Suzanne Vega’s Respected Close-Up Series To Be Reissued As Box Set
The Close-Up albums were explicitly designed by Suzanne Vega to provide a fresh coat to much of her already well-loved songs. Re-done in personal acoustic style, the series created a…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: In Great Appreciation – Bobby Womack
It is Saturday, June 28th as I write this. Last night, as I was beginning to prepare my dinner, I did my usual thing. I said my evening prayers while…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 06/26/2014 (US Report)
We don’t hear much from Elvin Bishop, but I’m always pleased when we do. Most know him as the ‘one hit wonder’, when, in fact, Elvin Bishop is much more…
TAPSheet: Vinyl Release Notes – 06/25/2014 (US Report)
Zappa Records will reissue Apostrophe (‘) (1974) by Frank Zappa, on September 2. Separate Mono versions of Beatles albums will be sold individually from Please, Please Me (1963) through The…
The Taste For Music In The US And Elsewhere : Rival Sons
I have to throw this out there simply because I’m a bit perplexed. But it could also be that perhaps we HAVE changed that dramatically. On April 8, I mentioned…
New Robert Plant Album, lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, Planned for September
With all of the noise surrounding the wishes of a Led Zeppelin reunion, especially with Jimmy Page being fed up with Robert Plant’s reticence, and Plant’s rather eloquent rebuttal about…
Neil Diamond Columbia Albums Move To Universal – Digital Downloads Coming
If you’re a Neil Diamond fan, it is therefore important to note that all Columbia released Diamond titles have been moved over to the Universal umbrella, and will be made…
Roxanna Debuts New Album, Exotica, In July
While an RN in the nursing field, Roxanna sang to her patients. For her, and for the people she sang to in the hospital, the results of her willingness to…
New Album, Wallflower, From Diana Krall Expected In September
Diana Krall, whose last album, Glad Rag Doll, was released in 2012, has a new album on the calendar. But, it isn’t new material. Instead, the new album, being called…
New Album From Sinéad O’Connor, I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss, Planned For August
That’s a new look for you, Sinéad! Sinéad O’Connor is one of Rock’s interesting artists. With an ability to stand up for what she believes in, and her strange ability…
Audio Fidelity Announces First 5.1 Surround SACD Titles
Audio Fidelity has gone through many changes in their grand history that started with the emerging SACD format before producing solid rounds of reissues using Gold CDs. after a time,…
Adore From The Smashing Pumpkins To Be Remastered And Expanded For September
The Smashing Pumpkins were quite the Chicago band back during the late ’80s, and early ’90s. With an alternative style, and a mood for exploration that melted together many blends…