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Alvin Stardust dies aged 72
Written by admin on October 23, 2014 – 7:08 pm -Alvin Stardust has sadly passed away after recently being diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The 72-year-old died today (Oct 23) at his home in West Sussex.
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“The Hollies – 50 at Fifty” 3-CD anniversary set out now
Written by admin on October 22, 2014 – 11:32 pm -The Hollies have celebrated their 50th anniversary with a great value 3-CD collection titled “The Hollies – 50 at Fifty”. The set contains 50 tracks, including classic hits, standout album tracks, live recordings, and a brand new song for 2014 titled “Skylarks”.
“The Hollies – 50 at Fifty” is a belated release, as the 50th anniversary was last year, but “50 at Fifty-One” wouldn’t have been a very snappy title.
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Elvis photographer, Alfred Wertheimer, dies
Written by admin on October 21, 2014 – 9:13 am -Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer responsible for some of the most memorable images ever taken of the young Elvis Presley, has died of natural causes at his New York apartment.
Wertheimer was born in Germany in 1929 and emigrated to Brooklyn as a young boy. He graduated Cooper Union in 1951 and, after serving as an Army Signal Corp photographer, began working as a freelance photographer in the early 1950s.
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Joni Mitchell – “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced” box set
Written by admin on October 19, 2014 – 6:11 pm -A four-CD Joni Mitchell box set titled “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced” will be released on November 24.
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Legacy Recordings announces limited edition vinyl titles for Record Store Day
Written by admin on October 15, 2014 – 11:59 am -
Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and The Kinks are among the artists featured in Legacy Recordings’ line-up of collectible vinyl releases for Record Store Day’s Black Friday 2014.
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