THE BEATLES Give “Rubber Soul” A Very Flawed Deluxe Treatment

July 29, 2026

In the past four years since the “Revolver” box set was out, THE BEATLES provided fans with largely uncalled for products, such as “Anthology” or “Red” and “Blue” comps, but it wasn’t a secret that the next in the deluxe line would be “Rubber Soul” – which by now has missed its 60th anniversary mark – rather than “Please Please Me” whose release would reverse the reissues order. And finally, a variety of formats is announced for the 1965 classic – yet what will be released on October second looks deeply flawed.

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Tony Iommi Announces “From The Dark”

July 29, 2026

After a week of subtle teasing, Tony Iommi has finally revealed details of the solo album he’s been working on for some time, leaving hints here and there. “From The Dark” – which features Jorn Lande at the microphone – will be released on October 23rd in a variety of formats, including mediabook with two bonus tracks. Weirdly, the album cover, especially in the latter variant, basically reproduces that of Ozzy Osbourne‘s “The Ozzman Cometh” comp – and it’s hard to understand why nobody pointed that out to the guitarist.

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Ray Gomez Passed Away

July 28, 2026

The fabulous Ray Gomez passed away, “one of the greatest to ever do it, a man that redefined modern electric jazz guitar in the late ’70s,” as Joe Bonamassa wrote upon hearing of his departure for the great gig in the sky. Sadly, Ray wasn’t as well-known as his talents deserved, and for most of his life Gomez remained a musician’s musician. Still, while quite many listeners might have first heard of him – or him – on the “Rattlesnake Guitar” album, where Ray paid tribute to Peter Green among other stars, and the connoisseurs remembered Gomez’s playing on Patrick Moraz “The Story Of I” or the song “Mano A Mano” by HALL & OATES, there was much more to him.

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Bob Catley Turns Acoustic On “Tales & Whispers”

July 27, 2026

For all his pomp and circumstance, Bob Catley has never been a stranger to the concept of unplugged album, as MAGNUM’s "Keeping The Nite Light Burning" effectively proved a quarter-century ago. Now that this ensemble ceased to exist in the wake of Tony Clarkin‘s untimely passing, the singer found himself facing the prospect of resuming a solo career which originally ran for a decade, between 1998 and 2008, and span six studio platters and one concert record. And is there a better for the veteran to ease back into the spirit of things than to remind the listener of his finest out-of-the-band moments?

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Bob Marley’s Hammersmith Shows From 1976 Up For Release

July 26, 2026

There’s been several concert recordings from Bob Marley and THE WAILERS issued over the years, starting from the now-classic “Live!” and “Babylon By Bus” that saw the light of day while the great Jamaican was still with us, and each of those is memorable. The best of them arguably was “Live At The Roxy” from 2023, that captured the Caribbean ensemble during their “Rastaman Vibration” tour in 1976, which probably why fans were interested in hearing more – and their hopes should come true soon, when “Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon” will hit the shelves.

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