Category Archives: Reissues

Album review: RAVEN – Reissues

Posted on May 23, 2017 by jason

Dissonance Productions [Release date 02.06.17] Formed in the mid 70s by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, initially with twin guitars and progressive rock leanings, Settling as a threesome, with drummer Rob Wacko Hunter, Raven were an integral part of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: TYGERS OF PAN TANG – The MCA Years

Posted on May 15, 2017 by jason

Caroline International [Release date 19.12.16] 5-CD box set Formed in the north east of England in the late-70s, Tygers Of Pan Tang were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and achieved moderate success, including the minor hit … Continue reading →

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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Reissues

Posted on May 9, 2017 by jason

HANOI ROCKS Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks/Oriental Beat/All Those Wasted Years (Dissonance Productions) Finish band Hanoi Rocks are a glam sleaze metal band largely responsible for an influence that directed the 80s metal scene. Formed in 1979 and recording … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JAGUAR, GIRLSCHOOL, SAMSON

Posted on May 9, 2017 by jason

JAGUAR Power Games (Dissonance Productions) Jaguar were one of the fastest and most underrated bands in the NWoBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) movement, and along with Raven would have a huge impact on the forthcoming speed metal and … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP Reissues (Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician’s Birthday)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 31.03.17] As we opined when reviewing the first tranche of Heep reissues, we would question the merits of adding a second disc with the “alternative” album version as reimagined by Heep fan and collector Robert Corich under … Continue reading →

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Album review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Reissues (Works Vol.1 & 2, Love Beach)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by jason

BMG [Release date 26.05/17] Formed in 1970, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were one of the first progressive rock supergroups, and certainly one of the most successful. Keyboard player, pianist and keen advocate of the Moog Keith Emerson had previously played with … Continue reading →

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Album review: HUDSON FORD – The A&M Albums

Posted on May 6, 2017 by jason

Caroline Records [Release date 05.05.17] Vocalist, guitarist and bassist John Ford and drummer Richard Hudson were originally members of Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera in the 60s, before famously joining The Strawbs (a band that at one point featured Rick Wakeman). In … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEBORAH BONHAM – Reissues (Looking Back At The Moon/Spirit)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

DEBORAH BONHAM - Looking Back At The Moon

Deborah Bonham chatted to David Randall in March 2015, discussing her career and with tracks from several albums. Plus she chose some of the tracks that have influenced her over the years. Sound Discs [Release date 28.04.17] When I chatted … Continue reading →

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Album review: JON LORD – Reissues (Gemini Suite/Before I Forget)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Gemini Suite [Release date 09.12.16] Before I Forget [Release date 27.01.17] It is perhaps sometimes overlooked, but Jon Lord left a quiet legacy of solo albums even though for most of his career he laboured in the gargantuan shadow of … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MIKE GROGAN, PELE, THE MOST UGLY CHILD

Posted on January 23, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

MIKE GROGAN Too Many Ghosts Poacher Records [Release date 10.02.17] Having paid his dues in the punk explosion of the 70′s, and a six piece Springsteen-esque band in the 80′s, South of England based multi-instrumentalist Mike Grogan has settled into … Continue reading →

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Album review: VANGELIS – Delectus (Box set)

Posted on January 23, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Win the box set!! (Comp. closes 19.02.17) UMC [Release date 03.02.17] Just too late for Xmas, comes this mammoth 13-disc box set of Vangelis’ albums on Vertigo and Polydor, remastered from the original first generation tapes under the big man’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATUS QUO – Don’t Stop, Under The Influence, The Party Ain’t Over Yet…

Posted on January 22, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel [Release date 20.01.17] These three Quo re-issues are given more poignancy now by the passing of Rick Parfitt whose ill health is bookended by the original albums. A year after the covers album he had quadruple by-pass heart surgery … Continue reading →

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Album review: JODY GRIND – Reissues

Posted on December 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Esoteric [Release date 25.11.16] Some readers may remember a motley band of musicians who – back in the late seventies – masqueraded under that sometimes irksome banner “supergroup”, Hinkley’s Heroes. At various times they included Mel Collins, John Halsey and … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKTHORNE – Afterlife/Don’t Kill The Thrill (Graham Bonnet, Bob Kulick)

Posted on October 24, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Hear No Evil [Release date 02.09.16] Cherry Red have embarked on a fairly extensive trawl through Graham Bonnet’s back pages, ahead of some UK dates and a generally higher profile. We’ve reviewed some of his solo material which is frequently … Continue reading →

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Album review: GARY WRIGHT & WONDERWHEEL – Ring Of Changes

Posted on October 18, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Esoteric [Release date 29.07.16] Best known for his hit single ‘Dreamweaver’ in 1976, and his time in Spooky Tooth, Gary Wright’s ‘Ring Of Changes’ was made in 1972 but, in spite of a single release (included as a bonus track), … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Salisbury (reissue)

Posted on October 18, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 28.10.16] The Heep reissue series continues with their 1971 “progressive” offering, and reinforced with a bonus “alternative” disc including previously unreleased material. Cynics might wonder why we are again being ask to re-buy the music of our … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOW WE LIVE – Dry Land (Steve Hogarth)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Steve Hogarth about his career in July 2014. In this hour special, tracks include How We Live and Marillion, plus Steve’s solo work. Esoteric [Release date 26.08.16] ‘How We Live’ is an important part of the … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MARION, HANA PIRANHA

Posted on September 27, 2016 by jason

MARION This World And Body/The Program (reissues) Edsel [Release date 16.09.16] Marion were formed in Macclesfield in 1993 by then students Jamie Harding and Phil Cunningham, who had previously been in various bands together. The band’s first album, 1996’s This … Continue reading →

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Album review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Reissues (2)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 30.09.16] To many Emerson, Lake & Palmer represented the worst excesses of prog rock – a genre that was destined to have its collective arse kicked in the late-1970s. This latest tranche of remasters does demonstrate why … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON TOWNSHEND – Reissues

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Stir Records [Release date 07.10.16] As The Who move inexorably towards their final hoorah, Pete Townshend’s brother Simon – a mere nipper at the age of 55, and a part of the touring band for the past 20 years – … Continue reading →

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Album review: JON BODEN – Painted Lady

Posted on September 6, 2016 by jason

Navigator Records [Release date 30.9.16] Jon Boden was the frontman and fiddle player for Bellowhead who called it a day in May this year. This album was his debut solo album and was originally released back in 2006. Navigator Records … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – …Very ‘eavy … Very ‘umble/Anthology

Posted on August 7, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 16.09.16] Uriah Heep were to a large extent defined by their early 1970s albums – the 1970 debut, ‘Salisbury’ (1971) and – moreover – ‘Demons And Wizards’. Over the next twelve months or so a new reissue … Continue reading →

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Album review: TUCKY BUZZARD – The Complete Tucky Buzzard (Box set)

Posted on July 25, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel [Release date 15.07.16] Tucky Buzzard. You might vaguely recall the name if not the music. You could be forgiven in thinking that they were long haired southern rockers. Truth is, they morphed out of UK psychedelic rockers The End, … Continue reading →

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Album review: GRAHAM BONNET – Reissues

Posted on July 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Hear No Evil Recordings/Cherry Red [Release dates March-May 2016] The Graham Bonnet “backstory” before his tenure with Rainbow is highlighted by these reissues. It was clearly evident in 1979 that Bonnet came from the pop mainstream – coming to wider … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARC BOLAN & T.REX – Born To Boogie The Concerts

Posted on July 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel [Release date 17.06.16] Filmed at the height of T.Rextasy, and directed by Ringo Starr, the Born To Boogie film – centring around Wembley Empire Pool concert footage, a studio jam session with Ringo and Elton John, a four-song acoustic … Continue reading →