John & Yoko – ‘Above Us Only Sky’
Last year saw the release of two projects that were very special to fans of the music of John Lennon. There was a 6-CD/2-Blu-ray box that chronicled the...
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The Rolling Stones ‘Let It Bleed’ 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Let It Bleed may be the most important and complicated album of the entire Rolling Stones catalog. It is arguably the group’s best album from the 60’s (with...
The Who – ‘WHO’ (2019)
The Who's WHO is a welcome return to form from the world's greatest rock band! Kicking the album off with the powerful "All This Music Must Fade," the...
Mighty Baby – ‘At A Point Between Fate And Destiny-The Complete Recordings’ (2019)
After years as British mod cult rhythm and blues belters The Action, with lead vocalist and front man Reg King at the center of their sound, the group...
Creedence Clearwater Revival – ‘Live at Woodstock’
The celebration of the year 1969 in music has been going on all year with some historic reissues. There have also been some releases that feature music recorded...
Craig Smith / Maitreya Kali – ‘Apache-Inca’ (2019)
After 48 years, Apache-Inca by Craig Smith has finally been rereleased on CD and vinyl, and it is just as remarkable as it was back then. Since only a...
Steve Miller Band – ‘Welcome to the Vault’ (2019)
Steve Miller’s new retrospective box Welcome to the Vault (Capitol) is brimming with wonderful music, including 38 previously unreleased recordings of the 52 included on the three CD’s,...
Various Artists – ‘Sunny Spells’ EP
Last year, the wonderful chaps at Fruits De Mer (hello Keith Jones!) released a 3xLP set of wonderful 21st century updates to some of my favourite British psychedelic...
‘Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire: 50th Anniversary’ Reissue from The Kinks
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Arthur, from the Kinks. Not necessarily lauded as a landmark in pop music history, it is, like everything else...
The Fox – ‘For Fox Sake’ (1970)
Not to be confused with Bob and Carole Pegg’s contemporary folk rock band, this Brighton quartet are mostly remembered, if at all, for the magnificent, sitar-drenched ‘Butterfly’, a...