Category: *editions*


I had never seen the mighty King Crimson play live before – not surprising, as I was only ten years old when the band last played my home town in 1974! I’m no longer a frequent concert-goer, but when I heard that they had added an extra date at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, I realised that this was probably my one and only chance to see any incarnation of this band live on stage.
Ambient, relaxing music was playing before the show started – probably some Frippertronics. Just before the show started, there was a recorded announcement from the band, asking fans not to take photos or record the show. Even Tony Levin said that he would not be taking photos on this tour (Levin is well known for documenting his many shows photographically).

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Best known for his association with Trevor Horn, Woolley co-wrote ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ with future Buggles Horn and Geoff Downes and notably also co-wrote Grace Jones’ 1985 single/album ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ (with Horn, Stephen Lipson and Simon Darlow).
Despite having created ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ with Horn and Downes in 1978, Woolley bailed out of being in a band with the pair to form The Camera Club in 1979 with himself handling vocals, Dave Birch on guitar, Thomas Dolby on keyboards, Matthew Seligman on bass and Rod Johnson on drums. The band released their version of ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ before Buggles (it wasn’t a hit) and issued their debut album English Garden in 1979 and went on to tour in England…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Mother Love Bone‘s debut EP, ‘Shine’, and their classic 1990 album, ‘Apple’, are being reissued with remastered audio for the first time since its initial release.
…Mother Love Bone played an integral role in the rise of grunge and alternative rock, spearheading the Seattle scene before many of its bigger bands rose to prominence. Apple, in particular, is cited as a turning point, melding the hard-rock/glam-metal sound of the late ’80s with the more relatable aesthetics and lyricism that would define the grunge movement.
Sadly, the album would arrive five months after the tragic death of singer Andrew Wood, signaling the end of Mother Love Bone. Remaining members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard would…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

The next project in the Deep Purple 50th Anniversary series is seminal Deep Purple live album Made In Japan.
Made In Japan stands among the most iconic Rock live albums of all time. It was recorded rather spontaneously during three nights in Osaka and Tokyo, respectively, in August 1972. Deep Purples so-called Mark II line-up delivered incredible highly energetic performances of landmark songs such as “Smoke On The Water”, “Highway Star”, “Child In Time” and “Space Truckin’”. Seven tracks were originally selected for the double album.
To celebrate the (belated) 50th anniversary of Made In Japan, Steven Wilson sat down to come up with a brand new remix of the original album in Stereo as well as in Dolby Atmos.

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Big Stir Records presents a very special new album from power pop legends The Spongetones, celebrating the band’s illustrious past, their live onstage present, and the promise of future recordings yet to come: The 40th Anniversary Concert… and Beyond. Featuring 18 live tracks from the band’s rapturously-received 2021 homestate gig, drawing from all four decades of the Power Pop Hall Of Famers’ catalog, as well as three brand new studio tracks released as singles this year, it’s a comprehensive look at what makes The Spongetones so beloved… and a cornucopia of hooks and harmonies for the ages.
The Spongetones likely need no introduction to our audience: singer-songwriters Jamie Hoover (guitar), Steve Stoeckel (bass) and Pat Walters (guitar)…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

After focusing on the rhythmic, proto-techno side of Krautrock with the second volume, the third installment of Bureau B’s Silberland series gathers ambient, new age, and progressive electronic selections from the vast catalog of the reissue-heavy German label. This covers a lot of ground, from eerie, washed-out soundscapes to driving tracks that feel propulsive enough, even without drums. The set starts with Cluster & Eno’s gently contemplative “Ho Renomo,” immediately followed by a tranquil, shimmering Roedelius piece that feels like a pleasant drift down a river. Vono’s “Hitze” inhabits a much different mood, resembling a voyage into a bat-filled cave, and Der Plan’s “Die Wüste” is a haunting gothic miniature. You’s “E-Night” paints a sky-like canvas…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Delving into the Great American Songbook of Howe Gelb, Sandworms is a new collection that rephrases and rephases the legacy of Giant Sand across generations. This release offers bold reinterpretations from Water from Your Eyes, Deradoorian, Jesca Hoop & John Parish, Holiday Ghosts, Lily Konigsberg, Ella Raphael, Monde UFO, The Golden Dregs, and Gently Tender.
…Giant Sandworms does a reasonably good job of covering the gamut, enlisting a diverse and notably young group of artists to reimagine 13 songs recorded between 1986 and 2013. They’re predominantly Giant Sand covers, with a few solo cuts mixed in. None of the covering artists are especially intuitive — no past collaborators, no strong and obvious lines of influence.

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Live at the Warfield celebrates the Jerry Garcia Band’s magical three-night run at their beloved Bay Area home on February 28th, March 1st, & March 2nd, 1991. This 6-CD collection, newly mastered from soundboard recordings, features every note from all six complete sets-along with a few the audience likely never heard.
The band always seemed to be having fun on stage, and that energy is felt from the runs opening notes, with a particularly bubbly rendition of “The Way You Do the Things You Do” kicking things off. Highlights from February 28 include a primo “You Never Can Tell,” a dynamite duo of “My Sisters and Brothers” and “Deal” to close the first set, and soulful takes on “Waiting for a Miracle,” “Stop That Train,” and “Midnight Moonlight.”

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

The Heavy Heavy create the kind of unfettered rock-and-roll that warps time and place, immediately pulling the audience into a euphoric fugue state with its own sun-soaked atmosphere. Led by lifelong musicians Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, the Brighton, UK-based band breathe an incandescent new energy into sounds from decades ago, transcending eras with a hypnotic ease.
Made up of fan favorites from the road and live in-studio sessions, The Heavy Heavy Live is a 10-track testimonial to their unique sound & style. Side A features live performances from tour and the first ever recording of set opener “Parakeets.” Side B brings their live chops to the studio with iconic takes on Father John Misty’s “Real Love Baby” and Khruangbin & Leon Bridges’ “Texas sun.”

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

The band’s eighth album No Place to Run, originally released in 1980, reissued as a 2CD or 3LP set. It pairs a new remaster of the original album created at London’s AIR Studios alongside selections from a concurrent live set at the Marquee Club in London. Some of the live material was reissued as bonus tracks on various sets between 2009 and 2013, but has been newly remixed for the set by engineer Brian Kehew. The package include new liner notes by Michael Hann that feature new interviews and commentary with original band members Phil Mogg and Andy Parker.
For more than a decade, UFO had offered audiences a new type of rock on the U.K. airwaves, anticipating the so-called “New Wave of British heavy metal” that would hit its stride later…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

…features the 2018 remasters by Chris Thomas for tracks from the first three albums and brand-new remasters for the singles from ‘Get Close’. The 16-track compilation includes all the band’s hit singles up until ‘87, such as “Brass in Pocket,” “Back on the Chain Gang,” and “Don’t Get Me Wrong.”
The Pretenders burst on the scene in the early ’80s with one of the most compelling presentations of rock & roll ever seen. This collection, which highlights their A and B sides up until the mid-’80s, shows that Chrissie Hynde and co-conspirators were true masters of the rock single.
Tracks such as “Brass in Pocket,” “Middle of the Road,” and the highly underrated “Message of Love” are spectacularly performed, written, and produced. The early band, especially with…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

The Cranberries are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album, No Need To Argue, by giving fans a whole new way to experience it. A new, 3LP vinyl edition of the album featuring new remixes of beloved classics and one rare demo.
First released in 1994, No Need To Argue confirmed The Cranberries as global stars, most notably via the international hit “Zombie.” The 30th anniversary edition of No Need To Argue includes a previously unreleased demo of Dolores O’Riordan singing what would eventually be an iconic track. The collection also includes two remixes-”Zombie” and “Ode To My Family”- from Iain Cook of CHVRCHES and a handful of live tracks performed at Woodstock ‘94. The third LP in the collection…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Van Halen’s catalogue is attaining further Balance with an expanded edition of the band’s final album recorded with second lead singer Sammy Hagar.
The band’s 10th studio album, released in 1995, reissued August 15 as a 2CD/2LP/Blu-ray set offering the remaster featured in 2023 box set The Collection II, three studio rarities, eight unreleased live tracks and a half-dozen music videos (including another live performance from the vault). Standalone 2CD and 2LP editions will be available as well; all vinyl features the complete album spread across three sides with an etching on the fourth. (Closing track “Feelin'” was omitted from original vinyl pressings.) The expanded set will follow the model of a similar package for 1991’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, released last year.

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

1. Golomb – Staring
2. Mike Polizze – Is There Anybody Out There?
3. The New Eves – Cow Song
4. His Lordship – Marc-Andre Leclerc
5. Rebecca Schiffman – Before the Future
6. Minor Gold – Love Is A Killer
7. Charif Megarbane – The Invisible Cut
8. Alice Cooper – Black Mamba (Radio Edit)
9. Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – Monte Carlo / No Limits
10. Mark Stewart – Blank Town
11. Gwenno – Y Gath
12. Murry Hammond – Long American Highway
13. Gina Birch – Doom Monger
14. U.S. Girls – No Fruit
15. Theon Cross – Wings (Live at Blue Note)

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Radiohead have surprise-released an album of live recordings drawn from their 2003 album, Hail to the Thief. Recorded between the year of its release and the end of the In Rainbows tours in 2009, the 12-track album is newly mixed and mastered by Ben Baptie and Matt Colton, respectively.
In a statement explaining how the record came about, Yorke said, “In the process of thinking how to build arrangements for the Shakespeare Hamlet/Hail to the Thief theatre production I asked to hear some archive live recordings of the songs. I was shocked by the kind of energy behind the way we played and it really helped me find a way forward. For us, back in the day, the finishing of this record was particularly messy and fraught, we were very proud of it but there was a taste…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .

Sitting On the Moon is a low-key statement of purpose for the longrunning, Brooklyn-based independent label Mexican Summer. Fresh off of the imprint’s 15th anniversary in 2024, the largely instrumental compilation asks “where to next?”
Label luminaries like Connan Mockasin and Dungen make eagerly anticipated appearances, while the new school, Zsela and Natural Wonder Beauty Concept, present standout tracks — the former written with Daniel Aged and Casey MQ during a recording retreat in Hawaii, the latter a cover of Chris Isaak’s eternal “Wicked Game” that’s become a live favorite for DJ Python and Ana Roxanne. Fresh off the release of his acclaimed album Gift Songs, label mainstay Jefre Cantu-Ledesma also returns with a sprawling, ten-minute…

You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please .