Ignored Albums: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Soundtrack) – Jack Nitzsche
There are many memorable soundtracks, often by the same composer. Names pop up easily. Names like Morricone, Williams, Mancini, Jarre, Horner, Bernstein, even, these days, Danny Elfman, ex of Oingo…
Review: The Grand Tour – Land Observations
I’ve written about Land Observations before, and with good reason (read here). Land Observations is a project started by James Brooks, who was an important creative part of the band,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 09/09/2014 (US Report)
Capitol Nashville have put the highly anticipated new Lady Antebellum album, 747, on the calendar for issue on September 30. The set will get an expanded Deluxe Edition as well.…
Release Dates for Deluxe Edition of Steeltown By Big Country
The news of Steeltown, the second album from the Scottish band, Big Country, being reissued in April of 2014, found the excellent sophomore release by the band being pushed back…
21CD Box, The RCA Albums Collection Of Ronnie Milsap Scheduled For November
Ronnie Milsap has beaten all the odds as a blind country performer, who has enjoyed crossover appeal to other markets, especially the Pop markets. With songs like “It Was Almost…
Gentle Giant Classic, The Power And the Glory, With New Stephen Wilson Remix, Will Reissue In US In September
Gentle Giant, the excellent progressive rock band with an excellent run from 1970 until 1980, produced a series of great and enduring albums for several labels. In fact, over the…
The Essential Swing Out Sister Scheduled For October
Back in 1986, a surprise international hit arrived on radios, and MTV’s video days, called “Breakout”. The song was from Swing Out Sister, a three-member band from Manchester (UK), currently…
UK Readies 4CD Suzi Quatro Retrospective Box In October
Suzi Quatro, although born in the US, earned her Rock and Roll stripes in the UK. With a string of hits, songs that many of us here in the States…
9CD Box, The Classic Soundtrack Collection Collects Mancini Scores for November Issue
If you watch classic films (films like the Pink Panther), then you have heard Henry Mancini in one form or another. His composition brilliance is world renowned. Mancini’s most revered…
Brilliant Irish Tour ’74 From Rory Gallagher Gets Expanded, Remastered For October
Not all great guitarists are/were named Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. While those are just a few names that easily pop into the mind when…
Martin Turner’s The Garden Party To Be Released In October
Over the years, Wishbone Ash has taken several identities, some necessitated by eventual departures. When the original quartet was shaken by the departure of Ted Turner after the issue of…
Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years Of Bauhaus DVD Featuring Peter Murphy Arrives In October
In 2013, prior to the release of his newest solo effort, Lion (2014), Peter Murphy toured the US and Europe on his Mr Moonlight Tour. During this three-month tour, Murphy,…