Early Eric Clapton anthology

For any fans of the blues or British R&B, Clapton Is God, a two-disc collection of Eric Clapton's early work, looks well worth checking out.

It covers most of the man's early career, with disc one covering both live and studio work with The Yardbirds, as well as his work backing blues legend Sonny Boy Wiliamson. Disc two follows that up with some session tracks, the pick of his work with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and some tracks with Jimmy Page and The Immediate All-Stars.

40 tracks, retailing for around £12. It hits the shelves on 17th September.

More about the CD at Amazon.co.uk

ABC of Men's Fashion reissued

First issued in 1964, long out of print and sought after by just about everyone with an interest in classic/vintage fashion and style, The ABC of Men's Fashion by Hardy Amies is finally scheduled for a reissue in the coming weeks.

It's re-appearance is down to the V&A, which is reissuing the book as part of its Golden Age of Couture exhibition. And if you have any interest in men's fashion, this is pretty much essential, breaking down just about every fashion term and item into an A to Z listing, with descriptions for each in Mr Amies' own witty style.

So if you want to know the difference between a flare and a bell bottom, The ABC of Men's Fashion will tell you when it's released in October, with a new introduction by Ian Garlant, priced around £9.99.

Find out more at the V&A website

Take My Tip Competition winners

As a new competition starts, an old one finishes - in this case, the competition for the Take My Tip compilation CD.

Below are the winners from a very big number of entries, who will be contacted via email in the coming days. If you didn't win this time, there's always another time - we have competitions running constantly.

Jean-Paul Seculaire - London (UK)
Alex M. Franquet - Barcelona (Spain)
Neil Lee - Leeds (UK)
Stefan Theissen - Meerbusch (Germany)
John McKenzie - Dundee (UK)

Danger Man DVD set reviewed

Before there was The Prisoner, there was Danger Man. In fact, Patrick McGoohan's role in Danger Man as a spy almost links with his latter role as the imprisoned secret agent in The Prisoner.

And if you haven't seen Danger Man, now is your chance as the show has just been reissued as Danger Man Special Edition - a 13-disc boxset of the show, featuring 48 episodes and a host of extras and add-ons.

The whole thing is reviewed over on our cult film and TV site Cinedelica. So if you're thinking of buying a cop, check it out now.

Read the Danger Man Special Edition DVD review at Cinedelica

Retro TV W/C 27th July 2007

Barry Murphy once more trawls the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 27th July to Thursday 2nd August.

Highlights of the week

TV

British Film Forever (1/7) - Saturday 28th July. BBC 2. 9.05pm.
Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: the Story of the British Thriller - Series celebrating the best of British movie-making over the last 100 years genre-by-genre as part of the Summer of British Film season, beginning with the best thrillers. Films under scrutiny include Get Carter, The Long Good Friday, The Third Man, and a clutch of Hitchcock classics. Contributions come from Bob Hoskins, Richard Attenborough, Michael Caine, Daniel Craig and Kate Winslet. Narrated by Jessica Hynes.

Radio

6 Music Plays it Again - All or Nothing: the Small Faces Story: BBC 6 Music. 9.30pm - 10.00pm, Weds 1st/Thurs 2nd August. 9.30pm
Two parter, repeated over consecutive nights, documenting the history of the Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette. Presented by Phil Daniels.