Category Archives: Reissues

Album review: MARILLION – The Singles Vol.2, 89-95

Posted on June 29, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

EMI [Release date 22.04.13] This collection is a reissue of the now deleted 12-CD box set (2002) when all the singles had a nice repro card sleeve. The album charts the band’s more commercial Hogarth era from 1989 (and ‘Season’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAT SINNER – Back To The Bullet

Posted on June 25, 2013 by jason

Re-issue AFM Records Mat Sinner released this long lost solo album back in 1990 in between releases from his own band Sinner and long before the formation of his current band, Primal Fear. AFM have seen fit to re-release Back … Continue reading →

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Album review: BURNING RAIN – Reissues

Posted on May 28, 2013 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release date: 17.05.13] This is a real ‘before they were famous moment’. Burning Rain was the last in a series of bands (Lion, Bad Moon Rising) that brought guitarist Doug Aldrich critical acclaim if not commercial success, before … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: GAVIN ROSSDALE – Wanderlust, INSTITUTE – Distort Yourself

Posted on May 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

GAVIN ROSSDALE – Wanderlust earMUSIC [Release date: 01.07.13] English-born Gavin Rossdale is perhaps best known now for fronting Bush, but back in 2008 he released his debut solo album Wanderlust. Highly accessible, it produced some chart success in the States … Continue reading →

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Album Review: WIDOWMAKER – Widowmaker

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jason

Angel Air Records [Release date 11.02.13 ] Another interesting release from revival specialists Angel Air. Widowmaker were a short-lived ‘70’s supergroup of sorts. Guitarist Luther Grosvenor was fresh out of a profitable stint with Mott The Hoople (and Spooky Tooth before … Continue reading →

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Album review: VARIOUS – Prog Rocks! (Compilation)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by petermuir

EMI/Harvest/Charisma/Liberty-UnitedArtists/Virgin/InsideOut Post-punk decimation in the bloodbath of ‘76, progressive rock has been something of a guilty secret, a troubling sore for sufferers soothed only with drops of tricky time signatures over layers of extenuated Mellotronic drones (best meted out in … Continue reading →

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Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Live At The Montreux Festival 1975-94

Posted on April 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Salvo Records [Release date 08.04.13] Although these recordings are available separately (previously released in 2006 and 2008) this is the first time they are available as a dual-format release. The compilers have brought together a single CD which spans a … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIMMIE VAUGHAN – Reissues

Posted on March 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

Repertoire Records [Release date 05:2013] Perhaps only Jimmy Vaughan could cut a trio of albums that started with a nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album Award (‘Strange Pleasure’) , nearly won the Best Rock Instrumental Performance Award for … Continue reading →

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Album Review: TIR NA NOG – Strong In The Sun

Posted on February 27, 2013 by petermuir

Esoteric Recordings Kicking off with a rigorous, up-tempo take on Nick Drake’s ‘Free Ride’, Irish multi-instrumentalist duo, Leo O’Kelly and Sonny Condell (augmented by producer Procul Harum’s Matthew Fisher on keyboards amongst others) embark on their most ambitious work, segueing … Continue reading →

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Album review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Drastic Steps

Posted on February 27, 2013 by petefeenstra

Repertoire Records [Re-issue 2013] Arguably one of the best albums of Climax Blues Band’s later FM rock career, ‘Drastic Steps’ is an overlooked gem and a prime example of being in the right place at the wrong … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIO – Dream Evil

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jason

Universal (2CD) Fourth album from legendary classic metal band fronted by Ronnie James Dio, originally released in 1987, and what a classic it is. Featuring the studio debut of guitarist Craig Goldy, the album sadly gets … Continue reading →

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Album Review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Reissues

Posted on February 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Repertoire ‘Shine On’ (REP 5202) finds the Climax Blues Band on an upward commercial curve. Their previous album had delivered a big hit ‘Couldn’t Get It Right’ on both sides of the Atlantic and featured the enduring funk of … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBERT PALMER – Heavy Nova,Don’t Explain,Ridin’ High,Honey – Reissues

Posted on February 13, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel Deluxe Editions [Release date 14.01.13] Edsel Records have done a neat job with these 2 in 1 packages, brigading together Palmer’s 1988 – 1994 output in slip case outers, extensive artwork and bonus tracks. But never mind the packaging, … Continue reading →

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Album review: 10cc – Tenology

Posted on February 13, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Universal/Mercury [Release date 19.11.12] It’s about time 10cc’s excellent back catalogue got a decent airing. Up to now all we’ve really had is a set of distinctly average re-masters. That is, with the exception of the release of their classic … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: DONOVAN’S DEVILS, SAKLIF KEITA, WILD ROSE, HEIDI TALBOT

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jason

DONOVAN’S DEVILS – Brothers Above All www.donovansdevils.com Formed in 2011, Donovan’s Devils consists of Teddy Venezia (vocals/guitar), Austin Martinez (lead guitar), TJ Bernhard (bass) and Michael Gangino (drums). Their debut album is an acoustic driven one and despite on their website … Continue reading →

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JOE WALSH – Ordinary Average Guy & Songs For A Dying Planet

Posted on January 23, 2013 by petefeenstra

It’s hard to believe that 20 years has elapsed since the release of second of these two albums in 1992 and Joe’s recent ‘Analog man’. But rather than absence making the heart grow fonder, both albums appear to be remnants … Continue reading →

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GIRLSCHOOL – The Bronze Years

Posted on January 19, 2013 by jason

Cherry Red Lemon (4CD) No matter how good the music is (which in this case it REALLY is) you have to wonder how many times things get repacked, especially when there’s no new music added. But … Continue reading →

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SNAFU – S/t

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jason

Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk Snafu was formed in 1973 by vocalist Bobby Harrison, who had just left the band Freedom (and before that was in Procul Harum) and former Juicy Lucy guitarist Micky Moody. Joining them were … Continue reading →

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THE JAM – Classic Album Selection

Posted on December 12, 2012 by jason

Universal This is a gem of a package: The Jam’s six classic albums presented as individual vinyl-replica CDs, released to mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s split in 1982. I can’t believe it’s 30 years! Emerging from the punk … Continue reading →

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DEACON BLUE – Reissues – CD and DVD

Posted on November 28, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

(Edsel) The first thing to say about these reissues: this is how it should be done. Reissuing the original albums with just a handful of bonus tracks wouldn’t suit Edsel and they have really come up trumps. In some cases, … Continue reading →

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LEVELLERS – Reissues

Posted on November 26, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

(Edsel Records) The Levellers are one of the most enduring and, it must be said, likeable bands to have been around for the past twenty-five years. Their blend of anarchic punk anthems aligned to touching folk sensitivity has been a … Continue reading →

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QUIET RIOT – Reissues

Posted on October 27, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

QUIET RIOT – Metal Health/Condition Critical Rock Candy Records Formed in the early 70s, Quiet Riot featured guitarist Randy Rhodes, and the band split when Rhodes joined Ozzy Osbourne. Reforming in the early 80s, Metal Health would be the band’s … Continue reading →

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JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Freedom At Point Zero

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jason

Rock Candy Records Formed from the ashes of West Coast band Jefferson Airplane in the early 70s, Jefferson Starship (later just Starship) kept that influence in their brand of hard rock and power pop. This album, originally released, saw a … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW – Reissues

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jason

On Stage (2CD) Long Live Rock’n’Roll (2CD) Universal Universal continue their excellent, if long overdue appraisal of the Rainbow catalogue, with the former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore producing some of the best and most classic hard rock to come … Continue reading →

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STRING DRIVEN THING – The Machine That Cried

Posted on October 24, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

String Driven Thing - The Machinbe That Cried

(Esoteric) Signing to act-breakers Charisma should have assured better fortune for this electric violin-driven four-piece but in the notes of Esoteric’s reissue guitarist Chris Adams, band co-founder with wife Pauline, grumbles over the label’s preoccupation with Genesis as neglectful of … Continue reading →