Bröselmaschine – It Was 50 Years Ago Today (2018)
The Duisburg band Bröselmaschine was founded in 1968 by the Duisburg musician and music teacher Peter Bursch and the Duisburg artist Willi Kissmer. The band members not only played together, they also...
View ArticleThe Art Ensemble of Chicago – The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated...
“The Art Ensemble of Chicago is alone in jazz history for reaching back conceptually to long before there ever was anything called jazz and moving toward a future beyond category.” – Nat Hentoff The...
View ArticleThe Staple Singers – For What It’s Worth: The Complete Epic Recordings...
…For nearly half a century, the sound of The Staple Singers was one of tremendous power. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, daughters Cleotha, Mavis, and (sometimes) Yvonne, and son Pervis raised their voices in...
View ArticleJudie Tzuke – Full Moon: The Complete Collection (2018)
Full Moon: The Complete Collection limited 24 CD set containing All 23 of Judie’s studio and live albums plus an extra CD with a selection of tracks from the Moon on a Mirrorball compilation and the...
View ArticleThe Adicts – The Albums 1982 – 87 (2018)
A 69 track five CD clam shell box set housing all the recordings by Punk legends The Adicts between 1982 and 1987. Disc 1 is the band’s second studio album “Sound Of Music” which not only hit No.2 in...
View ArticleEric Clapton – Transmission Impossible (2018)
Eric Clapton‘s musical output across a career spanning 55 years and counting, has been nothing short of extraordinary. But added to this, that the lion’s share of his work has been of a quite...
View ArticleAnthony Phillips – Private Parts & Pieces IX-XI (2018)
Between 1978 and 2012, founding Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips released 11 volumes of Private Parts & Pieces. Each volume has collected various odds and ends from the...
View ArticleDeben Bhattacharya – Paris to Calcutta: Men and Music on the Desert Road (2018)
In many ways, musicologist Deben Bhattacharya stands as a direct predecessor to Sublime Frequencies, as one of the label’s producers, Robert Millis, notes in his introduction to Paris to Calcutta: Men...
View ArticleDepeche Mode – The 12″ Singles: Speak & Spell / A Broken Frame / Construction...
Depeche Mode have released a series of 12″ box sets, compiling all their 12″ single releases from each era. The series begins with the release of Speak & Spell: The 12″ Singles and A Broken Frame:...
View ArticleVA – The Old Grey Whistle Test: Cherry Bombs (2018)
For over 15 years The Old Grey Whistle Test graced British television screens and would go on to become one of the most incredibly influential music programmes. From its premiere in 1971, through to...
View ArticleVA – All the Young Droogs: 60 Juvenile Delinquent Wrecks (2019)
Subtitled “60 Juvenile Delinquent Wrecks”, this boxset takes in Junk Shop Glam, Rock & Roll Bubblegum and Proto-Punk from around the globe and features such scene luminaries as Iggy And The...
View ArticleThe Long Ryders – Two Fisted Tales: Live Sessions, Demos & Bonus Tracks (2019)
This 3-CD version overseen by Tom Stevens contains the re-mastered album, a disc of demos from the band’s personal archives and a memorable live show from Palm Springs. …The third – and so far last –...
View ArticleThe Long Ryders – State of Our Union: Live Sessions, Demos & Bonus Tracks (2019)
3-CD version overseen by Tom Stevens contains the re-mastered album, a set of demos from the band’s archive, and a legendary show from London’s Mean Fiddler. Re-mastered by Andy Pearce. The Long...
View ArticleVA – The Old Grey Whistle Test: Easy Riders / Jetboys and Ladytrons (2018)
For over 15 years The Old Grey Whistle Test graced British television screens and would go on to become one of the most incredibly influential music programmes. From its premiere in 1971, through to...
View ArticleCurtis Mayfield – Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970-1974...
2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Curtis Mayfield’s solo career. He had previously spent 14 years as a member and driving force of The Impressions. His unique voice and guitar stylings, not to...
View ArticleVA – The Social Power of Music (2019)
Music has the power to bring people together from parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together,...
View ArticleG.B.H. – The Rough Justice Years (2019)
One of the key bands of the street punk scene that gave a second wind to the U.K. punk rock scene, G.B.H. (also known as Charged G.B.H.) were also one of the first bands to add a strong heavy metal...
View ArticleStephan Mathieu – FOLIO (2018)
Highly influential, singular sound artist and engineer Stephan Mathieu offers another heart-stopping compendium in Folio, collecting 5 albums worth of music, plus lots of bonus material, following his...
View ArticleRobin Trower – The Studio Albums 1973-1983 (2019)
Throughout his long and winding solo career, guitarist Robin Trower has had to endure countless comparisons to Jimi Hendrix due to his uncanny ability to channel Hendrix’s bluesy/psychedelic, Fender...
View ArticleAngelic Upstarts – The Albums 1983-91 (2019)
Following on from the success of The Albums 1979-82 Cherry Red records present a second box of Angelic Upstarts albums covering 1983 to 1991. Disc 1 is the Indie Chart hit “Reason Why?” album which...
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