Box Set Reviews

CD Reviews: Art Garfunkel, Twinkle, Philip Jeays, Steeleye Span, Fashion Records, Spear of Destiny, Billy Paul, British Psych

April 17, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

Read about worthwhile CD releases and how reissuing 70s quad on SACD might well be the smartest thing anyone’s done in years. ►

Box Set Review – Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary

March 24, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

Of all the Zappa live albums out there (and there’s a lot, so we have to be careful what we say), the double album rendering of his December 1976 New York shows has always occupied a prominent position in the fan club’s “best of” ratings. ►

CD reviews: Dana Gillespie, Strangers in the Room, Ian Lowery, Third Ear Band, A Year in the Country, Professor Louie and the Crowmatix

March 21, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

CD reviews, from Dana Gillespie focusing on the years she spent in the public orbit of one David Bowie to the ninth album by Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, ►

Bill Nelson talks Be-Bop Deluxe, Sunburst Finish and more

March 4, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

We don’t mean to be crude, but the passage of time is a real pain in the patootie. Hey, whatever your name is, play some Be-Bop Deluxe! The band that should never be forgotten. And, for your pleasure, here’s an interview with Deluxe guitarist Bill Nelson. ►

CD Reviews: Peter Hammill, Big Gold Dreams, Massive Attack, The Residents, 1968, Tear Gas

February 21, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

Reviews of newly released CDs and CD sets from the likes of Peter Hammill, Massive Attack, The Residents, Tear Gas and more. ►

Reviews: Family, Cracker, Rowan: Morrison, Dio, Alice Cooper, The Faces, Black Sabbath

January 22, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

A round-up of new and notworthy vinyl and CDs, including Family’s BBC box set and Black Sabbath’s best compilation on red vinyl via Rhino. ►

All the Young Droogs and the Story of Junkshop Glam

January 17, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

Depending upon which side of the Atlantic you were raised on, the term “glam rock” means different things to different people. Phil King discusses the story of Junkshop Glam and the new “All the Young Droogs” box set. ►

Reviews: Third Ear Band, Curved Air, Bay City Rollers, the Bordellos, Unicorn, Bananarama, Underground Freaks, Rock Art, Sex Clark Five

January 11, 2019 | Dave Thompson | 0

by Dave Thompson Third Ear Band Elements 1970-1971 (3 CDs) (Esoteric/Cherry Red) If you don’t know the Third Ear band, stop reading and look them up on Youtube. We’ll see you back here in about thirty minutes. If, on the … ►

The latest Elvis ‘Roundup’ for the collector

January 11, 2019 | Goldmine1 | 0

All the recent Elvis Presley releases fit to print. If you’re an Elvis collector, here are our recommendations. ►

The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 5-Star ‘Electric Ladyland’ reissue

January 5, 2019 | Goldmine1 | 0

A remastering gives an “Electric Ladyland” reissue greater clarity and punch. And how can you beat all the extras a 3-CD/1 Blu-ray deluxe edition box set can give to you? ►