CD/ALBUM REISSUE REVIEW: THE dB’s, “STANDS FOR DECIBELS”
Let’s start in late August, 1981, just before beginning my junior year of high school. Staten Island had a new college radio station, WSIA, and it was here that I…
Morrissey Live Classic – Beethoven Was Deaf – To Be Reissued
Morrissey, the enigmatic vocalist for The Smiths, who released four albums with The Smiths in a short-lived span of three years, and a whopping 15 solo albums. Thirteen of those…
WAR Classic – The World Is A Ghetto 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Makes It To CD
Back in the ’70s, after Eric Burdon released an album with the collective, WAR went on to become a solid band with strong record-making chops. Their first popular song after…
The Police Celebrate Synchronicity With Huge 6CD Box Set
The Police began their New Wave/Post-Punk career with Outlandos d’Amour. Issued in late 1978, the album begat three hit singles with “Roxanne”, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, and “So Lonely”. Its…
Steeleye Span Celebrate 50 Years Of Now We Are Six Album With New Remaster
Steeleye Span helped to embody the strength of Folk/Rock as much as Fairport Convention had. In fact, Steeleye Span came to be by way of Ashley Hutchings, bass player for…
Van Halen Set – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge To Get Expanded Edition
From the start, Van Halen (the band) were destined for greatness and the fame that goes with it. Built primarily on the guitar prowess of Eddie Van Halen, one could…
The Rascals Adored With 7CD Boxed Set – It’s Wonderful: The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings
You couldn’t turn on AM radio in the mid-’60s without coming across a Rascals tune. There were more than a few excellent Rascals tunes in circulation that included “A Beautiful…
Animals Classics Mixed In Dolby Atmos
The Animals were a part of the early years of Rock and Roll. With Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler (who went on to manage Hendrix, and Slade – passed in 1996),…
David Bowie Classic – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust To Get Dolby Atmos Mix On BD-Audio
David Bowie rose to fame as an ever-changing persona adopting a closetful of disguises. One of his enduring personas was Ziggy Stardust, the Rock Star that defied the status quo…
John Lennon Mind Games Remembered In 6CD/2BD Box
For a few months, it has been said that the Lennon estate will release a massive boxed set of an undated Mind Games album, recorded by John Lennon. The name…
Yes Classic – Fragile – To Get Deluxe Edition Box
YES has created a legacy with a collection of Progressive albums that were soon elevated to legendary status. Those include their breakthrough album, Fragile, the home of “Roundabout”. “Roundabout” was…
The Sundays Classic – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic – To Get Remastered Reissue
The Sundays, once the darlings of ’90s indie Rock, formed in the late ’80s, released three well-received albums in both the Euro and US markets. The debut, Reading, Writing and…