Always unearthing jewel-like pop obscurities, London-based Sepia Records now offers up the well-annotated, 29-song “Johnny Mercer Sings Just For Fun.” ►
This project’s roots are noble, as Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan get together for charity, to help fund the rebuilding of a music school in war-torn Gyumri, Armenia. ►
“Beach Town Confidential” captures a stunning live performance by power-pop purveyors The Plimsouls at the band’s pinnacle, during the summer of 1983. ►
Eagle’s Rory Gallagher reissue program continues with this solid, overlooked album from 1982, the follow-up to the flashier and more expensive-sounding “Top Priority” from ’79. ►
Ram could be considered Paul McCartney’s “Sgt. Pepper.” There’s a grab-bag, something-for-everybody musical approach, with folk, rock, pop and orchestrations. ►
Like Peter Frampton and Foghat with ‘sequels’ to their live albums, Molly Hatchet has followed up its successful “Greatest Hits” album with a second slab. ►
The Beatles’ sole animated film, “Yellow Submarine,” was out of print for a long time, until it recently was reissued in new packaging and on Blu-ray. ►