Universal To (Likely) Release 40th Anniversary Edition of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The official Elton John website is seeking rare fan documents, pictures, etc for possible inclusion into a planned 40th Anniversary Edition of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which was released by…
UK Post Punk Band, White Lies, To Release Third Album
White Lies is an excellent “retro-rock” post-punk band after the heart of the late ’70s period. And although I hate to use such phrasing, here it makes sense. They hail…
Sting To Release New Album In September
Sting had been quite busy with a Police reunion several years ago. It comes as no surprise that creatively, he’s taken a bit of a musical break. However, creativity sometimes…
Discoveries: Culture Factory Reissues Of Classic Titles
The reissue market has been strong for some time. What separates some of them is the ability to create collectible packaging, and further, to remaster the album to become the…
Quinn Sullivan Plays (And Sings) The Blues
The respected blues powerhouse that is Buddy Guy has added another feather in his illustrious cap by the discovery of magical guitarist Quinn Sullivan. The real surprise? The kid’s only…
Songs To Love: Big City – David Johansen
I have had over 20,000 LPs in my life. I have had around 10,000 CDs. At one time, I had around 2000 45s, collected during my very young years. I…
Review: Blood Speaks – Smoke Fairies
I love a great album of music, especially when it’s excellent from song one to the last note of the last song. And they’re not often found. But with the…
Higher!, A 4CD Box Featuring The Best Of Sly And The Family Stone
Epic Records and Legacy Recordings will join together to compile a collection of tracks from Sly and The Family Stone. The collection will be housed in a Boxed set, with…
Stereophonics’ Latest, Grafitti On The Train, To Get US Release
Earlier this year (March 4), Wales’ Stereophonics released their top-selling eighth studio effort in their native continent. The album, Grafitti On The Train, entered the UK charts at number 3,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 05/29/2013 (US Report)
With vinyl continuing its upward movement, expect to see more and more labels reaching into their vaults to reproduce some of the classics in remastered, and repackaged form along with…
Release Pieces: Loud Like Love, New Album From Placebo
Placebo, the London band, who received the 2009 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative Band, last album was released in 2009. That album is Battle For The Sun, which…
TAPSheet: Release News – 05/23/2013 (US Report)
Rise Records will release a collection 3CD, 5LP set from the label that covers Rise Records’s 22 years. The sets, each called Rise 200, the label’s 200th release, are scheduled…