Category Archives: Reissues

TONY BANKS – The Fugitive

April 20, 2016

Virgin 1983 / Esoteric 2016 And then there was one: ivories wizard from GENESIS goes for a pop revelation. By 1983, with the land of confusion on the horizon, the band was manning from the shadows for a decade and … Continue reading →

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Noises From The Cathouse

April 13, 2016

Communique 2004 / Angel Air 2016 Heavyweights of NWOBHM return to their sonic base to rebuild the den and move on. Back from limbo in 1999 yet failing to impress with “Mystical” that was out two years later, it took … Continue reading →

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ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Wise After The Event

April 4, 2016

Passport 1978 / Esoteric 2016 Piecing a jigsaw together, master of English melancholy uncovers his playful self. Just like its title suggested, 1977’s “The Geese And The Ghost” was both soaring and spectral in terms of success, but more than … Continue reading →

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JANI LANE – Catch A Falling Star

April 1, 2016

Deadline 2007 / Cleopatra 2016 Late WARRANT warbler’s renditions of heavy rock classics – inspired and otherwise. In his 47 years, Jani Lane amassed an amazing body of work that has yet to be properly anthologized, and this disc is … Continue reading →

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BARIŞ MANÇO – Sözüm Meclisten Disari

March 30, 2016

Türküola 1981 / Pharaway Sounds 2016 Between the future and the past, a pearl of Anatolian rock shines on. Years after his 1999 passing, Bariş Manço remains one of the most influential – and, most importantly, loved – figures on … Continue reading →

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