Category Archives: Reissues

SKY – Five Live

June 13, 2015

Ariola 1983 / Esoteric 2015 Half-homecoming celebration of classical spirit on the rocks with Down Under surprises abound. SKY emerged in England, but the band’s magical guitar front had come from Oz, and that’s where the quintet recorded their only … Continue reading →

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SKY – Sky 4: Forthcoming

June 11, 2015

Ariola 1982 / Esoteric 2015 Full-on classical extravaganza in a pop-rock setting – long overdue but still surprising. That was a SKY thing from the off, to include a few symphonic pieces on each LP, and that’s what the band’s … Continue reading →

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SKY – Sky 3

June 9, 2015

Ariola 1981 / Esoteric 2014 Further adventures of pop-symphonists – subtler and sunnier and certainly funnier. After a chart-topping triumph of their , SKY seemed to have a winning formula in their lap, but this band never were about repetition. … Continue reading →

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QUANTUM JUMP – Barracuda

June 6, 2015

The Electric Record 1977 / Esoteric 2015 Voracious, if non-predatory, attack of the magnificent three – their last one before the hit. It was a failure, but not on the band’s part, when “The Lone Ranger” from their had been … Continue reading →

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VARIOUS ARTISTS – Spacewalk: A Salute To Ace Frehley

June 2, 2015

Shrapnel 1996 / Cleopatra 2015 Comet-driver gets covered in stardust – and stripped of cosmic glitter – to reveal the edge. KISS have never been influential musicians. They’re revered as artists, yes, but not as musicians. Save for the group’s … Continue reading →

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