Mercury Records will be reissuing several classic Allman Brothers Band titles on vinyl LP on July 22. Those titles will include Enlightened Rogues (1979), Eat A Peach – 2LP (1972),…
CAN, the eponymous eleventh studio album by the innovative German band, Can, was first released in Germany in 1978, vinyl LP, of course. It’s a brilliant album for anyone with…
Well over a month earlier, I mentioned the upcoming 40th Anniversary of the great 1976 debut from Ramones. Since the release of that album, the era of punk was ushered…
Simple Minds is a band that has never strayed far from the consciousness of their fans. They still release fantastic albums. I’ve never failed to be impressed by their songwriting…
Since Janis Joplin provided the incentive to seek out the writer of “Me And Bobby McGee”, I’ve had a immense respect for the music of Kris Kristofferson. With nearly every…
Since the death of Lou Reed, I’ve been waiting for a nice Box of the catalog, hopefully with new remastering, and additional materials. Perhaps even a nice hard-bound book to…
While I’m not too much a late-era Fleetwood Mac fan, I respect what they have done. I even love a few songs (“Sara”BIG TIME, “Gypsy”, “Warm Ways”, “Little Lies”). My…
The unique and unusual duo of Dead Can Dance has created a strong and enduring body of work that started with their self-titled debut back in 1984, and terminated with…
A few short R.E.M. notes today. With the recent sign-off of R.E.M.’s Warner Brothers years catalog to Universal-distributed Concord Records, the new label will be putting the affected titles into…
Last week, I posted the news for the Coltrane Box, The Atlantic Years In Mono. In that post, I mentioned Ray Charles (thanks to Stephen) as a possible inclusion into…
There’s a literal vinyl flood coming. Some titles are near essentials. Of the top arriving LPs on the calendar, my first choice are the staggered releases of the Pink Floyd…
The mere mention of John Coltrane brings a reverential awe into the air. The man was a master of the saxophone, especially his chosen alto sax. Once he was discovered…