Album Reissues – Page 19

Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. [2019 CD/Blu-Ray Re-release]

Let’s not beat around the bush – when Hand. Cannot. Erase. was originally released in 2015, it immediately became one of the finest progressive rock albums released in the 21st Century, and must rank amongst the truly great albums of…

Simon Phillips – Protocol Box Set (Part Two)

In my previous review (HERE), I covered the first three CDs of this six-CD box set of the complete works of Simon Phillips’ Protocol project. This review will conclude that set with my reviews of disc four – Protocol 4…

Simon Phillips – Protocol Box Set (Part One)

Simon Phillips is a legendary drummer in modern music, his résumé features a staggering list of greats, including Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, Michael Schenker and many others, but his 30-plus years as the drummer for Toto (after the gardening accident…

Patrick Moraz – The Story of I [Remastered]

Classically trained and already a composer of film music, Patrick Moraz took over The Nice’s keyboard seat vacated by Keith Emerson who realised that LP sounded better with an E in front and formed ELP. Renamed Refugee, and one album…

Greenslade – Bedside Manners Are Extra [Remastered]

Bedside Manners Are Extra by Greenslade is another beautifully packaged re-release of a classic album from Esoteric Recordings, who pride themselves on curating high-quality reissues of material from earlier times. This was Greenslade’s second album, originally released in 1973 at…

Neurosis & Jarboe – Neurosis & Jarboe [Remastered]

This release is a re-mastering of a 2003 collaboration between Neurosis and singer-songwriter, Jarboe La Salle Devereaux, AKA Jarboe. I’m pitching it at people who have never heard the album. Aside from my only comparison, between the MP3s I’m reviewing…

The Beatles – The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Box Set

For a little over a year, I was fortunate enough to live in a flat at the edge of St. John’s Wood, living less than half a kilometre away from the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing, which I’d pass daily…

Various Artists – 1977: The Year Punk Broke

“A punk album being reviewed on TPA?”, I hear your incredulous question, but read on and all will hopefully become clear… “By early 1976 as a teenager, although I was a fan of the usual prog giants, … and a…

Van der Graaf Generator – The Aerosol Grey Machine [50th Anniversary Edition]

As luck would have it, just before I was told about the review download of the 50th anniversary reissue of the first album to bear the name Van der Graaf Generator becoming available, I had commenced on a trip through…

Renaissance – A Song For All Seasons (Deluxe Edition)

It’s been nearly 50 years since Renaissance originally formed, combining the genres of classical, folk and jazz and melding them into the style of progressive rock that is Renaissance. From the Jane Relf-era, through the transitional line-up featuring Binky Cullom,…

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