Review: Lark’s Tongues In Aspic (40th Anniversary) – King Crimson
At long last, the newest remix/remaster of this classic album is here! Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp worked together on a fabulous new mix of the original album and it…
Rediscovering Great Bands: Family (1967-1973)
I have to admit I came late to Family. It was 1972, and I was working in a record store and everyone started listening to “Bandstand” (my favourite of their…
Rush – 2112 – Anniversary Edition a Reality
The great news is that Amazon is now posting purchase links for the Anniversary Edition of 2112, one of Rush‘s great albums. Last week, we posted that this was a…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 11/06/2012 (US Report)
I have been quite busy and have really been unable to do any kind of TAP work at all. Honestly, I’m really sorry about the lack up updates these last…
The Collectibles
Rock music has had it’s share of collectibles. But in no part of its long history have the collectibles been more freely distributed than in the late ’70s and early…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/29/2012 (US Report)
Who amongst you is displaying any excitement at the announced release of new Graham Parker & The Rumour material, Three Chords Good? I have to admit, being a solid fan…
Review: Crush Of Night – Izz
Izz returns with their 6th studio album, “Crush of Night”, and I am here to tell you it is a pleasure to listen to. For those that are not familiar…
LPs Not On CD
I’m sure you know what I am talking about – those cherished LPs you still have in your collection or had traded away long ago because the major record labels…
Music From All The Wrong Places
Nothing is more crushing than having your complete stereo setup packed into protective boxes, and stored a mere 2000+ miles away from your present location. Yeah, I have a laptop…
Review: Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Tarkus – ELP
The two widely (wildly) anticipated reissues of Emerson, Lake & Palmer classic titles, ELP, and Tarkus, have kept fans on the edge of their seats until their release last month.…
Review: Get All You Deserve – Steven Wilson – BD
This is an over two-hour concert film of Steven Wilson’s Grace for Drowning tour recorded in Mexico City earlier this year. This set includes the BluRay disc, the duplicate on…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 10/24/2011 (US Report)
Mercury Records plan a Super Deluxe CD/BD reissue of 2112 from Rush on December 18. Atlantic Records have put together a 2CD collection for Aretha Franklin entitled 30 Greatest Hits,…