Greetings,

Contents -
1. WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
2. LANDMARQ LIVE
3. REVIEWS
4. JEANETTE MURPHY
5. "I'D LIKE TO HEAR..."
6. WEBSITE UPDATE

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1. WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
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Firstly, we'd like to welcome the various new subscribers who signed up since our last newsletter. If you know of anyone else who may be interested in receiving this newsletter, please pass it on. Alternatively, you can use the 'Recommend Landmarq' facility on the website 'Home/Welcome' page.

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2. LANDMARQ LIVE
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Landmarq's next live date has now been confirmed:
Date: Friday 23rd May 2003
Venue: The Riga Bar (Club Riga)
Address: 228, London Road, Westcliff, SS0 7JG
Phone: (07960) 442331
Web: http://www.rigamusicbar.co.uk 

*Look out for further dates in the UK and Europe to be announced soon*

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3. REVIEWS
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Since it's release last September, we've seen a number of reviews in print and on-line for Landmarq's latest (live) album, 'Aftershock', as well as the re-issued earlier albums -- all now on the Cyclops label, in case you didn't know! ;)
These have been very positive, including Nick Shilton's review in the latest issue of the UK magazine 'Classic Rock' (Issue #50, Feb 2003). 
Nick does pick up on one point, which we fully agree with, right at the beginning by stating that: "...It's not for want of decent material that Landmarq have never really escaped prog's minor leagues; a more likely reason is a shortage of live dates..."
He then goes on to mention the "...strength of the bands four-studio-album catalogue..." and award a respectable 3/5 stars.

We'd like to say we are very aware of this and would like nothing more than to be 'out there' touring the world and playing to as many people as possible. We intend to improve on this situation over the coming months and beyond.
If you'd like to give us your own comments on this and any reviews you may have seen, whether you agree or disagree with them, we'd love to hear from you.
Also -- if you've seen any reviews, etc., on Landmarq you think we may not have seen, perhaps in a local paper or magazine, please do drop us a line and let us know. (We won't mind if we happen to have already seen them).

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4. JEANETTE MURPHY
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Here's a shameless plug for a good friend of Landmarq. Those of you who caught the bands show at The Hermit Club (Brentwood, England) back in March 1999 will remember Jeanette Murphy, who opened for the band with an all-too-brief acoustic set of her own material.
Jeanette has now released her self-produced second album, 'Sugar and Spice', which has already begun to attract positive attention, gleaning a 'Top Demo' placing in the February 2003 edition of 'Sound on Sound' magazine.
Among the musicians on the album is Landmarq bassist, Steve Gee, who also backed Jeanette at the albums launch last year at The 12-Bar Club in London's west end.
For more info on JM: http://www.jeanettemurphy.com/ 

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5. "I'D LIKE TO HEAR..."
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Although we are certainly busy writing much new material for the next album and future live sets, in the last newsletter (#47) we asked which song you'd like to see/hear Landmarq play from their past catalogue. One response we had was a very nice letter and a rather novel 'CD Christmas card' from Didier Gregoire and family from near Lyon, France. Didier's choice was for "More Flames For The Dancer". Well, Didier, you never know, "More Flames..." could well end up in the set. If you have your own ideas, just email us; we'd be interested to know. And who knows....

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6. WEBSITE UPDATES
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Gonzalo's pages have been updated. Landmarq's new keyboard player has managed to drag himself away from his piano and has given us his 'discography' and also his 'favourites'. There are some interesting entries so check out the appropriate pages when you can. We'll have some photos too and, in keeping with the 'Early Pics' page, Gonzalo has promised to find some pictures from his own early days.

To add to individual members information (i.e., Discography, Favourites, Photos), we shall be including a brief biography for each member. So far, you can read 'individual histories' for Dave, Gonzalo and Steve. Tracy and Uwe should follow soon.


Cheers for now,

L A N D M A R Q