Led by the charismatic Peter Sjardin and featuring the brilliant guitarist Dean van Bergen, Group 1850 were one of the most imaginative bands of their era – but it has taken decades for their legacy to be appreciated. Here their story is told in full for the first time…

 

JUKEBOX 

Reine Fiske of Dungen on 12 tracks that have inspired him…

 

It may have been less esteemed than some of its rival pop weeklies, but that doesn’t mean this paper wasn’t packed with priceless information…

 

The legendary Jeff Dexter takes us on a personal tour of 60s London’s counter-culture…

 

FUCHSIA 

An experimental union between a rock trio and three classical musicians at Exeter University yielded one of the era’s most enduring classics…

 

THE LOVE-IN FESTIVAL 

An eyewitness account of this landmark July 1967 event, with the aid of many rare photographs…

 

This Welsh quartet played many remarkable gigs and made three fine albums, but their story has never been told until now.

 

The enigmatic bassist describes life in the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, the making of his fabled Cold Cuts LP, and his stint with prog favourites Khan…

 

BEN 

Renowned for having made one of the rarest albums on Vertigo, this jazz-rock quartet give their first ever interview…

 

SWEET SLAG 

This aggressively unique band combined driving rock, free jazz and nihilistic lyrics, and give their first interview here…

 

50 intriguing British albums that weren’t released at home, spanning pop, freakbeat, psych, jazz, prog, blues and more…

 

REVIEWS 

Thorough coverage of recent CDs, LPs and books, taking in household names (The Beatles, Pink Floyd), cult heroes (The Zombies, Margo Guryan, Grapefruit) and ultra-obscurities (The First International Sex Opera Band, Majic Ship)

 

The poignant story of John Phillips and his sole album, released in 1969 and missing in action ever since…