New Neil Diamond Album, Melody Road, Arrives in October
Last month, we reported on the upcoming new Neil Diamond album, Melody Road. It’s his first since switching from long-time label, Columbia Records to Universal, an umbrella he once recorded…
New David Bowie Collection, Nothing Has Changed, Due In November
The surprise news over the last few days is the new David Bowie retrospective set arriving in November via both Parlophone (in Europe), and Legacy Recordings (in the US). As…
Kinks – The Anthology 1964-1971 5CD Box (Pye Years) Planned for November
Not long after the announcement of the upcoming The Essential Kinks (see here), the news comes that there will be a definitive Kink box coming your way to help celebrate…
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…