Martin Ruddock

❉ A kaleidoscopic collection of tunes evoking the long hot summer of 1976. “here be Philly soul and sugary disco, yacht rock, pastel funk and easy pop. It seems like a more innocent time in a lot of ways.

❉ Lounge funk, Philly soul, yacht rock and gauzy glitz from the mid to late ’70s. One thing you can always count on during uncertain, often terrifying times is that nothing gets in the way of Ace Records putting out lovely, expertly-curated compilation albums.

❉ Martin Ruddock traces the genesis of Space Oddity, released 50 years ago today. “The stew of Space Oddity has a fair few ingredients. Never one to let the whole truth get in the way of a good story, Bowie has claimed over the years that the song was inspired by a stoned trip to the pictures to see Kubrick’s 2001, but is that the full story? Let’s pick through the stew, and try and find the recipe….” Space Oddity wasn’t just David Bowie’s breakthrough single.