Jeff Beck To Release New Album, Loud Hailer, In July
Just a little while back, we were told that a new Jeff Beck set was coming. At the time, there wasn’t a track list, a cover, nor a release date.…
Simple Minds’ New Gold Dreams (81-82-83-84) Box Soon
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…
Two Kristofferson Sets Coming In June
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…
Lou Reed 17CD Box – The RCA & Arista Album Collection (With Coolness Inside), Planned For October
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…
U2 – INNOCENCE +eXPERIENCE – Live In Paris Planned For June
As expected, once the U2 machinery got up to speed, the video and audio from their Paris appearance (original appearance was disrupted by the November tragedy) would become commercially available.…
TAPSheet: More Vinyl Titles Emerging – 05/17/2016
More and more desirable titles are emerging on vinyl LP these days. And they’re doing so at a faster clip. Here’s a brief list of upcoming LP reissues coming over…
Mirage by Fleetwood Mac To Be Massively Revisited With LOADS Of Good Things
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…
Dead Can Dance Titles Reissued On Vinyl Beginning In July
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…
Bad Company’s Live 1977 Featuring Houston ’77 Show On 2LP Vinyl In July
If you’re a Bad Company fan AND a vinyl enthusiast, then you can be happy at the upcoming 2LP set extraction of Live 1977 from the 2CD set released on…
R.E.M. Transitions To Concord Records With Re-Release of WB Years Catalog In July
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…
7LP Box For Ray Charles, The Atlantic Years – In Mono, Set For July
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…
A Tsunami Of Vinyl (Pink Floyd, Prince, Madonna, John Denver, Radiohead, ELO, David Bowie, And More)
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…