Category Archives: Box sets

Album review: SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – Good Evening Boys And Girls (21 CD box set)

Posted on April 12, 2026 by jason
SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - Good Evening Boys And Girls

Madfish [Release date 10.04.26] WOW what a magnificent box set we have here. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, quite literally a 70s theatrical rock sensation. Fronted by singer/songwriter Alex Harvey, once touted as Glasgow’s answer to Tommy Steel, Alex released … Continue reading →

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Album review: Ritchie Blackmore’s RAINBOW In Concert 1976 – Live In Koln

Posted on April 12, 2026 by jason
Ritchie Blackmore’s RAINBOW In Concert 1976 - Live In Koln

Demon [Release date 18.04.26] This special edition release is exclusive to RSD (Record Store Day) 2026 and catches both the Rainbow and the band at their creative and blistering energetic peak. The album was originally released a few years back … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Live & Ready 1980-1984

Posted on April 6, 2026 by jason
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - Live & Ready 1980-1984

Chrysalis Records [Release date 03.04.26] Guitar legend Michael Schenker has had a largely wonderful career, with his own band as well as with both Scorpions and UFO. And of his eponymous band, the 1980 to 1984 period is widely considered … Continue reading →

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Album review : THE LOVIN SPOONFUL – What A Day For A Daydream – The Complete Recordings 1965-69 (7CD Boxset)

Posted on March 17, 2026 by brianmc
THE 150 LOVIN SPOONFUL Boxset

Cherry Red [Release date: 27.03.26] The Lovin Spoonful lineup – John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler and Steve Boone – coalesced in New York’s folk music hub, Greenwich Village in 1964, honing their sound in the city’s nightclubs before they … Continue reading →

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Album review : WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT – Film and TV Music Of The Swinging Sixties (3 CDs)

Posted on March 14, 2026 by brianmc
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT – Film and TV Music Of The Swinging Sixties

Cherry Red [Release date 27.03.26] The label says : “An aural soundtrack for a generation who grew up listening, not only to great pop music, but a feast of TV and Film themes”. Indeed it is, for more than one … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN GILLAN BAND – Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story

Posted on March 6, 2026 by jason
IAN GILLAN BAND - Down The Road

Edsel/Demon Music Group [Release date 27.03.26] After leaving Deep Purple in 1973, vocalist Ian Gillan dipped into a number of business ventures outside of music, before contributing to Roger Glover’s Butterfly Ball live show at the Royal Albert Hall, which … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – Temple Of The King 1975/76

Posted on March 6, 2026 by jason
RAINBOW - Temple Of The King

Edsel/Demon Music Group [Release date 27.03.26] Originally touted as Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow were formed by Deep Purple guitarist Blackmore. In late 1974, Blackmore had wanted to record a cover of Quatermass’ Black Sheep Of The Family, and did so as … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 20, 2026 by brianmc
MOUNTAIN – Don’t Look Around – The Recordings 1969-74

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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