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TUNE INTO JADE WARRIOR

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 · Posted in News & Gossip

Jade Warrior is stirring up a fever pitch of excitement that has spread across to the USA. Who would have thought the British group, once lost amidst the mists of rock myth and legend would have staged such a remarkable come back? But the mighty Warriors, born of the psychedelic era, have enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in recent years.

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FAREWELL CRISPIAN ST.PETERS

Sunday, June 27th, 2010 · Posted in News & Gossip


REMEBERING CRISPIAN ST.PETERS – PIED PIPER OF POP
Crispian St.Peters the Swinging Sixties’ pop star who hit the charts with ‘Pied Piper’ has died at the age of 71. Blessed with a mellow vocal style, his songs were featured on a Repertoire tribute CD ‘The Best Of Crispian St.Peters’ released more than a decade ago. When the collection was first proposed back in 1996, Repertoire’s Thomas Neelsen and Chris Welch went to meet Crispian at a pub near his home in Swanley, Kent, where he reminisced about his career and the ‘good old days.’

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MICKY JONES R.I.P.

Friday, March 12th, 2010 · Posted in News & Gossip

MICKY JONES 1946-2010

We were sad to learn that MICKY JONES, guitarist and singer with legendary Welsh progressive rock band Man, passed away in his sleep on 10th March 2010.

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Online Booklets Added

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 · Posted in News & Gossip

Have you ever wondered what’s in our CD booklets and what they look like?

Well, now you can see for yourself, with a fantastic new feature that we are introducing to our website.

Over a period, we will be highlighting selected CD booklets online, so you can get a flavour of some of the artwork and detail on our CDs.

Starting with our first ever ‘Online Booklet’, we offer you a sneak preview of the fabulously illustrated 36-page libretto that forms part of the special ‘Tommy’ slip-case edition set (REP 5128).

So, click on the ‘Online Booklet’ icon on the home page and view the ‘Tommy’ libretto, page by page.

(We know you will want the real thing!…………)

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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.