Category Archives: Reissues

URIAH HEEP – Totally Driven

December 9, 2015

Classic Rock Legends 2001 / Uriah Heep 2015 Not ‘umble anymore, Brit veterans’ most stable line-up embrace the band’s volatile past. A lot of water – a whole sea of light – has flown under the bridge since the mid-’70s … Continue reading →

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STRAIGHT EIGHT – No Noise From Here / Shuffle’n’Cut / Straight To The Heart

November 23, 2015

Angel Air 2015 From hard rock to power pop: entire output of English band, with elite champions, on 2 CDs, and then some. In pool terms, straight eight is all about intentions of the player, and this group’s aiming at … Continue reading →

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STONE THE CROWS – Teenage Licks / Ontinuous Performance

November 2, 2015

Polydor 1971-1972 / Angel Air 2015 Straightening their course, Scotland’s finest keep on rolling before their promising trip goes downhill into eternity. After two successful delivered in 1971, STC refactored their formula on many a front. First, bassist Jim Dewar … Continue reading →

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JENNY DARREN – Heartbreaker – Best Of 1977-1980

October 27, 2015

DJM 1977-1980 / Angel Air 2015 Passion on the rocks: feisty British singer looks back to move on. Almost not heard of for more than three decades – save for her voice coming out of Dame Mirren’s mouth in 1997’s … Continue reading →

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ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Private Parts & Pieces I-IV

October 20, 2015

Passport 1978-1984 / Esoteric 2015 Amazing grace of a patchwork, or devil in the details: initial installment of English composer’s most famous series boxed and expanded. Not too many artists are able to create a consistent body of work out of what originally … Continue reading →

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