Mousse & Trevor - Northstar / Darron - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

Recorded at Underhill Studios, London, in October 1980, Roy Gaines and his Crusaders stars Barry Finnerty and Keith Jones serve up an electric blues masterclass with this remarkable record that respects it's rich lineage while injecting fresh vitality into the noble blues tradition. A protégé of the legendary T-Bone Walker, with this marvelous blues album Gaines doesn't just play the music; he mainlines the emotion right into your soul and, having not only learned from the masters but earning his place among them, leaves you desperate for more.

Atomicat Records' seasonal albums take a different musical direction during Hillbilly Devils and Demons (ACCD125). The twenty-eight-song Halloween-inspired horror saga includes ghostly titles but additionally focuses on the demons of the hillbilly lifestyle. The rural rocker's verses include journeys on the ghost trains and apparitions, however, the album is about the human lifestyle. The destructive demonic devil within us, alcohol and narcotics, alongside the devil known as love. These are the real demons of the country folk! The album includes carefully selected hillbilly titles from the years 1949 through to 1963, which can be danced to at a hillbilly hoedown, or enjoyed at home while drinking the devils' brew!

With their first long player, Darkstar have produced an album many bands with far more experience and many more releases under their belt can only dream of. Downbeat, breezy, sometimes melancholy, sometimes just plain sad, at others optimistic and affirming and always gracefully elegant, NORTH will surprise many - a classic record for short days and long nights!