TAPSheet: Vinyl Release Notes – 05/30/2014 (US Report)
Some new vinyl LP reissues and releases that have made it to new calendars on labels are as follows: Rhino and Parlophone will reissue Rio (1982) by Duran Duran on…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/29/2014 (US Report)
Rhino Records plan a 3CD collection for Herbie Hancock called The Warner Brothers Years (1969-1972). The set is scheduled for July 22. TRACKS CD 1: 01 Wiggle Waggle 02 Fat…
New West To Release New John Hiatt Album, Terms Of My Surrender, In July
From the strange marketing as a viable alternative to Elvis Costello with MCA’s release of Slug Line (1979), to his most notable song, “Have A Little Faith In Me”, John…
Ace Frehley To Release New Solo Effort, Space Invader
Although the sun has set on Ace Frehley’s active participation in KISS (other than as an immutable founding member of the storied institution), it certainly doesn’t mean that he has…
2CD Marillion Live Set To Arrive In July
What can be said about a band that never quite made the mainstream and yet holds the rapt attention of so many music fans? That’s the legacy of Marillion, a…
There Are But Four Small Faces To Be Reissued In June
The Small Faces, buoyed by the ‘ahead of their time’ manic genius of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Ian McLagan, formed in 1965. At that point, there was…
Review: Days Of Abandon – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
For the first album by NYC’s fine, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, the band offered a raucous collection of fast moving songs with a dream-pop vocal sound. Released…
Cocteau Twins Classics, Blue Bell Knoll, Heaven Or Las Vegas, To Be Reissued On Remastered 180g Vinyl
Cocteau Twins, a Scottish band from the tail end of the 70s, with their highly original form of music that included the elusive soprano-voice of Elizabeth Fraser, was, in essence,…
Review: Smoke Fairies – Smoke Fairies
After the release of the Blood Speaks album by Smoke Fairies in 2012, the anticipation for the next album by the pair (Jessica Davies, Katherine Blamire), has been at an…
[UPDATE] Bon Jovi Gets New Deluxe Edition Versions Of New Jersey In July
From New Jersey, the band that would be widely known as Bon Jovi, began an arena rock blitz. From their formative debut, the self-titled 1984 release to their breakthrough success,…
New Greatest Hits Compilation For ZZ Top Coming In July, The Very Baddest Of ZZ Top
Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, and Billy Gibbons formed one of the world’s best appreciated rock band in ZZ Top. Over the years, this three-member Rock band created a batch of…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/20/2014 (US Report)
Frontiers Records have a few on the calendar for August 26 that include Adrenaline Rush by Adrenaline Rush, High Voltage from Asia, More Is More by M.I.M., Get Your Rock…