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DVDfever.co.uk – Speck Mountain: Some Sweet Relief CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsSpeck Mountain: Some Sweet ReliefDistributed byCarrot Top Records Released: June 2009 Rating: 8/10 Vote and comment on this album:View Comments Sonic beauty from the Windy …

Elly Roberts reviewsClaire Sproule: Claire SprouleDistributed byParlophone Released: October 2005 Rating: 6/10 Pleasant, inoffensive, confident self-penned debut from 21 year-old Irish songbird Claire Sproule (pronounced ‘sprool’)., What’s even more remarkableabout these songs is that they …

Elly Roberts reviewsSonja Kristina: Sonja KristinaDistributed byMarket Square Released: August 2006 Rating: 8/10 In true 1960s style, Sonja Kristina was a real musical troubadour. From her stage exploits in hit musical Hair, she went on …

Elly Roberts reviewsSouth Side Johnny with La Bamba’s Big Band Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom WaitsDistributed byEvangeline Records Released: September 2008 Rating: 10/10 Vote and comment on this album: One great meets another – …

Elly Roberts reviewsSparks: Kimono My HouseDistributed byUM3/Island Released: October 2006 Rating: 10/10+ 1974 was big year for the Mael brothers aka Sparks. Containing two hit singles – This Town Ain’t Big Enough andAmateur Hour, their …

Elly Roberts reviewsSparklehorse: Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A MountainDistributed byCapitol September 2006 Rating: 6/10 Sparklehorse is Mark Linkous,an enigmatic guy from North Carolina who’s battled severe depression, andhas been out in …

Elly Roberts reviewsSparks: Hello Young LoversDistributed byGut Records Cat.no: GUTCD53 Released: February 2006 Rating: 8/10 Sparks’ 20th studio album, Hello Young Lovers, is set to raise some eyebrows. Eccentric American brothers Russell (curly haired singer) …

Elly Roberts reviewsSolomon Burke: Make Do With What You GotDistributed bySony/BMG Released: February 2005 Rating: 8/10 Cat.no.: 5195382 It’s hats off to one of the best Rock’n’Soul exponents of all-time. Almost touching 70, the Philadelphia …

Elly Roberts reviewsSolomon Burke: NashvilleDistributed bySnapper Music Released: October 2006 Rating: 8/10 Dutch producer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, provided Solomon Burkewith his only UK single chart entry, a lowly positioned (no.63 for one week)with …

Elly Roberts reviewsSolomon Burke: Like A FireDistributed byShout! Factory Records Released: June 2008 Rating: 8/10 Vote and comment on this album: With a title like ‘Like A Fire’ you expect some sparks. This couldn’t be …