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CHRIS SIMPSON: THE MAGNA CARTA MAN

Monday, June 28th, 2010 · Posted in Hot New Repertoire Releases

Who signed Magna Carta? Was it King John or a former traffic manager and mortuary assistant called Chris Simpson? In the case of the acoustic folk group it was definitely Mr. Simpson, the jovial Yorkshireman who signed his merry men to a major record label in days of yore.

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SPRING INTO SUMMER…with SUNNY NEW CDS

Sunday, May 30th, 2010 · Posted in Hot New Repertoire Releases

As Spring gently gives way to Summer we turn our poetic musings to music – the food of love. Yea verily we have a feast of Repertoire CDs to entertain you over the coming months with a whole batch of cool releases – dudes. Among the highlights will be albums eagerly awaited by fans around the globe from top drawer artists Steve Harley, Snowy White and Alvin Lee.

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ALVIN LEE GOES ZOOM!

Monday, April 19th, 2010 · Posted in Hot New Repertoire Releases

Raunchy rock’n’roll and soulful blues are among the delights of ‘Zoom’ one of Alvin Lee’s hottest albums, a 1992 classic now being reissued by Repertoire. The guitar hero who came to fame with Ten Years After has enjoyed a long and distinguished solo career and ‘Zoom’ is one of a succession of fine albums that showcase his skills as a singer, guitarist, songwriter and band leader.

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TECHNOPIA: SONJA KRISTINA’S ELECTRONICA FUTURE

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 · Posted in Hot New Repertoire Releases


Sonja Kristina, singing star with classic rock group Curved Air has teamed up with composer and multi-instrumentalist Marvin Ayres to create a new work by their joint musical collaboration, MASK. Their long awaited second album ‘Technopia’ is due to be released on Repertoire’s r.a.r.e. label and the music will also form the basis of an exciting multi-media stage show to be launched in April 2010.

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Rock journalist Chris Welch has been a member of the Repertoire team for twenty years. He has written hundreds of CD liner notes for a huge range of album releases since joining the company in 1988. His comprehensive knowledge of the rock and pop world is based on a career that began in the Swinging Sixties.

As Features Editor on Melody Maker he wrote about all the major rock and pop groups including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cream, The Who, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Each week he reported on rising stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Tom Jones, Scott Walker, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and Jiving K.Boots.

After 40 years Chris is still writing about pop and rock and playing the drums. His current favourite group is Kings of Leon. Each fortnight Chris reminisces about his adventures as a music journalist and reports on the latest news ('Elvis To Tour Shock'), in CHRIS’ CORNER.