Category Archives: Box sets

Album review : MOUNTAIN – Don’t Look Around – The Recordings 1969-74 (7 CD boxset)

Posted on February 20, 2026 by brianmc
MOUNTAIN 150 Don't Look Boxset

Cherry Red/Esoteric [Release date : 27.02.26] CD1: Leslie West – Mountain (1969) CD2: Mountain Live At Woodstock (1969) CD3: Climbing (1970) 2 bonus tracks CD4: Nantucket Sleighride (1971) CD5: Flowers Of Evil (1971) 2 bonus tracks CD6: Twin Peaks (1974) … Continue reading →

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Album review : ROSE TATTOO – The albums 1981-84 (4 CD boxset)

Posted on February 14, 2026 by brianmc
ROSE 150 TATTOO Boxset cover

Cherry Red [Release date : 20.02.26] Rose Tattoo. Now, there was a band.  Still is, in fact. Fiftieth anniversary this year.  Only man left standing from the original lineup is loud and fearless vocalist, Angry Anderson. When it all began … Continue reading →

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Feature: All Boxed Up for Christmas (December 2025)

Posted on December 2, 2025 by GRTR! HQ
Wishbone Ash Live at The BBC 1970-88

The boxed sets and multi-disc reissues keep coming!  First it was CDs that gave recorded rock a new lease of life, then came the revival of vinyl.  But, as labels realised, they could expand individual albums with bonus material, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – Essential Recordings 1974-2018 (5-CD box set)

Posted on October 10, 2025 by GRTR! HQ
PAVLOV'S DOG - Essential Recordings 1974-2018 (5-CD box set)

Ruf Records [Release date 27.09.24] What are we to make of a fairly basic box set from a band that have been described as “legendary” but who – this side of the pond – have largely gone unnoticed? ‘Essential Recordings’ … Continue reading →

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