COOL COLLECTION

Having just released Luck And Strange (see page 100), his fifth solo album and his third to top the UK charts, Pink Floyd’s legendary guitarist David Gilmour is the perfect guide to discovering some fabulous fretwork on vinyl

Jeff Beck Blow By Blow Epic (1975) Gilmour says: “Always an innovator, never a follower, Jeff steadfastly refused to pander to the demands of the record industry. This maverick attitude required some difficult career decisions; he left The Yardbirds at the height of their popularity, deserted his own group days before their billed appearance at Woodstock and often shifted his attention to his other great passion of building hot rods rather than continuing a tour or returning to the studio.” Dire Straits Dire Straits Vetigo (1978) “Mark Knopfler has a lovely, refreshing guitar style,” notes Gilmour on the debut LP from Knopfler and his crew. “He brought back something that seemed to have gone astray in guitar playing. These days I don’t listen to other people with the objective of…

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Hi-Fi Choice (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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