The Campaign For Real Music
Intelligent Music for Grown-Ups

Album cover art has a fascinating and long history. From the days of Alex Steinweiss to pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roger Dean, album cover art has evolved; with some highly praised covers (i.e. the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper LP) to the controversial, including Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland” that featured nude women.

But using old, generally unplayable vinyl records (LP’s) as a canvas, artist Daniel Edlen is creating one-of-a-kind ‘Vinyl Art’ masterpieces, adding a new dimension to the art of vinyl albums.

I spoke with Daniel about his love of art and music and… Continue reading

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In response to the request from some of you here - in particular Praful who said: “has anyone come across a site where you can list your records/wants list” - we have now built a site for you! Find That Record is the name of the site, and the aim is to help you do exactly that.

As part of the Campaign For Real Music, our aim is to make finding that rare record as easy as possible.

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Rosemary Squires, the only singing star of her era still touring, continues to earn first rate reviews. It’s over 60 years since her first broadcast at the age of 12 and she remains in peak form, giving immense pleasure not only to those of a certain age group but also to their grandchildren who recently rated her “real cool”.

We feature here a recent review of her latest tour:

“Legendary songstress Rosemary Squires served up more than two hours of pure golden entertainment in her show Gigs, Giggles and Gossip at the Guildhall Theatre.

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The 50th Anniversary Tour 2008

Legendary singer Jack Jones returns with his Big Band to the UK in May 2008 for his 13-date tour, which includes Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and London.

Jack is one of the last great singers of his generation. He received two Grammy awards for ‘Best Pop Male Vocal Performance’ for “Lollipops and Roses” and “Wives and Lovers”. He received a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance’ for his “Jack Jones Paints a Tribute To Tony Bennett”. He was also honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of… Continue reading

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