Metallica’s Master Of Puppets To Get Massive Attention
With the news that Metallica is remastering Masters of Puppets, their 1986 classic, and are packaging the set in several kinds of sets has made the community of fans delighted.…
Ian Dury’s New Boots And Panties!! Get 4CD/1LP 40th Anniversary Edition
Back in 1977, when I bought my first copy of the Ian Dury debut, New Boots and Panties!!, never once did I figure to this extraordinary album to be remembered…
Montrose Gets 2CD Deluxe Editions Of Montrose, Paper Money
On August 2, I posted this little bit about Hagar-era Montrose receiving remastered vinyl LP treatments. I had a hunch that CDs were just around the corner as well. Now,…
Whitesnake (1987) To Get Remastered and Expanded 30th Anniversary Attention
It was the self-titled seventh studio album, Whitesnake, that gave the band it’s greatest years. It sold upwards of eight million copies in the US alone. It was Whitesnake that…
New And Innovative Aretha Franklin Album Pairs Vocals With Orchestra in A Brand New Me
If you count of the chart conquests that came from Aretha Franklin, well…the list is long. My first brush with the great lady of soul was on Top40. I believe…
Four Waterboys Classic Re-Released In September
In anticipation of the new Waterboys album, Out Of All This Blue, expected on September 9, Chrysalis Records is reaching back to re-release several versions of The Waterboys’ classic-era albums…
Montrose Classics, Montrose and Paper Money, Get 2LP Deluxe Edition Treatment
Every once in a while, a bit of reissue news can get you a little more than the usual amount of excited. Growing up, I remember the excitement that I…
Bill Nelson’s (Be Bop Deluxe) Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights, Expanded And Remastered
Most of the time we’re a little ahead of the release date for the announced album. In this case, we’re a bit behind. But, as it’s said, better late than…
50th Anniversary 2LP/2SACD Audiophile Box For The Stones’ Their Satanic Majesties Request
It’s nice to know that past albums from The Rolling Stones are still important enough to pursue the quality of an SACD release from a major label. In this case,…
The Alan Parsons Project Classic, Eye In The Sky, To Get Multi-Disc 35th Anniversary Set
In 1982, the Alan Parsons Project released its last huge selling album. In a time of changing musical styles in effect since the latter ’70s, Alan Parsons had managed to…
Stone Temple Pilots Debut, Core, Gets Remastered 25th Anniversary Deluxe Editions
One of the great bands of the ’90s’ Grunge movement was Stone Temple Pilots. Formed in 1986 with Scott Weiland as the singer (eventually replaced by the recently deceased Chester…
The Queen Is Dead Resurrected As Deluxe Editions – The Smiths
The Smiths are legendary in their ’80s approach to social ills while maintaining a sound for the times. One of their great efforts is The Queen Is Dead. Released in…