A Monastic Trio (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Skinny Pelembe MYSTIC 100’S

MYSTIC 100’S

Bryan Ferry’s fourth solo outing diverted from the cover versions of his earlier album releases and delivered a straight set of all-new self-penned compositions for the first time

this extraordinarily gifted 25-year-old from Peckham in South London adds further depth and substance to his oeuvre with another wondrous long-player called ‘Man Alive

which features additional production from Oscar Scheller (PinkPantheress

A Monastic Trio (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Skinny Pelembe MYSTIC 100’SRecorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali all members of John Coltranes last quintet. While initial reviews to the album were lukewarm upon release, looking at it in the context of her larger body of work, A Monastic Trio serves as a delightful foreshadowing of what was to come. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180