Tag Archives: bonus tracks

Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Two Barrels Burning/Raw To The Bone (reissues)

Posted on April 23, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Lemon/Cherry Red [Release date 02.02.18] Back in the racks for their first official outing on CD in some years, two eighties “lost classics” from the band who are currently receiving renewed attention largely thanks to the massive limited “vintage years” … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged album, Andy Powell, BBC sessions, bonus tracks, classic rock, expanded, Laurie Wisefield, Raw To The Bone, reissue, review, Steve Upton, Two Barrels Burning, Wishbone Ash | Leave a comment

Quick plays: JULIA FORDHAM (1988 reissue), UNDERHILL ROSE

Posted on January 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Pop [Release date 29.01.16] Julia Fordham is one of those artists who could only really flourish in the 1980s when there were expansive label budgets, solid production values, and exposure on national radio. Her exquisite blend of self-penned pop … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays, Reissues | Tagged album, Americana, bonus tracks, folk, Julia Fordham, live, pop, reissue, review, roots, singer, songwriter, The Great Tomorrow, Underhill Rose | Leave a comment

Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Runt, Initiation, Hermit Of Mink Hollow (reissues)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Todd Rundgren - Runt & The Alternate Runt

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 →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged album, bonus tracks, deluxe edition, Hermit Of Mink Hollow, Initiation, pop, progressive, psychedelic, reissue, review, rock, Runt, Todd Rundgren | Leave a comment

Album review: IRON BUTTERFLY – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (reissue)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged album, bonus tracks, heavy metal, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly, pop, psychedelic, reissue, review, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: SAXON – The Complete Albums 1979-1988

Posted on April 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | 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 | Leave a comment

Album review: ROBERT PALMER – Reissues (1974-1985)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel Records [Release date 26.08.13] 2-CD reissues Robert Palmer came to the music buying public’s attention with Vinegar Joe in 1971 and for a time he formed a formidable singing partnership with Elkie Brooks. Palmer’s transformation to a suave, smart–suited, soul … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged bonus tracks, Clues, Double Fun, Island, Maybe It's Live, Pressure Drop, Pride, reissue, Riptide, Robert Palmer, Secrets, Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley, Some People Can Do What They Like | 1 Comment

Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Slaves And Masters

Posted on August 15, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Hear No Evil Recordings [Release date 22.07.13] Slaves And Masters might be remembered as the album that split the Purple fans (and some critics) in the early-1990s, launched in an era that spawned albums such as Tyketto’s ‘Don’t Come Easy … 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 →