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Category Archives: Reissues
Album review: SAGA – The Beginner’s Guide To Throwing Shapes/The Security Of Illusion
earMusic [Release date 04.09.15] www.ear-music.net Following on from the recent best of, earMusic start their Saga re-issue campaign in earnest. They are releasing, in chronological order, the band’s studio albums between 1989 and 2007. Each has bonus songs, often recently … Continue reading
Album review: STATUS QUO – The Vinyl Collection 1972-1980
Universal [Release date 14.08.15] If classic Status Quo were personified by denim rather than leather, they were also defined by vinyl rather than CD. It may be somewhat bizarre that 40 plus years after the original release of the earliest … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blue For You, boxed set, Hello, If You Can't Stand The Heat, Just Supposin', live, On The Level, Piledriver, Quo, review, Rockin' All Over The World, Status Quo, The Vinyl Collection 1972-1980, Whatever You Want
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Album review: CHRIS CORNELL – Euphoria Mourning
[Released 14.08.15] Albums are re-released for various reasons; perhaps a record label take-over results in more marketing budget being dedicated to an album that wasn’t originally pushed that hard. Oftentimes, the latent resurgence of an artist’s popularity facilitates a re-issue … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Cornell, Euphoria Mourning, re-issue, review, solo album, Soundgarden
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Album review: STONE THE CROWS – Stone The Crows/Ode To John Law (reissues)
This is an exclusive extract from a longer interview with Maggie Bell which is featured in an artist special broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 23 August (5:00). This is now available via Mixcloud (see above) Part 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Colin Allen, interview, Jim Dewar, John McGinnis, Les Harvey, Maggie Bell, Ode To John Law, reissues, review, Stone The Crows
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Album review: GAMMA RAY – Heading For Tomorrow
earMusic [Release date 24.07.15] Gamma Ray were formed after Kai Hansen left Helloween, the band he helped co-found, back in 1988. Back then this was big news as Helloween were riding a massive wave of popularity (they had played Monsters … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary edition, album, classic, debut album, Gamma Ray, Heading For Tomorrow, Helloween, Kai Hansen, metal, power, review
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Album review: BOB MOULD – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date 25.05.15] Ex-Hüsker Dü guitarist Bob Mould’s debut solo album Workbook 25 (1989) and the follow up Black Sheets Of Rain (1990) get the ’25th anniversary’ treatment courtesy of Edsel Records. Workbook gets a bonus track (‘All … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary edition, album, Black Sheets Of Rain, Bob Mould, grunge, Husker Du, live, review, Workbook
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DVD review: RUSH – Rush In Rio/R30 (Reissues)
Eagle Rock [Release date 15.06.15] 2-DVD/Bluray Recorded at the end of their 2002 world tour, in Brazil and in front of a Rush-crazy throng of 44,000, Rush In Rio – a double DVD – celebrates one of rock’s most enduring … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 2004, 30th anniversary tour, Bluray, DVD, hard rock, R30, review, Rush, Rush In Rio, South America
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Album review: JOHN POWER – The Complete Studio Recordings 2002-2015 (Box set)
Edsel Records [Release date 27.04.15] Having released all four Cast albums in ‘deluxe’ format, Edsel have now turned to the solo work of The La’s and Cast frontman John Power. The Complete Sessions brigdes his 3 releases between 2003 and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Cast, Happening For Love, John Power, pop, review, rock, Stormbreaker, The Complete Studio Recordings 2002-2015, The Las, The Mariner Sessions, Willow She Weeps
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Album review: THE PRETENDERS – Reissues (Box set)
Edsel [Release date 16.02.15] ‘Icon’ is an overused word in the entertainment industry. But not so in the case of Chrissie Hynde the driving force behind, and in all but name, The Pretenders – one of the most successful bands … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Chrissie Hynde, DVD, Get Close, Isle Of View, Last Of The Independents, Learning To Crawl, Packed!, Pretenders, reissue, review, rock, Viva El Amor
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Album review: DR. JOHN – Anutha Zone/Duke Elegant (reissue)
Edsel [Release Date: 16.02.15] Anutha Zone doesn’t break any new ground, but is a celebration of all that is good about Dr. John. Cut in 1998, it’s an album full of timeless music with deeply embedded grooves and nuanced vocals … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anutha Zone, blues, Bobby Broom, Carleen Anderson, Clive Deamer, Dr John, Duke Ellington, funk, Hugh McCracken, jazz, John Leckie, John Martyn, Jools Holland, London Community Gospel Choir, Mac Rebennack, Martin Duffy, Matt Deighton, New Orleans, Paul Weller, Portishead, Primal Scream, reissue, review, Ronnie Cuber, Sly & Robbie, soul, The Lower 911
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Album review: DR. JOHN – Creole Moon/N’Awlinz: Dis Dat Or D’Udda (reissue)
Edsel [Release Date: 16.02.15] Creole Moon is a return to the musical potpourri with which Dr John made his name as ‘The Night Tripper’, but the album doesn’t quite have the same magic as the latter, though it does bubbles … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, blues, Charlie Miller, Creole Moon, Cyril Neville, Dave Barthlomew, David Fathead Newman, Dr John, Earl Palmer, Fred Wesley, funk, jazz, Kevin Louis, Michael Doucet, N'Awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda, R&B, Ralph Johnson Sr., Randy Newman, Sonny Landreth, soul, The Lower 9-11, The Wardell Quezergue Horns
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Album review: GILLAN – The Albums Collection
Edsel [Release date 16.03.15] Boxed set, limited edition, 6-disc It is evident from these albums that singer Ian Gillan had an amazing band that, for whatever reasons, worked incredibly well. Several top 10 albums and singles for a start. As … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Torme, Colin Towns, Deep Purple, Double Trouble, For Gillan Fans Only, Future Shock, Gillan, Glory Road, Ian Gillan, Janick Gers, John McCoy, Magic, Mr.Universe, reissue, review, The Albums Collection
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Album review: IAN DURY/& THE BLOCKHEADS – Reissues
Edsel [Release date 02.03.15] To most, Ian Dury will always be remembered as the cheeky chappy who – in 1978 – had a massive hit with ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’. Dury’s Blockhead-related albums are now collected and re-formatted … Continue reading
Album review: SIMPLE MINDS – Sparkle In The Rain (box set)
Universal [Release date 16.03.15] 5-disc box set If New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) marked the beginning of Simple Minds departure from their new waves roots, Sparkle In The Rain – their 6th album, released in 1984 and produced by Steve Lillywhite … Continue reading
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Tagged 5.1, album, BBC, box set, DVD, live, pop, radio, reissue, review, rock, session, Simple Minds, Sparkle In the Rain
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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – The Geese & The Ghost
Anthony Phillips chats about the reissues (9:07) This is un-broadcast material from a special feature about Anthony on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 29 March 2015, 16:00 GMT. Esoteric [Release date 09.03.15] Anthony Phillips’ debut album was some 8 years … Continue reading
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Tagged 5.1 mix, album, Anthony Phillips, box set, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, reissue, review, The Geese And The Ghost
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Album review: KIKI DEE – reissues
Kiki Dee chats to David Randall about her 1970s albums. (6:24) The full version of this interview is featured in two parts on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Part 1 on Sunday 5 April 2015 at 16:00 and Part 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Carmelo Luggieri, Edsel, Elton John, I've Got The Music In Me, Kiki Dee, Loving & Free, pop, reissue, review, rock, Stay With Me, Toto
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Album review: OMD – Junk Culture
Universal (Deluxe reissue) [Released 02.02.15] OMD’s classic 1984 album Junk Culture gets a 30th anniversary 2CD deluxe re-issue and for fans you get two unreleased songs, plus the songs previously released only on vinyl. This includes that most 1980′s musical … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 30th anniversary, classic album, deluxe re issue, electro, Junk Culture, OMD, pop
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Album review: BRIDGET ST. JOHN – Dandelion Albums & BBC Collection
Cherry Red Records [Release date 16.02.15] 4-disc boxed set Bridget St. John no doubt influenced a generation of female folkies and this three-album retrospective will go some way to confirming that legacy. A handsome box set, collecting her output for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ask Me No Questions, BBC, boxed set, Bridget St. John, Dandelion Albums & BBC Collection, folk, In Concert, John Martyn, John Peel, radio, review, sessions, singer, Songs For The Gentle Man, songwriter, Thank You For...
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Album review: SKY – Reissues (Sky, Sky 2)
Esoteric [Release date 01.12.14] CD/DVD These two reissues give us a welcome opportunity to re-evaluate that fusion of classical and prog that the band Sky purveyed back in 1979. A “supergroup” of sorts bringing together the unlikely presence of classical … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Blue Mink, classical, Curved Air, folk, Francis Monkman, Herbie Flowers, John Williams, reissue, review, rock, Sky, Sky 2, Tristan Fry
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Album review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – The Albums Collection Vol. 1 (1973-1984)
These 7 albums released by Bruce Springsteen in 11 years, as the title of the collection would suggest, contain 76 tracks that span big hits, songs that have been covered, an American timeline and an influence on many other bands … Continue reading
Album review: POWERWOLF – The History Of Heresy I (2004-2008)
Metal Blade – Out Now. It’s been eleven years since my career as a music journalist began and, to this day, there are times that I still find myself baffled by some of the decisions made by even of the … Continue reading
Album review: BRYAN ADAMS – Reckless (reissue)
Universal [Release date 10.11.14] Bryan Adams fourth album, Reckless, was a career defining release. It was the album he’d worked towards through his previous three releases – a multi-million selling record that established him as a worldwide draw and produced … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bryan Adams, deluxe edition, DVD, Reckless, review, rock, Tina Turner
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Album review: JESUS JONES – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date – 17.11.14] Jesus Jones, for me, were always the acceptable face of electronic music in the ‘90’s. There were others doing similar things at the time, EMF and Pop Will Eat Itself to name but two, … Continue reading
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Tagged 90's, album, Already, CD, DouBt, electronic, International Bright Young Thing, Jesus Jones, Liquidiser, Mike Edwards, Perverse, pop, reissue, review, Right Here Right Now, rock, Techno, Zeroes and Ones
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Album review: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE – The Complete Epic Recordings Collection
Sony/Legacy [Release date 03.11.14] Of all the blues rock superstars of the last 30 years the figure of Stevie Ray Vaughan looms large and casts a shadow over a generation. Sadly his life was cut short in 1990 at the … Continue reading
Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Irish Tour ’74 (Box set)
Gerry McAvoy – Rory Gallagher’s long-serving bass player – chats about the Irish Tour ’74, Rory in the studio, and the impact on his own musicality (9:34) This is an outtake from a forthcoming hour special on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, box set, documentary, Donal Gallagher, DVD, Gerry McAvoy, guitarist, Irish Tour '74, reissue, review, Rory Gallagher, Tony Palmer
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