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Editor’s Note

Here is the young man • Marking 50 years since Joy Division set about changing the world, Manchester University opens up its Ian Curtis archive

Cartoon top ranking • A new exhibition celebrates the vibrant reggae cover designs of Greensleeves’ Tony McDermott

A Quick One

Purple reign • Poised to release their “urgent” 24th album Splat!, Deep Purple’s two Ians – Paice and Gillan – squish those retirement rumours

“I like the imperfections” • Graham Coxon on “whiny songs”, his ‘lost’ album and the latest updates on Blur… and Oasis!

Buyers’ banquet • This month: the five most expensive Rolling Stones records ever sold on Discogs

Resolution Records • Green Park Station, Bath, BA1 1JB

Zoh Amba • Skronking saxophonist turned raw confessional songwriter

Uncut Playlist • On the stereo this month…

Good Evening, Hippies

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PETER HAMMILL • The Van Der Graaf general on Italian riots, Shirley Bassey and out-punking The Stranglers

BOARDS OF CANADA • To infinity – and beyond! The pioneering electronic duo’s first album in 13 years takes the long view.

PREPPERS’ DELIGHT • The wider universe of Boards Of Canada

PAUL McCARTNEY • Memory Lane is in his ears and in his eyes… Paul minds his Speke.

AtoZ • This month…

TUCKER ZIMMERMAN • Enthralling posthumous set from the cult US folkie.

Q&A • Nicholas Holton, producer: “The music just flowed”

HORSE LORDS • Baltimore/Berlin mathrockers embrace the human voice.

Q&A • Andrew Bernstein: “The rhythm section kind of defines the band”

THE CORAL • Ravishing simplicity rules on the Wirral wanderers’ latest

BOB WAGNER • Arrestingly diverse debut from Vermont songwriter and guitarist

AMERICANA ROUND-UP

BETH ORTON • The singer-songwriter chases freedom on her self-produced ninth.

Q&A • Beth Orton: “The songs grew into creatures beyond my understanding”

BROWN WIMPENNY • Mob-handed folk from dirty old towns.

Q&A • Ted Downer-Wills and Seth Lockwood: “There was no real sense of who’s in charge”

PIGEON • The Margate five-piece showing off their exotic plumage

THIS HEAT • Not waving, but wowing: pre-post-punk pioneers’ debut LP reissued.

BURNING UP • How to complete your This Heat collection

Q&A • Charles Bullen & Charles Hayward: “You don’t have to get permission…”

BROWN SPIRITS • Melbourne kosmische crew’s early works uncovered.

Q&A • Brown Spirits: “It still feels like a gang”

AtoZ • This month…

NEIL ARDLEY • Brit-jazz meets gamelan on pioneering fusion

REDISCOVERED • Uncovering the...