TAPSheet: Release Notes – 08/08/2013 (US Report)
Once there was a single Blue Öyster Cult – Original Album Classics series set on the calendar, but now there are two. On August 27, there will be Original Album…
In Memoriam: George Duke
George Duke was a powerhouse of a keyboardist. Traditionally, he was accustomed to the Jazz style he loved so well. But like Sonny Rollins, George Duke, at times, stepped outside…
TAPSheet: Tears For Fears, Rush, Nils Lofgren (US, UK)
There are a few items that have surfaced that should be brought to your immediate attention. Since they, for the most part, have been written up by sites far more…
Review: Nilsson – The RCA Albums Collection
Harry Nilsson was an enigma that was loved by many, understood by few. With a collection of albums to his name that run the gamut from clearly accessible to a…
Talia’s Overflow Notes – 08/04/2013
Over at the Hoffman Forum, mastering engineer Steve Hoffman let the cat out of the bag that the next SACD Stereo hybrid project of Audio Fidelity will be the self-titled…
Review: Songs From The Road – Savoy Brown
In a time where the basic argument is that many of our beloved bands from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, for the most part, cannot hold court with their past…
Review: The Wolf At The Ruins/Migration – Forrest Fang
Forrest Fang released his latest album, Animism, on June 19 back in 2012. That album represented an entrancing blend of instrumental work resulting in an ambient set that was as…
Completing Tommy Bolin’s Legacy With 2CD Rarities Set, Whirlwind
Tommy Bolin ascended the Rock ladder in a flash. With his previous bands being Deep Purple, James Gang, his originating band, Zephyr, and his inclusion in the Billy Cobham band,…
Columbia/Legacy To Release 34CD Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988 Box
Here it is folks! The next MASSIVE, all-inclusive, career-encompassing collection that rivals Harry Nilsson’s recently released Legacy Box (but not the 70CD Miles Davis Collection Box; THAT one will be…
Who, From Your Early Years, Do You Miss Musically?
We have all enjoyed a cross section of bands and artists during our musically formative years. But there are some that we really loved. We collected every album they produced,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 07/30/2013 (US Report)
G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records have Love In The Future coming from John Legend, planned for September 3 in standard CD, and Deluxe Edition packages. Legacy Recordings have several collection titles coming…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: 07/29/2013
John Coltrane – This came courtesy of the Hoffman Board, but Concord has announced that there will be a 2-disc expanded version of John Coltrane–Afro Blue Impressions coming out on…