Columbia Records

Pop Rock 

Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Celebrates 50 Years with New Box Set

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, New York State of Mind, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Turnstiles

5-disc set with 54 unreleased tracks out Dec. 11

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Dylan Rock 

Bob Dylan Unveils 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue Live Recordings 

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2026, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Hard Rain, Joan Baez, Legacy Recordings, Mick Ronson, Rob Stoner, Scarlet Rivera, The 1976 Live Recordings, The Rolling Thunder Revue

39-disc set out Nov. 6 via Legacy Recordings

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Dylan Folk Rock 

Bob Dylan’s ‘Blonde’ Ambition

June 21, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 60th anniversary, Al Kooper, Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Mike Bloomfield, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

A look back at 60 years of Zimmerman’s first grand opus

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Dylan 

Bob Dylan Turns 85

May 24, 2026May 26, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1967, 85th Birthday, Amy Rigby, Bob Dylan, Chad VanGaalen, Charlie McCoy, Columbia Records, Jimi Hendrix, John Wesley Harding, Peter Case, Robyn Hitchcock, Wreckless Eric

Robyn Hitchcock, John Doe, Wreckless Eric and more celebrate 1967’s ‘John Wesley Harding’ in salute to his genius

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Pop Rock Soul 

Lowdown: Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees Turns 50

February 19, 2026 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Boz Scaggs, Columbia Records, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Robert Christgau, Silk Degrees, The Steve Miller Band, Toto

Looking back on a Bicentennial American classic 

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Hip Hop 

Ready or Not: Fugees’ The Score Turns 30

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1996, 30th Anniversary, Bob Marley, Columbia Records, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel, Roberta Flack, Ruffhouse Records, The Fugees, The Score, Wyclef Jean

Looking back on a singular rap classic

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Pop Rock 

The Bangles’ Different Light Turns 40

January 13, 2026January 14, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Apollonia, Christopher, Columbia Records, Debbi Peterson, Different Light, Jules Shear, Manic Monday, Michael Steele, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, Vicki Peterson, Walk Like An Egyptian

Basking in the glow of their smash 2nd LP

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Dylan Folk 

Bob Dylan’s 18th Bootleg Dream

December 26, 2025December 25, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2025, Bob Dylan, Carnegie Hall, Columbia Records, Dex Romweber, Legacy Recordings, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956-1963

Through The Open Window isn’t a footnote, but an essential part of the Bard’s story

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Dylan Pop Rock 

The Very Thought of Bob and Babs

September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2025, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Rough and Rowdy Ways, The Secrets of Life: Partners Vol. 2, The Very Thought of You, Triplicate

Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan go very deep on an extraordinary and beautiful duet, which our critic reads a lot into 

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Rock 

Sweet Emotion: Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic at 50

April 9, 2025April 10, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Columbia Records, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Run DMC, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Toys in the Attic

Looking back on the Boston band’s most successful ’70s LP

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Dylan Rock 

Bob Dylan to Release 1974 Tour Box

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1974, 2024, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and the Band, Columbia Records, Garth Hudson, Legacy Recordings, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, The 1974 Live Recordings

New 431-track collection of the artist’s arena trek with The Band to be released on September 20

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Bruce Rock 

No Surrender: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. Turns 40

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, Columbia Records, Dancing in the Dark, Glory Days, I'm On Fire, Little Steven, My Hometown, No Surrender, Steven Van Zandt

Looking back on The Boss’s most successful album

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

How Dangerous Toys Broke the Hair Metal Mold in 1989

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 3 Comments 1989, 35th Anniversary, Columbia Records, Dangerous Toys, Jason McMaster, Mark Geary, Mike Watson, Scott Dalhover, Teas'n Pleas'n

Looking back on 35 years of their classic eponymous debut

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: March 2024

March 31, 2024April 30, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Act II: Cowboy Carter, Beyonce, Blackbiird, Blackbird, Columbia Records, Cowboy Carter, Dolly Parton, Epic Records, Invincible Shield, Jolene, Judas Priest, Kim Gordon, Matador Records, Miley Cyrus, Parkwood, Post Malone, Rob Halford, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, The Collective

Digging on the latest titles from Beyoncé, Kim Gordon and Judas Priest

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Dylan Folk 

Bob Dylan: The Songs They Are A-Changin’

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1964, Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Frank Sinatra, Medgar Evers, The Band, The Clancy Brothers, The Times They Are A’ Changin

A 60th anniversary look at the Bard’s third album through the lens of live performance

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