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Wreckless Eric (From ’70s Stiff Records Fame) Release New Album – England Screaming
The late '70s were awash in innovative bands and unique ways of presentation. On the fore of that was a label named Stiff Records. The label was so popular that Columbia Records gave it a
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November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Spock’s Beard To Release New Album – The Archaeoptimist
Much of Prog Rock has been defined by bands like YES, Marillion, Can, Rush, King Crimson, Caravan, Camel, ELP, Pink Floyd, and many more. As the decades passed and the initial flood of original Prog
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Yes Classic – Symphonic Live – Gets Upgrade To Celebrate
Yes is a band that we do not need to alert anyone to. Their phases are popular with one set of fans or another. And we're completely used to Yes title updates. But once in
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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VIDEO PREMIERE: BIG LEATHER, "Lemon Lanes"
"Lemon Lanes" is a song from Big Leather's first full-length album, The Milk of Human Kindness (and Other Imaginary Milks). In the music video for "Lemon Lanes", Leo Rauf, the frontman of the band, fi...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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David Bowie Classic – Station To Station – To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With New LPs
David Bowie, once a strange new addition to the world of Rock and appearing destined for niche acceptance, defied all the conventions and helped to reshape Rock music. At that, David Bowie became one ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Gary Numan Classic – Telekon – To Be Reissued For 45th Anniversary
As the late '70s began to morph in the '80s, a key figure in the transition from Post-Punk to a mainstream New Wave was Gary Numan. His first album release came in 1978 but it
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November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Camel Gets 1974 Live Set – Earthrise: Live At The Marquee 1974
Camel, the brilliant progressive band from the UK, released 14 studio sets in their tenure. Their best known is The Snow Goose, a 1975 musical adaptation of the 1940 Paul Gallico novel of the same
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Johnny Cash Sun Records’ Debut To Be Reissued On Vinyl LP In All Of It’s Originality
Johnny Cash is no stranger to anyone. And neither is his affiliation to Sun Records. In 1957, before his momentous signing with Columbia Records, Johnny Cash released Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The Enemy Release New Song, Assure New Album Is Coming
The Enemy (or The Enemy UK in the States) have released an admirable collection of albums that includes the impressive debut, We'll Live And Die In These Towns (2007). With a post-punk style washed in
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November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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White Lies Released New Album – Night Light
This is an album release of a band that I like. And I missed it. But here it is for those of you that like the band and missed it as well. White Lies, a UK
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November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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T. Rex Glam Period Collected In 8CD/8LP Box Sets – The Studio Albums:1970-1977
One of the most interesting bands rom the '70s were T. Rex. Transitioned from Tyrannosaurus Rex, the band gravitated to a more harder-edged Glam/Rock style from its previous Psych/Folk style blends an...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The Smashing Pumpkins Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins, formed in Chicago in the late '80s, with their debut album released in 1991 to resounding success, was a voice of grunge, gothic, and harder-edged Rock. By the time of their sig...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The Power Station Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Debut Album
Power Station was formed as a side band that was looking to fill up creative energies during a Duran Duran slowdown. With Robert Palmer, John and Andy Taylor (Duran Duran), and Tony Thompson (Chic), t...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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KISS To Release 50th Anniversary Box Sets For Alive!
KISS began in the early '70s releasing increasingly popular albums for Casablanca Records before KISS Alive! broke them through the dissipating haze (Dressed To Kill was the band's first foray to the ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Robin Trower To Release New Live Set – One Moment In Time: Live In The USA
Robin Trower, a gifted virtuoso on the guitar with a unique sound that has graced his times with Procol Harum, and his own namesake band, is tireless. Recently, the 50th anniversary of his 1976 Live!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Yes To Release Next Boxed Set, Tales From Topographic Oceans
Yes has released utmost classics in their original era dating from the late '60s through the '70s. The collection of albums that include Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tormato, The Yes Album, Relayer, Go...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Cherry Red UK Honors The Legacy Of CBGB With 4CD Box – A New York City Soundtrack 1975-1986
When the music of the late '70s began to change to that of the more basic, but more volatile styles, then a new wave of bands began to arrive. Many of them rode coattails of
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November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Robin Trower Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Live! With New Remix
Robin Trower began his career as the unique guitarist he was to the successes of Procol Harum. After his departure, he formed the Robin Trower Band and released Twice Removed From Yesterday as the uni...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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The Pogues Celebrate The Fairytale Of New York With New LE 12″ Zoetrope Vinyl
The Pogues lived a healthy professional period during the '80s among the burgeoning of Post-Punk and New Wave musical styles. From 1984 to 1990, The Pogues released five peak sets (7 altogether during...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Babyshambles To Reissue Down In Albion For 20th Anniversary
Babyshambles is a band formed by Libertines mate, Pete Doherty back when The Libertines went on hiatus. During its history, Babyshambles released three albums, its first being Down In Albion (2005). A...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Previously Unheard T. Rex Single To Be Issued – "I’m Dazed"
T. Rex (Marc Bolan) has enjoyed a short but potent period with four sets as T. Rex. (Previously, T. Rex was Tyrannosaurus Rex, which released four albums that did well in the UK.) Many know
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October 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Ian Dury Remembered With 9CD Box – Too Nutty To Be Naughty: Studio Recordings 1977-2002
Ian Dury enjoyed a somewhat brief moment in the history of Rock and Roll. Formed in the early '70s, Ian Dury delivered his first album on Stiff Records back in 1977 as Punk was percolating
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October 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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The Best Of The Band Remastered and Reissued
It's rare for 'best of' sets to get remasters (ok...not THAT rare). But here we have the original classic collection of The Band released by Capitol in 1976 getting an audio makeover. The album featur...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The Paper Kites Return With New Album – If You Go There, I Hope You Find It
The Paper Kites arrive from Australia as a folk/rock band. They've delivered many a hit (over 20) for the Australian but first gaining success via two well-received self-released EPs. "Bloom", a non-a...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The Doors Get Live Set – Live In Copenhagen (1968)
The Doors left behind quite a trail of interest even though their band was short-lived. With only 6 studio albums to feature Jim Morrison between a period of 1967 and 1971, The Doors sold well
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October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM