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Feature: Box Sets are for life, not just for Christmas…(December 2024)
The reissues and recycling still come thick and fast, not least in the unashamed “reissue” of vinyl – another income stream for the record labels designed to extract more wedge from our hard-pressed wallets. Here is our round-up of recommended … Continue reading
Feature: Box sets for life, not just for Christmas – LOVE, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, MARILLION (2022)
We had it first with CDs in the 1980s and 90s, more recently with resurgent vinyl. The big record labels want us to rebuy our past! And in many cases there are re-releases of re-releases. Why, oh why, can’t they … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALL POSTS, Collectible Collections, FEATURES, Reissues
Tagged album, Arthur Lee, box sets, Emerson, Harry Chapin, Lake & Palmer, Love, Marillion, Progressive Rock, review, singer songwriter, singles
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Album review: TRAPEZE – The Box Sets
Cherry Red (Release date 18/09/20) The talented trio at the core of Trapeze, Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes and Dave Holland, progressively elevated the band’s unique brand of hard/funk rock, constantly overhauling their own template during that lineup’s short lifespan (1970-73). … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues
Tagged 70's rock, box sets, classic rock, Dave Holland, funk rock, Glenn Hughes, hard rock, Mel Galley, review, rock, Trapeze
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KISS – The Casablanca Singles Collection 1974-1982
Universal (29 CD or 29 7” box) Now this is a very limited but seriously lavish box set – but then Kiss never did things by halves, especially during the makeup years. This set covers the classic era, considered by … Continue reading
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Tagged box sets, Kiss, The Casablanca Singles Collection 1974-1982
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