TAPSheet: Release Notes – April 9 (US Report)
Legacy Recordings have a string of albums on the burner with various scheduled release dates. They include: Paul Anka – Duets (April 9) Julio Inglesias – 1-Greatest Hits (2CD/DVD, April…
Audio Fidelity To Reissue YES’ Going For The One On SACD
No sooner does the SACD of Close To the Edge deliver to people – happy people – than the surprise news comes that Audio Fidelity, who is doing EVERYTHING right…
Lycia To Reissue Darkwave Classic, Cold, on Limited Edition Vinyl
There’s something unique about the sound that emanates from a Lycia composition. Built from every ingredient that makes up an ambient soundscape of despair, the music of Lycia creates an…
Review: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (3CD Deluxe 2013 Edition)
With several distinctive eras of Fleetwood Mac on the board, one as revered as another by different listeners, it is hard to deny the greatness of Rumours. Released in 1977…
Release Pieces: Iggy & The Stooges To Release Ready To Die
The details are sketchy for this new album. But then again, we’re dealing with Iggy and The Stooges. The last time that moniker was used, Raw Power graced the worldwide…
Review: Shrine Of New Generation Slaves – Riverside (2CD Media Book)
Do you like hard-riffin’ Rock? Do you like to hear building power chords layered with guitar leads, bass leads and keyboard fills in walls of intensity? Well, Riverside’s new album,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 04/02/2013 (US Report)
Rhino Records will release a 4CD set featuring Rod Stewart called Live 1975-1998. It is set for release on May 28. Legacy Recordings will release Bennett & Brubeck – The…
Are Albums Necessary?
During my travel from California to Illinois, then my long-term cold recuperation (which still isn’t complete), I thought about today’s music distribution and whether full-length albums were even needed anymore…
Ohhh boy…
Just a quick note, lest you think I have abandoned ye! I’m in transit to IL (finally). As nature would have it, I’ve been afflicted with a very nasty cold.…
Review: The Next Day – David Bowie
Unless you have been hiding under a rock—and hey it is 2013 and this could be offputting to readers, so I can’t really fault you—you already know that, after a…
Rediscovering Great Bands: StarCastle – Unheralded Classic Band
Since I’m headed to Illinois, I thought it appropriate that I revisit a progressive band that originated in the Champaign/Urbana area that went by the name of Starcastle. Starcastle began…
The Spirit of Completist Collections
Earlier today, I visited a consummate vinyl collector. It wasn’t the large collection of vinyl in the traditional manner, i.e. accumulating albums from everyone. No. Instead, it was a dedicated…