Category Archives: Reissues

MICHAEL SALVATORI – Waiting For Autumn

September 8, 2022

Nightshade 1982 / Salvatori Productions 2022 To fall in love with Fall, American composer sets expectations high and avoid seasonal disappointment with grace, if not gusto. Michael Salvatori has been creating cinematic sonic spaces for many years, from the melodies … Continue reading →

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DIO – Holy Diver – Super Deluxe Edition

September 2, 2022

Warner Bros. 1983 / Rhino 2022 The vision never dies: a shining metal monument gets a new clarity and acquires a different depth in a box set sealing its fate as a solid bolide caught in time. Long ago, when … Continue reading →

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UNCLE BARD & THE DIRTY BASTARDS – The Story So Far

August 23, 2022

Angel Air 2022 From Apennines to Dublin and back again, unabashed funsters spread their melodic message across the waves. Celtic rock cooked in Italy could sound like a crazy idea if only the actual crazy music this ensemble have been … Continue reading →

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LINDA GAIL LEWIS – Early Sides 1963-1973

August 4, 2022

Goldenlane 2022 The Killer’s little sister picks up the pieces of her patinated past to let them shine anew and properly establish her on musician’s musicians’ pedestal. Those who happened to have watched Jerry Lee Lewis’ birthday bash, celebrating his … Continue reading →

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HERON – Twice As Nice & Half The Price

June 29, 2022

Dawn 1971 / Talking Elephant 2022 Wrapping the whopping 21 pieces in a folk-rock cloth, Maidenhead’s flock sell their wares cheaply on the outside and richly on the inside. Too often mistaken for Mike Heron’s project of the same name, … Continue reading →

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