Reissues

Rock 

The Top 10 Rock ‘n’ Roll Reissues of 2021

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Be Bop Deluxe, Fire of Love, Gypsy, Help Yourself, John Du Cann, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, LAMF: The Found ’77 Masters, Marshall Crenshaw, Passing Through, Punk and Disorderly: The Albums, Reissues, Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher (50th anniversary edition), Spirit, Spiritualized, The Beat Farmers, The dB's, The Del Fuegos, The Gun Club, The Heartbreakers, The World’s Not Big Enough

The Rev goes deep for his picks of this year’s choicest archival offerings

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Art Pop Britpop Glam Heavy Metal 

The Man Who Made Metrobolist

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2020, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Cream, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Metrobolist, Mick Ronson, Parlophone, Reissues, The Man Who Sold the World, Woody Woodmansey

David Bowie’s classic proto-metal third album gets a new stereo facelift from its original producer

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Progressive Rock 

GUIDES: Gentle Giant’s First Four Albums

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 4 Comments Acquiring the Taste, Derek Shulman, Genesis, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Octopus, Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman, Reissues, Three Friends, Yes

When it comes to where to begin with these UK prog greats, read on

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Comedy Pop Rock 

The Sweet Idiocy of Neil Innes

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 4 Comments 1973, Grapefruit Records, How Sweet To Be An Idiot, Monty Python, Neil Innes, Reissues, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Rutles

A new reissue of his classic solo album may help in getting people to rediscover its charms

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Eight Notable Features of Pink Floyd’s The Later Years 

December 26, 2019December 27, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Reissues, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, The Later Years

Exploring the catacombs of this overdue sonic monument to the post Roger Waters era

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Folk Pop Records Rock 

Steve Goodman’s Final Farewells

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Arlo Gutherie, Jim Tullio, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Omnivore Recordings, Reissues, Rick Chudacoff, Santa Ana Winds, Steve Goodman, The City of New Orleans, Unfinished Business

Artistic Hair, Affordable Art, Santa Ana Winds, and Unfinished Business provide a last — and lasting — look at a unsung musical icon

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Rock 

Cosmic C&W from the UK

October 19, 2018 Bill Kopp 2 Comments David Gilmour, Omnivore Recordings, Patrick Martin, Reissues, Unicorn

Reintroduce yourself to David Gilmour’s old pals Unicorn

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Rock 

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Zuider Zee

August 2, 2018November 11, 2020 Jim Allen 12 Comments Light in the Attic Records, Power pop, Reissues, Richard Orange, Zuider Zee

A new reissue shines a light on America’s great lost power pop band

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Rock 

Jeremy Enigk Revives His “Return”

July 5, 2018July 6, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Emo, Jeremy Enigk, Reissues, Sub Pop Records, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE

Seminal Solo Album from Sunny Day Real Estate Frontman Doesn’t Dissuade the Emo Assertion

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