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1973

Progressive Rock Rock 

12 Tons of Topographic Yes

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1973, 2026, Alan White, Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Rhino, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Super Deluxe Edition, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes

Inside the massive new box set

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Pop Records Rock 

Buckingham Nicks Finally Returns 

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1973, 2025, Buckingham Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Rhino, Rhino High Fidelity, Stevie Nicks

Very first reissue of lost album due Sept. 19

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Beatle Rock 

Looking for the Light: George Harrison’s Living in the Material World

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1973, 2024, BMG, Dark Horse Records, Deluxe Edition, George Harrison, Living in the Material World, The Beatles

A deluxe edition shines a new hue on a Quiet Beatle classic

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Beatle Rock 

John Lennon’s ‘Ultimate’ Mind Games

September 10, 2024September 9, 2024 David Bash 1 Comment 1973, Box Set, Capitol Records, John Lennon, Mind Games, Paul Hicks, Sam Gannon, Sean Lennon, The Beatles, The Ultimate Collection

Looking into the new box set of a most underrated solo Beatle LP

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Beatle Rock 

Band on the Run Reissued for its 50th Anniversary

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Apple Records, Band on the Run, Capitol Records, Denny Laine, Helen Wheels, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings

New edition of the third Paul McCartney and Wings album comes with an “underdubbed” version of the LP

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Rock 

Like a Great Gatsby: Elliott Murphy’s Aquashow at 50

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Aquashow, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elliott Murphy, Long Island, The Great Gatsby

A look back at the Long Island troubadour’s well-hyped, long-lost debut

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Psychedelics Rock 

What’s Up With The Massive Pink Floyd Crappy Audience Tape Copyright Dump?

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Tim Sommer 2 Comments 1973, Carolyn Enger, Copyrights, David Gilmour, Ned Rorem, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Radio City Music Hall, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Roosevelt Stadium

Why did they release 18 terrible records at the same time?

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Funk Soul 

He Could Do Wheelin’, He Could Do Dealin’: James Brown Did It All on 1973’s The Payback 

December 28, 2023February 16, 2026 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Fela Kuti, Fred Wesley, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Miriam Makeba, Soul Power, The Payback, When We Were Kings

Looking back on 50 years of the Godfather’s stone funk classic

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Progressive Rock Rock 

The Ancient: Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes Turns 50

December 8, 2023December 10, 2023 Craig Peters 5 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Alan White, Atlantic Records, Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes

Remembering the enormity of the band’s magnum opus

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Welcome Back My Friends: ELP’s Brain Salad Surgery at 50

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Brain Salad Surgery, Carl Palmer, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, King Crimson, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Nice

Looking back on the classic fourth LP from Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer

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Beatle Rock 

Country Dreamer: Paul McCartney and Wings’ Band on the Run at 50

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Band on the Run, Denny Laine, Helen Wheels, Jet, Let Me Roll It, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings

Looking back on the breakthrough LP from Macca’s post-Fabs band

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Beatle Rock 

Paul McCartney and Wings Prep 50th Anniversary Edition of Band on the Run

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Band on the Run, Capitol Records, Dolby Atmos, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings

The album, presented in Dolby Atmos and in “underdubbed” form, due out February 2, 2024

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Sabbra Cadabra: Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath at 50

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Was it the last great album from the heavy metal pioneers?

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Pop Rock 

Ain’t No Crime: Billy Joel’s Piano Man at 50

November 9, 2023 Steve Holtje 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Attila, Billy Joel, Captain Jack, Clive Davis, Columbia Records, Herb Gordon, Piano Man, The Ballad of Billy the Kid, The Commandos, The Hassles, You're My Home

Celebrating the album that gave the Long Island great his nickname

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Beatle Rock 

It Don’t Come Easy: Ringo Starr’s Ringo at 50

November 8, 2023August 24, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, A Flock of Seagulls, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, I'm The Greatest, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Paul McCartney, Photograph, Ringo, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Fab Four, The Kinks

Looking back on the Beatles drummer’s star-studded third solo LP

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