Category Archives: Reissues

DIO – The Studio Albums: 1996-2004

November 9, 2023

BMG 2023 Recapturing glories of yore, the avatar of all things hard ‘n’ heavy leads his troops on to final victory. If you pictured this ensemble’s timeline as a graph, it didn’t flow like the rising and the falling of … Continue reading →

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DUFFY POWER – Dusty Road: The Adrian Millar Sessions 1972-1973

October 21, 2023

GSF 1972 / Talking Elephant 2023 Legendary British artist’s finest offering finds a refreshed, and properly contextualized, outing. Flying out of Larry Parnes’ nest of talent, this singer didn’t live up to his pseudonym so, although not forgotten, neither Duffy … Continue reading →

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MERV SPENCE – Phenomena Recovered

October 19, 2023

Initiate 1995 / Explore Rights Management 2023 On the level: new master of supernatural experience polishes souvenirs from the past. For all its brilliance Tom Galley’s PHENOMENA was not only blessed but also cursed by the presence of stellar talent … Continue reading →

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PROPHECY – Kingdoms

September 30, 2023

Prophecy 1992 / No Dust 2023 Forgotten rifferamas from a collective lost in metal wilderness. Look up this band’s name and the title of their sole so-called album – which, in fact, was a set of demos originally issued on … Continue reading →

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SECOND HAND – Death May Be Your Santa Claus

September 24, 2023

Mushroom 1971 / Think Like A Key 2023 Bible black with all guns blazing: brilliant British band blasts their fable-bound album into eternity. A three-year pause between longplay platters seemed like an unusual interval for the late ’60s and early … Continue reading →

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