WHITESNAKE Repackage Recent Concert Releases Into Box Set

March 6, 2025

Never the one to disappoint fans, David Coverdale has been pretty much consistent with issuing the WHITESNAKE recordings that are at his disposal, and while the ensemble’s early material still seems to be out of the singer’s reach, the extra mile he goes when it comes to adding content to box sets and keeping their price reasonable is another reason to love and respect the Guv’nor. And now, perhaps sensing that quite a few of the band’s relatively recent CD or CD/DVD packages became hard to find, he decided to combine those in a standalone audio-only release.

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JOHN HACKETT BAND Turn Red For Album Number Two

March 6, 2025

With their leader never far away from this or that project, it’s difficult to believe that, to date, JOHN HACKETT BAND issued but a single full-length offering and that almost eight years have passed since "We Are Not Alone" saw the light of day. Since then, the English flautist released a couple of records with his ensemble’s guitarist Nick Fletcher and a solo album, yet given the group carried on performing, one could safely assume it was just a matter of time before their sophomore platter arrived.
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Van Morrison Resumes The Run Of Original-Music Records

March 5, 2025

Given he’s never been a slouch when it came to penning arresting songs, some suspected Van Morrison‘s creative well ran dry in the past few years as his last records featured covers and archival material, yet the Irish veteran’s forthcoming album is brimful of pieces recently written by him. Titled “Remembering Now” and planned for release on June 13th, two months before the singer’s 80th birthday, this platter promises to be really good.

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Elton John’s “Rainbow” Concert From 1977 To See Official Release

March 5, 2025

When Elton John left the stage of London’s “Rainbow Theatre” in May 1977, he had delighted the audience with no less than twenty-six songs, a few of which were performed live for the first time ever – well, not exactly during that particular concert but in the course of the singer’s week-long residency at the venue where Elton played six one-man shows partially accompanied, again for the first time ever, by the percussionist supreme Ray Cooper. A BBC recording from those nights was in bootleg circulation for years now, yet soon this document will be issued officially – as part of Record Store Day.

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Smokey Robinson Covers Marley And Withers On New Record

March 4, 2025

He may have just turned 85, yet Smokey Robinson shows no sign of willing to slow down – and why should he, if the soul veteran sounds as youthful as he always did? No wonder, then, that the erstwhile Miracle’s forthcoming album will start off with a track titled “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got” and features the covers of such life-affirming perennials as Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me” and Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” – alongside fresh takes on Sam Cooke’s evergreen “What A Wonderful World” and a few more classics.

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