Release Pieces: Mike Oldfield’s Platinum, and QE2 in Deluxe Editions
Mike Oldfield has steadily been re-releasing his catalogue in wonderful Deluxe Editions. His last reissue, Incantations, was re-released in the latter part of 2011 to great acclaim. The next set…
Review: Ashes and Roses – Mary Chapin Carpenter
With the release of Ashes and Roses, Mary Chapin Carpenter offers her eleventh studio album that began with her Columbia Records gem, 1987’s Hometown Girl. Over the decades, Carpenter has…
Review: Ram – Paul and Linda McCartney
Following up the multi-platinum release of McCartney (1970), Paul McCartney, who included Linda as a creator, issued RAM with several wonderful tracks that included the finger-pointing tune, “Too Many People”,…
Review: Strange Euphoria – Heart
Back in the ’70s, when two sisters formed a band called Heart and released their defining “Magic Man” single on the independent Mushroom Records label, they had no idea that…
Best Representative Works
There’s been a lot of ground covered on male/female greats in the not too distant past here on MusicTAP. It has certainly brought out plenty of excellent observations and created…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 06/08/2012
AAO Music plans the release of Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin, scheduling for July 24. Just a week later, AAO Music will bring out Memories by Connie Francis on…
Review: Analog Man – Joe Walsh
I was immensely surprised to hear that Joe Walsh, he of James Gang, Barnstorm, and Eagles fame, would be releasing a new solo effort some 20 years after his last,…
Review: The Wall (Experience Edition) – Pink Floyd
By the time of The Wall, the Roger Waters machine was in full motion. Fueled by the previous successes of The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here,…
Trying To Roll Away The Stone…
Having brought up a nice conversation about our state of music nowadays vs the stars that were abundant in the past, I thought that we could go in several directions…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 06/01/2012 – US Report
Island Records plan the release of In Dub, Volume One featuring Bob Marley & The Wailers, planned for CD release on July 17. Eagle Rock will issue Live at Montreux…
Where Are All Of Our Heroes?
We have talked at considerable length about our love and respect for both male and female performers/singers/songwriters. For many years these talents have filled us with songs, thrilling performances, and…
Apologies
I just wanted to pop in here and apologize for my lack of posts, which all now have to be produced on a netbook from here until Jan/Feb of 2013.…