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Review: This 1968 debut from UK guitar visionary Jeff Beck still lands with the force of a revelation. Backed by a then-unknown Rod Stewart on vocals and Ronnie Wood on bass, it fused blues standard interpretations with proto-heavy rock swagger, laying groundwork for what would become metal. 'You Shook Me' and 'I Ain't Superstitious' are molten blues workouts, while 'Beck's Bolero'-a wild, multi-sectioned instrumental co-written with Jimmy Page-remains a startling piece of production and arrangement. The soulful grind of 'Let Me Love You' and the stretched-out ache of 'Blues De Luxe' show off Beck's ability to balance touch with raw volume. Reissued here on remastered orange wax, it's a reminder of a time when British blues rock was at its most electrifying.

Review: Reissued now on blue eco-vinyl, Total Life Forever marked a sharp left turn for Foals when it landed in 2010. Swapping the frantic math-rock spikiness of Antidotes for a tone more expansive, the Oxford band leant into atmosphere, melody and melancholia, with 'Blue Blood' setting the tone - all restraint and slow build - and 'Black Gold' adding a widescreen, atolling drama. The LP was recorded in Gothenburg with producer Luke Smith (ex-Clor) and saw Foals consciously break away from the tight, jittery rhythms of their debut, Yannis Philippakis harder concaving the lyrical lens. This gave ultimate rise to 'Spanish Sahara', seven minutes of glacial synths, grief and catharsis, with popular consensus determining it their defining track.