Review: Entrails – Resurrected from the Grave (Demo Collection)
Demo collection albums aren’t something I always enjoy. I understand the novelty of seeing how a band was before they became refined and set...
Mike Oldfield – Crises and Five Miles Out – Collectors Edition
When Mike Oldfield played live at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics Games in London, the obvious assumption was that canny businessmen would...
Nirvana ‘In Utero’ 20th Anniversary
Nirvana's In Utero album has been perceived in two drastically different ways since it's original release on September 21st 1993. The first was that...
Marc Bolan at the BBC – 6 CD Box Set
Marc Bolan, what a chancer. He played the fame game time and time again, but once he’d struck gold stayed too close to a...
John Martyn ‘The Island Years’ Limited Edition Box Set
John Martyn was a walking contradiction, even when he lost a leg. That he made music so beautiful and so full of anger, sometimes...
The Beach Boys ‘Made In California’
The problem with a study of the Beach Boys is that their career has been so long - their production has been so prolific,...
Top Deck – Ska Instrumentals
After forming the ‘Top Deck’ sound system with his brother Ivan, ‘Justin’ Yap launched his ‘Top Deck’ label in 1962. The initial releases by...
Dio ‘Dream Evil’ Deluxe Edition
Much missed and arguably the greatest pure metal frontman, Mr Ronnie James Dio, he who fronted bands like Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Elf. He...
Rainbow ‘Long Live Rock N Roll’ Deluxe Edition Review: 2 CD
1978 was a strange time in music in the UK we had ABBA, The Bee Gees and Boney M releasing top selling albums keeping...
Rainbow ‘On Stage’ Deluxe Edition Review: 2 CD
Bands in the 1970's would often release live recordings and fans would in turn clamour for them; how many people of that era have...
