Paul Stephenson

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Paul Stephenson is a singer-songwriter from Durham, England, now living in France. He presents songs describing love and joy, disappointment and dark memories, magical moments and mystical pictures. Paul Stephenson writes about himself: "The story of my life: I grew up in the northeast of England and my first musical heroes were the Beatles. I'm still a fan of McCartney's songs and Lennon's granny glasses. My other big hero is James Taylor. JT runs like a golden thread through my friends in musical circles (including the acoustic guitar world's best-kept secret, Chris Jones) and my musical taste - he was first produced by McCartney, worked with lots of the other great American songwriters of the 1960s and 70s and has another big fan from the northeast of England called Sting (the nearest I have to a third musical hero). I learned to play the guitar listening to my heroes plus Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan and, from this side of the Atlantic, Ralph McTell and other folkies. I set out for Amsterdam and Europe in 1979 to make a living of sorts from music. I played mostly in bars and youth centres, with the occasional festival or concert and appearances on radio and (once) television. I played in duos, trios and bands, and made recordings whenever I could in whatever circumstances I could afford and with whichever musicians I could round up for love of music, dressing my songs up in all kinds of usually ill-fitting clothes. But mostly I played solo, and my most popular recording w

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Girl with a Mirror

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Very Audiophile New Recordings

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Mother Nature's Rules

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Closer To The Music

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These Days

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Stereoplay Highlights 2001

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Light Green Ball

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B&W Audiophile Recordings Vol. 2

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Closer To The Music Vol. 4

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Bowers & Wilkins presents: Very Audiophile New Recordings

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Stockfisch Records - Closer To The Music Vol.1

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Closer to the Music, Vol. 1

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