As an expanded reissue of Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake emerges, MOJO revisits the Small Faces’ psychedelic masterpiece with help from its survivors, telling a tale of dosed neighbours, defenestrated record players, revolution and regret. Also in the issue: Paul Weller on The Style Council’s salad days; Yes’s Oceanic odyssey; B.B. King reconsidered; Alice Coltrane – out of this world! Plus: Suicide; Skids; Steve Cropper; Judas Priest; Jimmy Cliff; The Unthanks; Dick Gaughan; Guy Stevens; Bill Callahan; Bob Lind; Neil Young; Status Quo; all back to Peaches’s; and more!
THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT CD is Small Faces 1965-1969 Live. Rare. Unreleased. An official exclusive compilation of Small Faces gems and rarities, including thrilling versions of Afterglow, Tin Soldier, Here Come The Nice and more!
SMALL FACES As an expanded Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake emerges, Kenney Jones, Billy Nicholls and others deliver the skinny on the midget Mods’ psychedelic transformation, their unpredictable singer, intimidating manager and more.
THE STYLE COUNCIL Paul Weller ends his retrospective omertà, reliving the birth of the band that broke Jam fans’ hearts and propelled him into the ’80s and beyond.
B.B. KING The life and the legacy of the blues’ great showman. Bobby Rush, Joe Bonamassa and more on a friend and mentor. Plus: the gig that saved his career.
ALICE COLTRANE When John Coltrane died in 1967, his wife and bandmate embarked on an extraordinary creative journey. From a fascinating new book by Andy Beta.
ALAN VEGA With a starring role for Suicide in this year’s Bruce biopic and ace early Vega solo albums revived, a rock’n’roll original gets his due at last.
THE UNTHANKS After 20 years of dedication to British folk music, two sisters from Tyneside have entered its pantheon. “We’re a weird dysfunctional family,” they insist.
THE SKIDS A disappearing guitarist; an epileptic singer who’d swallowed the works of Sartre; inspiration, stupidity, tragedy and the “death of innocence”.
ROB HALFORD Judas Priest’s heavy metal evangelist on coming out and rocking on: “I get just as much pleasure listening to Dolly Parton as listening to Behemoth.”
REVIEWED Bill Callahan / Lucinda Williams / Yes / Eric Bibb / The Damned / Ye Vagabonds / Jill Scott / Tyler Ballgame / Big Big Train / The Cribs / Shaking Hand / Johnny Thunders / Miles Davis / Jane Weaver / Wee Willie Harris
PLUS Steve Cropper, Chris Rea and Jimmy Cliff celebrated / Dick Gaughan’s gems unearthed / Cardinals and Momoko Gill are Rising / Francis Rossi rocks the Status Quo / Guy Stevens – the movie! / How To Buy 21st Century Neil Young / Joe Walsh’s hat auction / Bob Lind: Cult Hero / Peaches Sings Laura Branigan / and more!
