the presence of musician/producer Steve Jordan at the kit, the self-appointed 'greatest rock and roll band in the world' carried on with ...
Continue ReadingThe Rolling Stones: El Mocambo 1977
by Doug Collette
The die-cut design of the double-CD cover for the Rolling Stones' El Mocambo 1977 mitigates at least to some degree the borderline amateurish cover art. But reversing the pink and blue covers of the twenty-page booklet inside the dual-fold package achieves a greater end than simply altering the simplistic cosmetics; its extraction also reveals a Paul Sexton essay with information more than a little pertinent to the music as well as photos of the Toronto appearance that might better have ...
Continue ReadingBill Wyman Releases Limited Edition "Scrapbook" in North America
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Chris M. Slawecki
For the first time ever, rock and roll legend and founding member of The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman is offering American music fans a unique glimpse into his extraordinary life with his limited edition luxury Scrapbook, soon to be available in North America. Signed by the man himself and certified for authentication, there are only 1962 copies available but for a limited time only, fans can purchase this rare item online before it hits North American stores later this year. ...
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Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings - Collectors' Edition Box Set (2011)
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Something Else!
A fun opportunity to catch up with Bill Wyman's old-school R&B and blues revue arrives in the form of this sweeping five-disc retrospective focusing on the former Rolling Stones bassist's subsequent Rhythm Kings band. You're to be forgiven, even as the biggest fan of his old group, for not knowing much about what became of Wyman. He's led the lowest of low key existences since leaving the Stones in the mid-1990s. Wyman's Rhythm Kings have made consistent appearances over the ...
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Bill Wyman's Post-Rollings Stones Work Collected on Five-CD Set, out October 25
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conqueroo
LONDON, U.K.—Back in the 1990s, Bill Wyman did the unthinkable and left the Rolling Stones—the consensus greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time—and went on to form a group of his own that equaled his previous band in terms of chops, while actually surpassing the Stones in sheer versatility. What's more, Wyman has managed to keep Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings going strong for a decade and a half and counting, with an ever- shifting lineup of fellow all-star players ...
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