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London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

From the bayou to Woodstock and back – the easygoing adventures of Bobby Charles. By John Mulvey.

Early Steps RHINO/WARNER BROS.

Squeeze ’s songwriting duo are back in harness, toting a rock opera they wrote in the ’70s with an all-new album to come. Given their near-constant strife, it’s a miracle. But as they insist, “the thing that always brings us together is the songs…”

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS