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Category Archives: Reissues
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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Album review: DIXIE DREGS – Dregs Of The Earth, Unsung Heroes, Industry Standard (reissue)
BGO Records [Release date 06.10.14] www.bgo-records.com OK. I own up. I thought Dixie Dregs might have been another Poco or Flying Burrito Brothers. Yes, I knew that this was Steve Morse’s first major calling card, but even though liking his … Continue reading
Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Runt, Initiation, Hermit Of Mink Hollow (reissues)
Edsel [Release date 08.09.14] Can the market really stand further reissues of three Todd albums from the 1970s? Looking back at our GRTR! archive, Edsel reissued the albums as part of their Rundgren reissue campaign in 2011/2. So what’s new … Continue reading
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Tagged album, bonus tracks, deluxe edition, Hermit Of Mink Hollow, Initiation, pop, progressive, psychedelic, reissue, review, rock, Runt, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: KISS – Love Gun
Universal [Release date 27.10.14] US glam/hard rock legends Kiss celebrate their 40th anniversary with this 2CD remastered edition of their 6th studio album. Released in 1977, it was the 6th album in three years (four if you count the classic … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace Frehley, album review, classic album, classic rock, Gene Simmons, glam rock, Kiss, Love Gun, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss
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Album review: IRON BUTTERFLY – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (reissue)
Salvo [Release date 27.10.14] In terms of psychedelic rock heavyweights of the late-1960s, they don’t come much heavier than Iron Butterfly. Sometimes even credited for inventing the heavy metal idiom - as epitomised by the 17 minute title track. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, bonus tracks, heavy metal, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly, pop, psychedelic, reissue, review, rock
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Album review: YES – Songs From Tsongas
Eagle Rock [Release date 22.09.14] 3-CD It comes to something when we get an anniversary release of an anniversary release! Following Rick Wakeman’s return to the band in 2002, the classic Yes line up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris … Continue reading
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Tagged 35th Anniversary, Alan White, album, Chris Squire, DVD, Jon Anderson, prog, progressive, review, Rick Wakeman, Songs From Tsongas, Steve Howe, Yes
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Album review: BIG COUNTRY – Reissues
Universal Music [Release dates 03.08.14 and 27.09.14] Stuart Adamson may have died too soon, but his Big Country legacy seems to be in safe hands, whether it be surviving members continuing to tour under the name and even making a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Country, No Place Like Home, Peace in Our Time, pop, reissue, review, rock, Steeltown, Stuart Adamson, The Seer
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Album review: MAN – All’s Well That Ends Well
Esoteric [Release date 17.02.14] Man’s ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ is a splendid reminder that there was still some great music being made just before punk hit the rock scene like an unexpected sledgehammer. This album was supposed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, All's Well That Ends Well, Andy Dunkley, Barry Marshall, Deke Leonard, esoteric, jam band, John Cipolinna, John McKenzie, Man, Michael Heatley, Micky Jones, Phil Ryan, rock, Terry Williams, Wales, west coast rock
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Album review: TEN YEARS AFTER – The Friday Rock Show Sessions Live At Reading 1983
Talking Elephant [Release date 21.07.14] 6 March 2013 was a sad day for British rock, when it was announced that Alvin Lee had died suddenly. He was 68 but had seemed to be invincible. However, with Ten Years After and … Continue reading
Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Purpendicular (reissue)
Hear No Evil Recordings [Release date 16.06.14] Deep Purple’s current album ‘Now What?!’ was a favourite of 2013, and ‘Purpendicular’ shows its blood line: the very first Purple album with guitarist Steve Morse in 1996. As ever it captures the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Purpendicular, reissue, review, rock, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Album review: CADO BELLE – Cado Belle (reissue)
Big Break Records [Release date 23.06.14] At last, Cado Belle’s one and only album – originally released in 1976 – gets a proper reissue. Earlier versions have suffered from a lack of bonus tracks, decent audio and packaging, with one … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Darby, album, Cado Belle, Colin Tully, Maggie Reilly, reissue, review, rock, soul
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Album review: BILLY JOEL – A Matter of Trust: The Bridge To Russia
Sony Music [Release date 19.05.14] As I was passing through HMV this week – in awe of the growing racks of 180 gram vinyl (you’d need a course of body building supplements to walk out with Purple’s 9 LP Made … Continue reading
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Tagged A Matter Of Trust - The Bridge To Russia, album, Billy Joel, CD.DVD, concert, documentary, live, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date 19.05.14] Just when you thought it was safe to avoid further Todd Rundgren re-issues, along come another three. The first thing to say is that Edsel always do a marvellous job with their packaging. Yes these … Continue reading
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Tagged A True Star, A Wizard, album, pop, reissue, review, rock, Something Anything, Todd, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: POOBAH – U.S. Rock
Ripple Records [Release date 10.02.14] This album was originally released back in 1976 during the peak of Poobah’s career and has now been lovingly re-mastered and reissued by Ripple Records. Poobah were formed by guitarist Jim Gustafson back in 1972 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, Cream, Jim Gustafson, Judas Priest, Ohio, Poobah, remaster, review, Ripple Records, rock, U.S Rock, Youngstown
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Album review : JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS – Reissues
Eagle Rock [Release date 17.03.14] With a near 60 album discography, you probably don’t worry too much about the ebbs and flows of commercial success. Suffice it to say that John Mayall remains the most consistently enduring figure in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Ammons, album, blues, Buddy Whittington, Dave Morris Jr, Eric Steckel, Freddie King, In The Palace Of The King, Joe Yuele, John Mayall, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Maggie Mayall, review, Road Dogs, Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stories, Tom Canning, Walter Trout
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Album review: SAXON – The Complete Albums 1979-1988
Parlophone/Warner Music [Release date 17.03.14] Saxon get the “complete albums” treatment with a 10-disc set, essentially the 2009/2010 remasters in facsimilie sleeves. All of Saxon’s albums have appeared on CD before, some on different labels, including the strange 2-on-1 packages … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Biff Byford, bonus tracks, box set, Crusader, Denim And Leather, Destiny, Innocence Is No Excuse, Paul Quinn, Power & The Glory, reissue, review, Rock The Nations, Saxon, Strong Arm Of The Law, The Complete Albums 1979-1988, The Eagle Has Landed, Wheels Of Steel
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Album review: UFO – The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986
Chrysalis/Warner Music [Release date 17.03.14] A growing trend in recent times is for labels to re-package a band’s albums in facsimilie sleeves. Invariably these are fairly basic, with no bonus tracks, credits, or enlightening essay. As a quick fix, and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Force It, heavy rock, Lights Out, Making Contact, Mechanix, Michael Schenker, Misdemeanour, No Heavy Petting, No Place To Run, Obsession, Paul Raymond, Pete Way, Phenomenon, Phil Mogg, review, The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986, The Wild The Willing And The Innocent, UFO
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Album review: THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT – The Complete Albums Collection
The Alan Parsons Live Project, news, interview, radio feature (February 2015) Sony Legacy [Release date 31.03.14] Alan Parsons almost redefined the idea of the concept album in 1976. Parsons was famously the assistant engineer at Abbey Road and got his … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Parsons, Ammonia Avenue, box, boxed set, Chris Rainbow, Colin Blunstone, Eric Woolfson, Eve, Eye In The Sky, Gaudi, I Robot, Pyramid, Stereotomy, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, The Alan Parsons Project, The Complete Albums Collection, The Sicilian Defence, The Turn Of A Friendly Card, Vulture Culture
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Album Reviews: NINE BELOW ZERO – Don’t Point Your Finger/Third Degree
The two most successful albums on Nine Below Zero’s early roster have been reissued and come in expanded packages with loads of live material, alternative versions and informative liner notes. ‘Don’t Point Your Finger’ is classic British r’n’b to its … Continue reading
Album review: HEART – Magazine (Hybrid SACD)
Audio Fideltiy [Release date 18.03.14] Heart’s album ‘Magazine’ had a chequered history. After the initial success with ‘Dreamboat Annie’ the band fell out with the small label Mushroom Records. A legal dispute ensued as they tried to get out of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ann Wilson, Audio Fidelity, Heart, Magazine, Nancy Wilson, reissue, review, rock, SACD
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Album review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Moat On The Ledge
Eagle Rock [Released 24.03.14] Another good value 3-in-1 CD box set from Eagle Records that gathers together two live albums from Fairport Convention (who have had a lot of live albums released through the years!) and the band’s ‘XXXV’ studio … Continue reading
Album review: JOHN SEBASTIAN – Reissues
John B Sebastian, The Four Of Us, Tarzan Kid, Welcome Back plus BBC In Concert 1970 Edsel Records [Release date 10.02.14] Dylan just about nailed it when he pronounced ‘the times they are a changin’ in 1964 and John Sebastian, … Continue reading
Album review: TWISTED SISTER – Reissues
Eagle Records [Release date 17.03.14] An interesting trio on this budget box set as it skips the band’s debut album ‘Under The Blade’ and their biggest seller ‘Stay Hungry’ (which the band re-recorded in 2004 as ‘Still Hungry’). You Can’t … Continue reading
