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Steamhammer – Reflection (1969 [2010, Japan, Remastered]

Steamhammer - Reflection (1969 [2010, Japan, Remastered]

Reflection is also-ran late-’60s British blues-rock, with more rock-oriented takes on the kind of approach used by heroes Freddie King and B.B. King. B.B. King’s “You’ll Never Know,” in fact, is covered here, though most of the material was penned by the band. Continue reading “Steamhammer – Reflection (1969 [2010, Japan, Remastered]”

Steamhammer – MK II (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered]

Steamhammer - MK II (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered]

The second version of the British combo Steamhammer released its first LP utilizing the talents of Steve Davy (bass), Martin Pugh (guitars), and Kieran White (vocals/guitar/harmonica/Jew’s harp) from the original band as well as new recruits Steve Jolliffe (woodwind/brass/harpsichord/vocals) and Mick Bradley (drums). It was the blues that initially drove the combo on its debut long-player, Reflection (1969), likewise known as Junior’s Wailing. Continue reading “Steamhammer – MK II (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered]”

Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) [2022, Japanese SHM-CD, 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD]

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (2002) [2022, Japanese SHM-CD, 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD]

Norah Jones’s debut, Come Away With Me, became a global phenomenon reaching #1 in 20 countries, selling nearly 30 million copies, and sweeping the 2003 GRAMMY Awards. The 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition captures the emergence of a singular talent and the full story of the making of this classic album. Featuring the original album remastered, plus 22 previously unreleased tracks, including early demos and an unheard first version of the album. 3 CD CaseBound book w/ 32-page booklet inside. Continue reading “Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) [2022, Japanese SHM-CD, 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD]”

Mighty Baby – At A Point Between Fate And Destiny: The Complete Recordings (2019) [Box Set]

Mighty Baby - At A Point Between Fate And Destiny: The Complete Recordings (2019) [Box Set]

One minute The Action were the ultimate mod cult band, belting out exuberant Anglicised approximations of Tamla/soul material in clubs across the country, the next they’d shed singer Reggie King and mutated into questing countercultural adventurers Mighty Baby. Under the leadership of guitarist Martin Stone, they would become increasingly insular as four of the five band members converted to Islam and they moved slowly towards a more improvised sound. Continue reading “Mighty Baby – At A Point Between Fate And Destiny: The Complete Recordings (2019) [Box Set]”

Richard Bennett – Tall Tale Tunes (2021)

Richard Bennett - Tall Tale Tunes (2021)

Tall Tale Tunes is the latest instalment in an ongoing series of guitar instrumental masterpieces from Richard Bennett. This project like its predecessors, is a study in the art of touch, tone, taste and timing. The compositions are exquisitely crafted scores with melodies that carry the listener on dreamy flights of fantasy, up and don the fretboards of various guitars that can only be made to sound the way they do in the hands of Richard Bennett. Continue reading “Richard Bennett – Tall Tale Tunes (2021)”

Novelty Island – Wallsend Weekend Television (2023)

Novelty Island - Wallsend Weekend Television (2023)

Novelty Island follow up their stunning debut How Are You Coping With This Century? with Wallsend Weekend Television. Novelty Island is the bizarre-pop project of Liverpool-based songwriter / producer, Tom McConnell. Wallsend Weekend Television is an album that has been a long time coming. His body of work started taking shape through various incarnations and projects over the years. In 2018 he made the ultimate pilgrimage from his native north to Abbey Road Institute with all of these songs in hand. Continue reading “Novelty Island – Wallsend Weekend Television (2023)”

Norah Jones – …Little Broken Hearts (2012) [2023, Japanese SHM-CD, Deluxe Edition]

Norah Jones - ...Little Broken Hearts (2012) [2023, Japanese SHM-CD, Deluxe Edition]

Norah Jones defied expectations with her 5th studio album Little Broken Hearts, a striking collaboration with Danger Mouse that arrived a decade after her debut Come Away With Me, prompting SPIN to call it “the 2nd essential record of Norah Jones’ career.” Deluxe Edition features an expanded 31-track set curated by Jones with rare bonus tracks, alternate versions, remixes, and a previously unreleased live version of the album recorded for Austin City Limits in 2012. Continue reading “Norah Jones – …Little Broken Hearts (2012) [2023, Japanese SHM-CD, Deluxe Edition]”

Michael Bolton – Spark Of Light (2023) [Deluxe Edition]

Michael Bolton - Spark Of Light (2023) [Deluxe Edition]

Deluxe edition includes two bonus tracks. 2023 release. Spark Of Light is the first album of original music co-written by Michael Bolton in almost 15 years. Michael worked with contemporary writers, producers, artists and DJs including Walk The Moon frontman Nicholas Petricca, Zac Barnett (American Authors), Justin Jesso (songwriter and featured singer on “Stargazing” with Kygo), producer Tushar Apte (Demi Lovato, ZAYN, Nicki Minaj, Adam Levine, Noah Cyrus) and many more. Continue reading “Michael Bolton – Spark Of Light (2023) [Deluxe Edition]”

Thread – Thread (1995) [2023, Remastered, 2CD]

Thread - Thread (1995) [2023, Remastered, 2CD]

Film coomposer VinceDicola and former Jethro Tull drummer Doane Perry have a long music history together and have been close friends for decades. Thread, featuring DiCola alongside vocalist Ellis Hall, was a band that proudly offered progressive rock at its finest. Continue reading “Thread – Thread (1995) [2023, Remastered, 2CD]”

Rory Gallagher – All Around Man (Live In London) (2023)

Rory Gallagher – All Around Man (Live In London) (2023)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 692 MB
Label: Cadet Concept | EU | Cat#: 4882495 | Genre: Blues Rock

All Around Man – Live In London features a collection of 23 live career classics as well as material from his then latest albums, Fresh Evidence and Defender. Also included is a previously unreleased concert from Rory Gallagher’s late 1990 U.K. tour. Mixed from recently found multi-tracks and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Digipak 2 CD set. Continue reading “Rory Gallagher – All Around Man (Live In London) (2023)”

Mother Gong – The Robot Woman Trilogy (2019) [Box Set]

Mother Gong - The Robot Woman Trilogy (2019) [Box Set]

Newly remastered and presented in deluxe 64-page hardback book with fourth disc of new material Gilli Smyth, co-founder of Gong alongside Daevid Allen, formed Mother Gong with Harry Williamson in 1978. Mother Gong’s ‘Robot Woman’ trilogy is widely accepted as one of the pinnacles of the band’s career. Previously only available on 3 vinyl LP releases pressed in small number in the 1980’s this long-awaited release heralds the first appearance of ‘Robot Woman’ 1, 2 and 3 on CD, something devoted Gongsters have been requesting for years. Continue reading “Mother Gong – The Robot Woman Trilogy (2019) [Box Set]”

Bobby Vee – The Best Of Bobby Vee (1988)

Bobby Vee - The Best Of Bobby Vee (1988)

Paul Simon – In The Blue Light (2018)

Paul Simon - In The Blue Light (2018)

Extreme – Six (2023)

Extreme - SIX (2023)

Fifteen years in the making, Extreme’s sixth studio album (the aptly named Six) is the long-gestating follow-up to 2008’s workmanlike Saudades de Rock, which marked the studio debut of new drummer Kevin Figueiredo. Featuring the same crew (Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, and Figueiredo), the 12-song set is as polished, energetic, and inventive as one would expect from musicians of this caliber Continue reading “Extreme – Six (2023)”

Ian Anderson – The Secret Language Of Birds (2000)

Ian Anderson - The Secret Language Of Birds (2000)

The Secret Language of Birds is Ian Anderson’s third solo album, but the first to specifically highlight his melodic skill and guitar prowess on a set of folk-inspired songs. His first solo album, 1983’s Walk into Light, was marred by its full embrace of sterile ’80s production in lieu of rusticity. Continue reading “Ian Anderson – The Secret Language Of Birds (2000)”