Be Bop Deluxe Box Collection Completes With The Albums 1976-1978
Before the ink has dried (much) on the upcoming Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red UK) 3CD Be-Bop Deluxe Box – The Albums 1974-1976, the announcement arrives that the second box, which…
The Cranberries Celebrate 30 Years Of No Need To Argue With Remastered Set
The Cranberries formed in Ireland in 1989. By 1993, they were a worldwide phenomenon with a hit album on their hands. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?…
Simple Minds Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Once Upon A Time With 5CD Box
From their first studio set, Simple Minds captured the loyalty of a growing listening audience. By 1981, the band were in Gold and Platinum territory with their newer releases. When…
Gene Loves Jezebel Live Set – Glad To Be Alive – To Be Reissued, Remastered, and Expanded
Gene Loves Jezebel began with a bang into the goth world with Promise. Buoyed by the strength of “Screaming for Emmalene”, and “Influenza” as singles. The band rose to greater…
UPDATE: Deep Purple To Celebrate Made In Japan With 5CD/BD Deluxe Edition Box Set
In the summer of 1972, the world was enraptured by “Smoke On The Water”, the hit that mainstreamed the sound of Deep Purple. That album, Machine Head, would issue four…
Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits Gets Expansion For 50th Anniversary Reissue
When Chicago Transit Authority hit the stage back in 1967 to overwhelming appreciation, it wasn’t long before their debut on Columbia Records would take the charts by the same storm…
Marianne Faithfull Decca Releases Reissues On Vinyl Along With 6CD Box Set – Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Marianne Faithfull achieved stardom via her “As Tears Go By” single. But her association with The Rolling Stones certainly helped significantly. That isn’t to denigrate or downplay her talent; she…
Chicagoland Classic 70s/80s Group, Pezband, Celebrated With Best Of Pezband
It’s strange to me to have excellent bands that have a devoted fanbase but yet be relatively unknown among the rest of fans. The ’60s and ’70s, even ’80s were…
Average White Band (AWB) Remembered In The Essential Collection
Average White Band, a Scottish band formed in the early stage of the ’70s, began their professional trek across the charts with their 1973 debut on MCA Records. But by…
Black Sabbath To Celebrate The Eternal Idol With CD and LP Reissues
After Black Sabbath had traveled the well worn paths of the ’70s with Ozzy Osbourne, and replaced Ozzy with Ronnie James Dio (Elf/Rainbow)for two albums, Dio with Ian Gillan (Deep…
The Rolling Stones To Revisit Black And Blue With Anniversary Reissue
The Rolling Stones…or Rolling Stones…or simply Stones. No matter. However you refer to them, we ALL know who you’re talking about. Since their formation in 1962, their first album in…