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…
In Memoriam: Isao Tomita (Tomita)
As it becomes more readily apparent that 2016 knows little compassion, we now learn that ambient pioneer, Isao Tomita has passed at the age of 83. While I was already…
[UPDATE] New Blues Pills Album, Lady In Gold, Arrives In August
If you like your Soul and Blues filled to the core with Rock n Roll, then you really don’t need to look much further than Blues Pills. Their standard of…
Box For John Coltrane, The Atlantic Years In Mono, In June
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…
AIR Gets A 31-Track Collection, Twentyears, In June
When you think of Air, the French electronica band, you can arrive at several preference points. The first is, of course, their melodic and dance-able approach to the genre. That’s…
Steven Wilson Remixed YES Classic, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Is Coming In 2016
I’m sure that many YES fans knew that Steven Wilson was in no way finished with is remixes of YES classics. Thus far, we have The Yes Album, Close To…
9 Disc BD-Audio Chicago Quadio Box Is Coming In June To Brighten Your Days
When I mention the name of the band, Chicago, you’re likely to become awash with warm remembrances of their hits throughout the ‘late ’60s, the ’70s, and into the ’80s.…
New Jeff Beck Album Arriving In July
For those completely unaware – like myself sometimes – Rhino Records have an ‘as yet TBD’ title from Jeff Beck arriving in the middle of summer. The album will feature…
Live Set Featuring Echo & The Bunnymen In Upcoming CD/DVD, Nothing Lasts Forever
Fans of Echo & The Bunnymen will be pleased to be able to acquire a CD/DVD set being released via Secret Records (UK) called Nothing Lasts Forever. And while it’s…