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The author of the acclaimed Beatles book REVOLUTION IN THE HEAD, and of the collection THE PEOPLE'S MUSIC, both published by Pimlico, MacDonald was Assistant Editor of NME in the early '70s and contributed regularly to Uncut. Tragically, Ian took his own life in August 2003.
List of articles in the library by artist
10cc: 10cc
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1973
10cc: Ying Tong Iddle I Po
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1973
Daevid Allen
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1975
Pete Atkin and Clive James : Pete Atkin And Clive James: From Little Atkins Great Oak Trees Grow
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, April 1975
Band, The : Bob Dylan: Before The Flood
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1974
Band, The : The Band: Northern Lights – Southern Cross
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, December 1975
Band, The : The Band: Wheels On Fire
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, September 2001
Beach Boys, The : The Beach Boys: Wave Culture...
Overview by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 2000
Be-Bop Deluxe : Be Bop Deluxe: Axe Victim
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1974
Beck: Mutations
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 1998
Blue Oyster Cult: Tyranny And Mutation (Columbia Import)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1974
Hamilton Bohannon : James Brown: Sex Machine Today, Hamilton Bohannon: Insides Out, The Commodores: Caught in the Act
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1975
David Bowie : Young Americans
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1975
David Bowie: Low
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1977
David Bowie: Pin-Ups
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1973
David Bowie: White Lines, Black Magic
Essay by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, October 1998
James Brown: Live At The Apollo Volume II (Deluxe Edition) (Universal)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, October 2001
James Brown: Sex Machine Today, Hamilton Bohannon: Insides Out, The Commodores: Caught in the Act
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1975
Buffalo Springfield: Buffalo Springfield Boxed Set (Rhino)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 2001
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, November 1975
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, December 1975
J.J. Cale : JJ Cale: Okie
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1974
Can: Automation For The People
Guide by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 1997
Can: They Have Ways Of Making You Listen...
Profile by Ian MacDonald, NME, November 1974
Captain Beefheart: The Beef Of The Matter
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, April 1973
Chi-Lites, The : The Chi-Lites: Half a Love and The Moments: Sharp
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1975
John Coltrane: Live Trane: The European Tours (Pablo)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, February 2002
John Coltrane : Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 2000
Commodores, The : James Brown: Sex Machine Today, Hamilton Bohannon: Insides Out, The Commodores: Caught in the Act
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1975
Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 2000
Miles Davis: Big Fun; Get Up With It; On The Corner
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, February 2001
Miles Davis: Live At The Fillmore East (March 7,1970): It's About That Time (Columbia/Legacy)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 2001
Miles Davis: The Complete 'In A Silent Way' Sessions (Columbia/Legacy)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 2001
Nick Drake: Exiled From Heaven
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, Mojo, January 2000
Bob Dylan: Before The Flood
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1974
Bob Dylan : Wild Mercury: A Tale Of Two Dylans
Essay by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, June 2001
Bill Evans: The Last Waltz
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, May 2001
Family
Discography by Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1973
Faust: Faust IV (Virgin)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1973
Faust: The Wumme Years 1971-73
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, May 2001
Faust: Sturm und Drang
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, November 1973
Faust: The Sound of the Eighties
Comment by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1973
Faust: We're Just Trying To Be Here Now
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, November 1973
Bryan Ferry: Party Fun From an Old Poseur
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1973
Robert Fripp: Head, Heart and Hips
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1973
Robert Fripp: The Sexual Athlete
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1973
Marvin Gaye : Marvellous Marvin Reconsidered
Book Excerpt by Ian MacDonald, 'The People's Music' (Pimlico), July 2003
Grateful Dead : The Grateful Dead: The Golden Road (1965-1973) (Rhino/Warner Bros) *****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, January 2002
Claire Hamill : King Crimson/Claire Hammill: Rainbow Theatre, London
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1973
Hatfield And The North: Hatfield And The North
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1974
Hatfield And The North: New Band on the Old Road...
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, May 1973
Jimi Hendrix: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, October 2000
Henry Cow: In Praise of Learning
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1975
King Crimson/Claire Hammill: Rainbow Theatre, London
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1973
King Crimson: Latest Shade of Crimson
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1973
King Crimson: Rainbow Theatre, London
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, 1973
King Crimson : Robert Fripp: Head, Heart and Hips
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1973
King Crimson : Robert Fripp: The Sexual Athlete
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1973
Kinks, The : The Kinks
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 1998
Kinks, The : The Kinks: Preservation Act 2
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1974
Kokomo: Kokomo
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, February 1975
LaBelle: Nightbirds (Epic, Import); The Pointer Sisters: Live At The Opera House (Blue Thumb)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1974
LaBelle: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, March 1975
John Lennon: The John Lennon Anthology
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 1998
Love: Forever Changes
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, April 2001
Mahavishnu Orchestra : John McLaughlin: The Heart Of Things – Live In Paris
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, June 2000
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds Of Fire (CBS)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, February 1973
John Mayall: Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, and; The Best Of (As It All Began)
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 1998
Curtis Mayfield - A Gently Sensitive Observer
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 1998
Curtis Mayfield: America Today
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1975
Curtis Mayfield: Superfly (Two-CD Special Edition)
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, September 1998
Paul McCartney: Driving Rain (Parlophone)
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, January 2002
John McLaughlin: The Heart Of Things – Live In Paris
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, June 2000
Moments, The : The Chi-Lites: Half a Love and The Moments: Sharp
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1975
Mott The Hoople : Mott the Hoople: All The Young Dudes: The Anthology
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 1998
Randy Newman: Good Old Boys
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1974
Randy Newman: Here Comes The Rain
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, August 1998
Laura Nyro: The Essential Masters
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 2000
Laura Nyro: The Five-Year, Five-Album Span Of High-Pressure Creativity
Overview by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1974
Yoko Ono: Approximately Infinite Universe (Apple)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1973
Pet Shop Boys: Release (Parlophone)***
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, May 2002
Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
Essay by Ian MacDonald, NME, February 1974
Pointer Sisters, The : LaBelle: Nightbirds (Epic, Import); The Pointer Sisters: Live At The Opera House (Blue Thumb)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1974
Pointer Sisters, The : The Pointer Sisters: The Pointer Sisters
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1973
Prince: The Rainbow Children (Redline Import) **
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, February 2002
Republica: Speed Ballads
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 1998
Smokey Robinson: Quiet Storm
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, May 1975
Rolling Stones, The : The Rolling Stones Play With Fire
Essay by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 2002
Sonny Rollins: The Freelance Years
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, December 2000
Roxy Music : Bryan Ferry: Party Fun From an Old Poseur
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1973
Roxy Music : Ferry Interesting Roxy
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, October 1972
Roxy Music: Stranded (Island)
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, November 1973
Roxy Music: The Dome, Brighton
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, April 1973
Roxy Music: The kind of example we wish to set our parents?
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, September 1972
Roxy Music: The Man Who Put Sequins into Middle Eights
Interview by Charles Shaar Murray, Nick Kent, Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1973
Todd Rundgren : Tood Rundgren - Initiation
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1975
Santana : Carlos Santana: Divine Light – Reconstruction And Mix Translation: Bill Laswell (Sony Jazz)****
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 2001
Soft Machine, part 1
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1975
Soft Machine, part 2: The End of an Ear at the Proms
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, NME, February 1975
Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, 1974
Steely Dan: Decadent Diversions
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, March 2002
Supremes, The : The Supremes: Anthology
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1974
Allen Toussaint: Southern Nights
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, April 1975
Tricky: Angels With Dirty Faces
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, June 1998
Rick Wakeman: The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, April 1975
Weather Report: New Victoria, London
Live Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, December 1975
Wildeflowers, The : Soft Machine, part 1
Retrospective by Ian MacDonald, NME, January 1975
Bobby Womack - I Don't Know What The World Is Coming To
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1975
Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1974
Robert Wyatt: Join The Professionals, Form A Rock Band...
Interview by Ian MacDonald, NME, July 1974
Neil Young: "You're All Just Pissing In the Wind"
Essay by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, September 1998
Neil Young: Are You Passionate? (WEA) **
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, May 2002
Neil Young: On The Beach
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, August 1974
Zombies, The : Zombies: Zombie Heaven (Big Beat/Ace) List of genre pieces Motown: Stop! In The Name Of Love
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, November 1997
Overview by Ian MacDonald,
Stax - The Stax Story - Volumes I & II
Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, June 1975
Various Artists: Machine Soul: An Odyssey Into Electronic Dance Music
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, June 2000
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