Michael Head & The Strands The Magical World of the Strands rsd24 This new compilation brings together

This new compilation brings together all the singles from the band’s time with London Records

brings together a lineup of legendary collaborations

the beautiful title track and his stunning reading of Skip James' 'I'd Rather be the Devil'

By the time Side A is done you have drifted through 6 songs without noticing a single one pass

nowhere more aptly demonstrated than in Local Boy in the Photograph's "He'll always be / Twenty-three / Yet the train runs on and on / Past the place they found his clothing

Michael Head & The Strands The Magical World of the Strands rsd24 This new compilation brings togetherMichael Head was once famously dubbed 'the best songwriter you've never heard of'. Well, he seems content to embody both parts of that statement. Continuing to produce wonderful material seriously, check out his second record as Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band the songwriter forever manages to escape the success which enraptures lesser talent. Initially released in 1997, The Magical World Of The Strands is perhaps the songwriter's most enduring