Tag Archives: reissue

Album review: CAST – reissues (All Change, Mother Nature Calls, Magic Hour, Beetroot)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel Records [Release date 03.02.14] Cast embarked on their traditional low-key pre-Christmas dates in 2013 and celebrated their 20th anniversary with a new album ‘Troubled Times’. With their first four albums now expanded to deluxe editions, the time is perhaps … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAY FERGUSON – Reissues

Posted on December 8, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel Records [Release date 02.12.13] 2-CD From a personal point of view, these three albums from the late-seventies are perhaps best recalled from their place in the racks of many a vinyl seller at record fairs. I don’t really remember … Continue reading →

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Album review: JETHRO TULL – Benefit (A Collector’s Edition)

Posted on November 16, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

EMI [Release date 28.10.13] ‘Collector’s Edition’ is about right. If, like me, you owned the vinyl, upgraded to CD, and then invested in the 2001 remaster (compete with 4 bonus tracks), then you’ll need to seriously question whether the latest, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALICE COOPER – Brutal Planet/Dragontown

Posted on November 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Armoury Records [Release date 07.10.13] The Noughties saw a resurgence in form and popularity for Alice Cooper, culminating in 2009′s Along Came A Spider – an album which many pundits saw as an updating of his 1st ‘solo’ concept album … Continue reading →

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Album review: MANFRED MANN – EP Collection

Posted on October 29, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Brollyeps [Release date 04.11.13] Manfred Mann has been well served by recent reissues, not least 2011′s splendid box set. However, it is left to this latest collection to showcase the sixties incarnation of his band when he had Paul Jones … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATUS QUO – In Search Of The Fourth Chord/Quid Pro Quo (reissues)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel [Release date 28.10.13] There’s something quite irresistible about Quo, perhaps the more so since they’ve recently reformed with the classic line-up and re-discovered their seventies mojo. Yes, they have had their fair share of naff-ness (recently consolidated by their … Continue reading →

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Album review: BADFINGER – Badfinger,Wish You Were Here,BBC In Concert

Posted on October 25, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel Records [Release date: 28.10.13] Badfinger represents one of the great tragi-histories of rock and the story is outlined again in Alan Robinson’s liner notes within this latest package. The band were one of the first signings to the Beatles … Continue reading →

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News: CHERRY PICKIN’ – Win six featured albums in our label showcase

Posted on October 17, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Sunday 20 October, 18:00 (GMT) Thursday 24 October, 21:00 Saturday 26 October, 17:00 The latest of our Cherry Red Records showcases is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio This hour long sequence signposts latest releases (August/September) from the Cherry … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SWEET – The Answer

Posted on October 8, 2013 by jason

Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk This album first came out under the title ‘A’ back in 1992 and was also released as ‘The Answer’. This Angel Air re-issue includes three bonus songs, all of which are various edits or in one case a … Continue reading →

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Album review: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS – Ride ‘Til I Die/The Hard Stuff

Posted on October 1, 2013 by jason

Eagle Records [Release date 07.10.13] A nice little two discs in one set from Eagle Records of ‘The Hard Stuff’ originally released in 2006 and ‘Ride ‘Til I Die’ which came out in 2003. George Thorogood & the Destroyers … Continue reading →

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Album review: THIN LIZZY – Renegade & Thunder And Lightning

Posted on September 29, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Universal [Release date 23.09.13] Universal complete their remastering of the Thin Lizzy’s studio albums with Renegade and Thunder And Lightning. And while this period is often criticised for the direction changes (pop and metal) and performance, with production, line-up changes … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Album review: GORDON GILTRAP – Reissues

Posted on August 20, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Esoteric [Release date 29.07.13] Gordon Giltrap should be certified A National Treasure. He’s laboured tirelessly since the late-1960′s honing and preening his guitar style, dipping into various genres including prog, and generally maintaining the highest quality standards. These new reissues … Continue reading →

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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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Album review: D-A-D – Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark

Posted on July 15, 2013 by jason

AFM Records (Deluxe Edition) [Release date 25.03.13] Following the original 2011 release of “Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark” D-A-D enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence, with the Danish band playing further afield then they had done for some years. The band’s 11th studio album in … Continue reading →

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Album review: GENTLE GIANT – Three Friends/Octopus

Posted on July 13, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records [Release date 24.06.13] I’ve no recollection how it was that Octopus came to be part of my 1970′s vinyl collection. It certainly wasn’t that Gentle Giant were a band that any of my ‘circle’ listened to. Maybe it … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – Brothers And Sisters

Posted on July 12, 2013 by jason

Capricorn Records Although ‘Eat A Peach’ was released after the tragic death of supremely talented guitarist, Duane Allman in 1971, ‘Brothers and Sisters’ was the first Allman Brothers Band collection without any contributions from him at all. The twin lead … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Cherry Pickin’ – win six featured albums in our label showcase!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Thursday 5 September, 21:00 (GMT) The latest of our Cherry Red Records showcases is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio This hour long sequence signposts latest releases (June/July) from the Cherry Red group of labels including Esoteric, Big Break … 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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Album review: SEPTICFLESH – Mystic Places Of Dawn

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Yiannis

Season Of Mist – Out Now. Septicflesh (formerly known as Septic Flesh) are one of those bands whose target audience and greater impact was felt in the underground, however, since their reformation and the release of 2008’s magnum opus “Communion”, … Continue reading →

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Album review: IN SOLITUDE – In Solitude

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Yiannis

Season Of Mist – Out Now. In Solitude is an 80s influenced classic Heavy Metal band whose name should be familiar to you by now. Why? Because, even though their discography is ridiculously small for any band creating such a … 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: 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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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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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 →