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CHECK SHIRT WIZARD

UNEARTHEDLIVEALBUMFINDSRORYONTOP

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rishbluesvirtuoso

RoryGallagherwill

bereturningtothe

TGstereonextmonth

withthereleaseof

CheckShirtWizard– Livein’77,

anewposthumouslivealbum.

The20-song,previouslyunreleased

setcontainsperformancesfromshows

in London,Brighton,Sheffieldand

Newcastleduringa UKtourin support

ofGallagher’s 1976 albumCallingCard.

Thenewalbumhasbeenmixedfrom

theoriginalmulti-tracktapesfromthe

Roryarchive,whichwererecordedby

theRollingStonesandJethroTull’s

mobilestudiosandmastered

atAbbeyRoadStudios.

HailingfromCorkintheRepublic

ofIreland,Gallagherwasnotedforhis

impressiveliveperformances,bothas

a soloartistandasa memberofthe

bandTaste,beforehepassedaway

in1995,agedjust47.Somethingof

aguitarist’sguitarist,Gallagherwas

anotedinfluenceformany,including

EricClapton,BrianMayandJohnny

Marr,amongothers.

CheckShirtWizard– Livein’77will

bereleased3rdMarchonChess/UMC.

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MARCH 2020 TOTAL GUITAR

Somethingofa guitarist’sguitarist,Gallagherwas

anoted influence for Clapton, May, Marr and more...

Everything

In Its Right

Place

Oxford musical

polymaths Radiohead

publish new online

archive

W

hether or not you

are a fan of Thom

Yorke and Co.’s

shapeshifting, genre-

resistant music, the legacy

of Abingdon’s most

famous band is undeniably

oneofintrigue,mystique

andmorethana few

classicriffs.

For years, fans have

createdentiremessage

boardstodiscusslong

lostalbum outtakes and

questionable footage of live

rarities. Rejoice, then, for

the five-piece have shared

a new online archive,

featuring material relating

to the groups’ nine studio

releases, as well as

alternative art designs,

merch and a variety of

video content, including TV

and festival performances

andmore.

This,ofcourse,is

amust-visit for any

self-proclaimed fan, but for

casual listeners it’s a neat

insight into the audiovisual

world of one of Britain’s

most enigmatic bands.

http://www.radiohead.com

Turntopage 86 for our

Fake PlasticTrees

acoustictab.

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