Category Archives: Reissues

VANGELIS – Heaven And Hell

April 19, 2014

RCA 1975 / Esoteric 2013 Childhood’s end is where the conquest of paradise begins in earnest for Greek maestro. It takes an aficionado today to remember Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou as a rocker who swung his sweet chariots of fire low … Continue reading →

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ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of

April 17, 2014

Frontiers 2013 More electric than orchestral, the Captain’s charmless revision of the mothership’s logbook. That might well be a nadir of Jeff Lynne’s latter-day of his old band’s name: a re-recording of ELO’s well-known moments in a solo, with a … Continue reading →

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FUSION – Till I Hear From You

April 12, 2014

Telephone 1980 / Angel Air 2014 Lost treasure of English soul gets a new shine and bares the roots of Nik Kershaw’s chart action. Exported back home on the crest of British invasion, a new wave of American music started … Continue reading →

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NINE BELOW ZERO – Don’t Point Your Finger

April 7, 2014

A&M 1981 / Universal 2014 Finest rhythm-and-blues purveyors’ first studio foray that can’t betray their age. Given that this band are going strong, 35 years after their inception, it’s easy to see NBZ as elder statesmen, despite the youthful energy … Continue reading →

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SONJA KRISTINA – Sonja Kristina

March 25, 2014

Chopper 1980 / Angel Air 2014 Back street luver springs out on a solo curve leading her away from CURVED AIR and into the future. If on the cover of Sonja Kristina’s debut under her own name the singer looks … Continue reading →

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