A Question
Many of you have gotten older since you first began to listen to Rock and Roll way back when (ever). Not only has the music changed since the early days,…
Should ELP’s Catalog Be Reissued…Again? [Update]
With the recent news that wunderkind remix genius, Steven Wilson, has completed 5.1 and 2.0 remixes of Emerson, Lake & Palmer‘s eponymous first album (1970), and its followup, Tarkus (1971),…
Poll: Which Album Is Best? – Frank Zappa
Over a short period, speculation has run rampant on the reissue status of Frank Zappa’s catalog. Once unofficially announced, then silently retracted, then announced yet again, many have weighed in…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 06/18/2012
Elektra continues to revisit Pantera titles in vinyl LP with the announcement of more upcoming Pantera on plastic. Releasing on July 24, along with the previously announced The Great Southern…
Mike Oldfield Updates: Platinum and QE2 Deluxe Edition UK
Earlier, we knew that Mike Oldfield would release updated versions of Platinum (1979), and QE2 (1980) on July 23 of this year, both in Deluxe Edition formats. We now know…
Zappa Updates
Our friends over at The Second Disc has done a fine, fine job of keeping readers abreast of the Zappa reissues that have been expected since we announced them some…
Review: DiscSox CD / Storage Solutions
If you’re at all like me (and I hope for your sake that you aren’t) you’re running short on everything these days. Time, money, sanity…space, I am trying to organize…
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…