Mike Taylor Quartet - PreparationReleased for RSD 21 (July) Featuring Mike Taylor (piano), Dave Tomlin (soprano saxophone), Tony Reeves (double bass) and Jon Hiseman (drums), this is the first ever release of a newly discovered tape of this legendary British jazz quartets final rehearsal before going into the studio to make their fabled Pendulum album in October 1965. Recorded in Taylors grandparents London living room by Reeves, its has striking presence and immediacy, and will

Oasis is sonically more interesting than his other albums and these exotic

pressed on red and black LPs and accompanied by a 7” showcasing two previous unreleased bonus cuts

Jimi Goodwin (Doves) under his new Producer guise

but Humphrey is the true star of the show

‰Û÷Old World Charm‰۪

and Morgan Simpson (drums) -- have a dynamic energy

With his sterling solo effort

the other half created using analogue sequencers with random voltage sources

a vital blast of nonconformist bravery and brilliance

or Neil Young circa Dead Man…whatever you hear there is an undeniably magical chemistry at play

four tracks of haunting

Ripe for rediscovery the sought-after and much acclaimed debut album from seminal Birmingham post punk revolutionaries The Nightingales