One night when Bill Wyman arrived at the studio for a Satanic Majesties recording session, engineer Glyn Johns informed him that the rest of the band hadn’t shown up and enquired as to whether he had anything that he might want to record. This gave birth to, In Another Land, the only song the Stones ever […]
Whole Lotta Love might be one of the best known Rock riffs ever recorded, but outside the UK this version released by CCS in 1970 is not so well known. CCS (Collective Consciousness Society) was a studio project put together by arranger John Cameron, producer Mickie Most and the father of British Blues Alexis Korner. The band was […]
In 1967 when I was 9 years old I heard this incredible song with the funny title and the strange drums on the radio. Ever since that day I have loved the Small Faces (bought the single, still have it in the archive), been a big fan of anything Ronnie Lane and looked on as […]
The Faces are the reason why Rock & Roll as raw material succeeds so readily. Here they are performing a live version of Maybe I’m Amazed, one of Paul McCartney’s many high points as a songwriter. It begins with Ian McLagan’s keys and despite having an incredible lead singer in Rod Stewart, it’s Ronnie Lane that sings the […]