Van Morrison | The Authorized Bang Collection – CD Review
The Authorized Bang Collection, a sprawling three CD set, presents a library of Van Morrison’s early songs when he was recording for Bang Records, founded by American producer and...
John Lennon | The U.S. vs. John Lennon – CD Review
One of the best ways to measure greatness is if the work and the message can survive the passage of time. While John Lennon's music has aged, it remains...
Various Artists | We Are The 80s – Compilation Review
The launch of MTV 25 years ago and the music of the 80s are practically synonymous to the eyes and ears of the post-baby-boom-gen-x generation, often equipped with over...
Elvis Presley | I Am An Elvis Fan – CD Review
I Am An Elvis Fan could only have happened in an age where everyone logs in their opinion on any and every subject. Legacy Records prompted 250,000 votes from...
Tonite Lets All Make Love In London (Remastered Edition) – CD Review
The remastered (from the original master tape) Tonite Lets All Make Love In London soundtrack brings one instantly back to the kaleidoscopic height of “swinging” London in 1967. British...
The Beatles | 1962-1966 & 1967-1970 – Compilation Release Review
It’s hard to believe the fabled 1962-1966 (AKA The Red Album) and 1967-1970 (AKA The Blue Album) double-LP compilations were released 50 years ago. These were the first post-breakup...
Various Artists | Remember Me Baby: Cameo Parkway Vocal Groups Vol. 1 – CD...
Philadelphia-based Cameo-Parkway Records was founded by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe in 1956. Over 50 years later, Collectors’ Choice Music in conjunction with ABKCO Music & Records is rolling...
Bob Dylan | The Witmark Demos – CD Review
When Bob Dylan first started, the music business was a completely different game from what it is today. Songwriters wrote the songs and different singers sang those songs. At...
Bill Joel | She’s Got A Way: Love Songs – CD Review
I have a tendency to become suspicious with another repackaging of tunes under a record company constructed CD title. But when the 18 songs are this damn good I...
The Who | Then & Now – CD Review
Then And Now 1964-2004 may be the umpteenth compilation from the Who, but there's something special that sets it apart from its predecessors: new material. Pete Townshend has taken...
