News In The Classic Era Of Rock
On the eve of the announcement of the 27th annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Time Life and the Rock Hall have partnered together to issue two new releases featuring rare and exclusive music culled from over a quarter-century of induction ceremony performances. Both will be available in [...]
Set for a November 21 release, the four different formats are as follows: 1) CD 2) 2CD Deluxe Edition (with 12 bonus tracks) 3) Super Deluxe Edition (With a book, 2 CDs, a DVD, a 7-inch single of ‘Beast of Burden’/’When the Whip Comes Down’, postcards, a Helmut Newton Photo [...]
Forty years ago today on October 11, 1971, FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION performed two marathon, full-length shows at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall. This is your ticket directly to the Vault, and to four CDs of the music made THEN and you can have it NOW [...]
Considered by Pete Townshend himself to be the Who album that he is most proud of, ‘Quadrophenia’ is the last album in the Who back catalogue to be given the deluxe treatment and is perhaps the most deserving. After the 1971 album ‘Who’s Next’, Pete Townshend returned to the ‘rock-opera’ [...]
Iron Butterfly made its New York City debut at the Fillmore East in the spring of 1968, recording all four shows from April 26 and 27. The tapes reveal the Los Angeles quartet – singer/organist Doug Ingle, bassist Lee Dorman, guitarist Erik Brann (just 17 at the time) and drummer [...]
“HARD KNOCKS” is a collection of 9 all new songs plus a cover version of the Dixie Chicks’ “I Hope.” Produced by Matt Serletic (Matchbox 20, Carlos Santana), “HARD KNOCKS” has the timeless ‘Cocker’ sound fusing rhythm and blues, soul, and pop into an undeniable infectious mix of unique contemporary [...]
The long awaited release of the Brian Wilson and Beach Boys masterpiece, Smile Sessions. With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, Capitol/EMI has, for the first time, collected and compiled the band’s legendary 1966-’67 sessions for the never-completed SMiLE album. Rolling Stone [...]
CHRIS SPEDDING, for over forty years one of the British recording scene’s top session guitarists (hs inimitable playing has graced the recordings of artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, John Cale, The Drifters, David Essex, Bryan Ferry, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Roxy Music, Jack Bruce, Johnny Hallyday, Jeff [...]
Joss Stone’s top singles and album standouts spanning her S-Curve and Virgin Records catalog have been gathered for the first time for a new collection titled Super Duper Hits: The Best Of Joss Stone. Virgin/EMI will release the 13-track CD and digital collection on September 27. At the age of [...]
Yes, just what your wallets needed to hear, an Eric Clapton box set of blues is scheduled to be released in November by Warners. Limited Edition 180g 5LP Box Set! Cut From Original Master Recordings by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Studios! After the success of Clapton’s first two traditional [...]
Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel release their new cd this month via CD Baby. Titled Esoteric, this release was recorded after Bobby’s autobiography was finished and a burst of creativity took place. Bobby Whitlock exclusively talks to YWTM to reveal the stories behind the songs on Esoteric: I stayed out [...]
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