Chris Wood set delayed again, but now available to pre-order on Amazon

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Hidden Masters’ Chris Wood deluxe set Evening Blue has been delayed until February 2017, although in a move that may please those across those further afield (USA, Australia) the box is now available to pre-order from Amazon UK.
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BBC Four remembers George Michael

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Update: Apologies, but BBC Four have now pulled “George Michael: A Different Life” with no explanation, other than they “hope to show Different Life at a later date”.

BBC Four in the UK have updated tonight’s schedule to remember George Michael who died on Christmas Day.
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Watch George Michael and Morrissey discuss early ’80s popular culture

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Travel back to a more innocent time and enjoy this superb slice of nostalgia as a fresh-faced George Michael and a young Morrissey discuss the merits of Joy Division, Everything But The Girl and the film Breakdance on short-lived BBC 2 arts programme Eight Days A Week. They are joined by ‘veteran’ DJ Tony Blackburn.
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Bert Jansch / Living In The Shadows box

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Earth Recordings will next month issue Living In The Shadows, a four-CD box set that brings together three Bert Jansch albums from the 1990s and along with a fourth disc of unheard and unreleased material from the same decade.
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SDE’s 10 best George Michael songs

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I’m still in shock at the news of the untimely death of George Michael. However, while we mourn his passing, let’s remember how much fantastic music he produced. Below represents a personal list of my favourite George Michael songs (Wham! and solo) at this moment in time. Such was the quality of his output, it could easily be ten other songs, but these are ones I’ve always loved and returned to over the years and decades. Each selection comes withYouTube audio…
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