Shindig! Magazine Issue 153 (July 2024) XTC

Shindig! Magazine Issue 153 (July 2024) XTC

Features
Robyn Hitchcock - How The Incredible String Band’s 1967 debut fired up a rebellious schoolboy.
The Rascals - No longer “Young”, the hit quartet embrace psychedelia and spirituality and succumb to the pressures of fame.
John Cale - Underground overground: Cale the singer-songwriter of the early ’70s.
Léonie - The story of the enigmatic French singer, actress and graphic designer.
Spooky Tooth - The missing link between Traffic and The Small Faces?
XTC - Forty years since the release of The Big Express, Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding recall the album’s genesis.

Regulars
Thoughts & Words - Your letters, tweets and emails.
Shindiggin’ - What’s hot on the Shindig! turntable.
Subscribers’ Prize Draw - Subscribe now and you could win a Curation Records bundle.
It’s A Happening Thing - Chris Cohen, Mother Earth, Shannon & The Clams, Pearl Charles, Lunaphone, Magic Fig, Color Green, Wolfgang Valbrun, The Dream Machine, Birdie.
Family Album - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band’s Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller).
Deep Cuts - Seven-inch gold from Hanna-Barbera Records.
Reviews - The best in reissues, new releases, books and live shows.
Prize Crossword - Win a copy of Decca’s Psych! double album.
Vinyl Art - Quintessence’s mind-bending Dive Deep.
Vinyl Clicks - Simon Turner’s 1973 teen glam-pop debut.

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