Michael Becker

News Editor
mbecker@nsnews.com

B kkk k& Small Faces —
The BBC Sessions (Fuel
2000 Records/True North
Records 2000) Music cate-
gory: Gritty Bric R&B.
The London Mods are
caught raw and in full flight
on tracks originally aired in

-CD REVIEWS:

England ‘between 1965 and
1968 on Saturday Club and
Top Gear. The music con-
firms that the Faces really
nailed cold the cocky rough
and tumble that made
American R&B the domi-
nant influence that drove
many British bands on to
. their creative pinnacles in
the Swinging Sixties.
‘.” This disc is a revelation
- on another count too. To us
hére in North America, Led
Zeppelin seemed to rocket
_ out of nowhere with a fully
- fleshed out, seemingly origi-
nal heavy metal branding of
~. the blues, Listen to a song
| dike “E Too D”. or “You
_~ Need Loving” (an adapta-
'. * tion of a Willie Dixon song
that Led re-interpreted
and released in 1969 as
“Whole Lotta Love”). The
. Faces were messing with the
formula three years earlier.
“> >The Small Faces are more

= remembered for their flirta-_.

“tions with psychedelic rock.
- A spunky version of “Lazy
.* Sunday”, recorded in April
1968 on the Top Gear show,
appears here.
Thank you Sam Cocke.

Thank you Willie Dixon.
The Small Faces might have
only had old-time music hall
as their fuel without you.

@ xx*«x* The Who —
BBC Sessions . :
(BEC/Universal 1999)

- Music category: Modular

flash.

The Who recorded 10
sessions with the BBC
between 1965 and 1970.
Live and straight up is the

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best way to hear the band
and that’s what vou get
here. Decades later the
excitement remains palpable.
Dedicated fans will have
already gotten their hands
on available Who material.
So don’t just buy this for the
crackling versions of the
usual suspects — “Anyway,
Anyhow, Anywhere”, “My
Generation”, “Substitute”.
Get it for the surprises:
The Who covering James
Brown's “Just You And Me,
Darling”; a cover of the
Holland-Dozier- Holland
penned “Leaving Here”; and
“Good Lovin’”, another
Motown classic from 1963.

B kk The Jimi
Hendrix Experience —
BBC Sessie... .
(MCA/Universal 1999)
Music category: red, hot
and blue.

We are very lucky that
the BBC had people like DJs
John Peel, Alexis Korner and
Tommy Vance around to
champion rock. The mon-
strously talented Hendrix
greatly influenced English
guitarists Jeff Beck, Pete
Townsend, Jimi Page and
Eric Clapton to name just a
few,

Hendrix, Noel Redding
and Mitch Mitchell first
appeared on Saturday Club
in February of 1967.

This two-disc set powers
along tracks recorded from
1967 (beginning with
“Foxey Lady”) to 1969
(parting shot, “Sunshine Of
Your Love”). ;

Bottom line: this is as
pure as it will ever get —
elemental, spiritual, profane,
inspired. Don’t miss it.

MENT...

Sherri Toni is thrilled to announce the

opening of her second location of
Elements Clothing Co.

The original

location in

Dollarton Village has been
‘wildly successful, due to
being able to offer a

down to
product that

earth
is

casual yet sophisti-

cated.

who manages both stores and
also does the buying.
“Because I’m an indepen-
dent ! can buy the
unique styles: from
the smaller sup-
pliers.” And
unique is
_ what her
customers

like!

Sherri. anticipates
accessories to be a hot
seller this season so she

carries fun items such as -
beaded handbags and chok-
ers, animal print designs, funky
ringwatches and sunglasses. “We've
really tried not to
corner ourselves
into any One age
group,” adds
Sherri. They
attract customers
as young as 20
and as young-at-

More than double the size

of the Deep Cove location,

the new store stocks men’s and

women’s fashions including the
popular fabels, Liz Claiborne, Coco

Club and Colour Me Cotton, along with

Quick Reflex, Fresh Produce and French

Dressing, Point Zero for
GRAND OPENING

TOKNY Jeane ements
gpen house
SATURDAY APRIL 29

“Our customers want
“Elements has clothes you can live is...”

ish and dent from whats
ELEMENTS
Clothing Co. Ltd =f

generally offered in the
other stores,” says Sherri
Park & Tilford, 333 Braoksbank Avenue
North Vancouver 985-9800
Dollarton Village, 461 North Dollarton Hwy
North Vancouver 929-4900

heart as 70. At Elements, you can find’ * **
popular fashion items including: long, - ~
lacy dresses, capris, stretch pants & |
skirts, windsuits and beachwear. oO
Sherri’s store carries all these and more,

in the hottest new colours for spring.

forth
Vind

To share in the celebration, Sherri
tavites you to enter your name to

win some fabulous giveaways. -
(Total retail value $20001)
Entry fornts are available at the

“Weve very proud of the style,
quality and selection we offer
at everyday prices that

everyone can afford. ” new store and the draw will take -

place at the Open House Saturday, : .
April 29. See you there! es