Whenever I write a retrospective review of an album that means a lot to me, I try to make sure that it’s an album that has not had its horn tooted over the years. In this case, I think I’m…
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Author: Basil Francis
Despite being TPA’s youngest member, Basil is ironically more fond of the old stuff and has a hankering for reissues and boxsets...
Vera Osina – Ivory Moon: The Romantic Piano Music Of Anthony Phillips ~ Live In Concert
Welcome to another article, dear reader. Like you, I was also lured to this release by Anthony Phillips’s well-known name, but what exactly is it? Let’s break it down. First of all, you have to discover the Ant Band, who…
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Various Artists – Animals Against The Wall: A Tribute To Pink Floyd Volume II
Lemon, a Cherry Red label, has appeared to have got hold of the Cleopatra Pink Floyd Tribute albums (a few of which I reviewed back in the summer of 2023) and is now reissuing them in 3CD boxsets. The first,…
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Holocaust – Dance Into The Void: Complete Recordings Vol.2 1989-2003
Three years ago, I was introduced to the Scottish heavy metal act Holocaust through their 6CD box set that compiled their complete early 80s recordings. With their debut EP and LP, they managed to make a splash in the new…
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The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Expanded Edition)
No, this isn’t déjà vu; we did review The Turn of a Friendly Card three years ago. But that was Esoteric’s four-disc edition. Now, in their infinite wisdom, the powers that be have sought to re-release this album – along…
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Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition Boxset)
If progressive rock is the barmy, eccentric uncle to popular music, then Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes’s landmark sixth album originally released in December 1973, is surely the barmy, eccentric uncle to progressive rock. No other album in prog history…
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Nektar – Down To Earth: Remastered & Expanded [4CD Edition]
My Nektar collection has looked rather like a piece of Swiss cheese recently, but slowly and surely, Esoteric has been plugging the gaps. The reputation of each Nektar album is uncannily similar to that of the Star Trek film series,…
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Procol Harum – Procol Harum (Vinyl Edition: LP & 12″ EP)
Music cannot be divorced from its context; if Starcastle had released their debut album a decade earlier, in 1966, they would be hailed as prog-rock visionaries and not Yes clones. Procol Harum, named after their friend’s cat’s pedigree name, may…
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Various Artists – With A Little Help From My Friends (3CD Set)
Two years ago, I ended my review of We Can Work It Out: Covers of the Beatles, 1962 – 1966 with the following sentence: From the 1962 to 1966 caveat in the title, I’m hoping that Strawberry is working on…
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Nektar – Fortyfied (2CD Edition)
The onslaught of Nektar reissues is incessant, but I, dear reader, will be your faithful companion as we navigate the barrage. Two years ago, I was less than impressed with the group’s live offering Journey to the Other Side, celebrating…
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