Album Reissues – Page 8

Various Artists – Patterns on the Window: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1974 [3CD Boxset]

Having recently enjoyed the 3CD Beatles covers box set We Can Work it Out, I decided to give Patterns on the Window – which is presented in a very similar format – a try. The subtitle is The British Progressive…

Procol Harum – Shine On Brightly (Remastered Vinyl)

I don’t know about you, but I am fascinated by the development of ‘Progressive Rock’ in the period between 1965 and 1973. There were massive leaps from Pop and Blues Rock, to Psychedelic and then to the classic Progressive genre…

The Dream Academy - Religion, Revolution & Railways

The Dream Academy – Religion, Revolution and Railways [7CD Boxset]

When Life in A Northern Town hit back in 1985, it broke through the synthesised din with the force of a bulldozer. The beautifully written, impeccably produced, acoustic, woodwind-infused vocal tour-de-force was unlike anything on radio before or since. The…

Tim Blake – Crystal Presence [3CD Boxset]

Back in 2017, Esoteric reissued all of Tim Blake’s existing studio albums and I was there to review all of them… except one. I loved Crystal Machine and Blake’s New Jerusalem, found The Tide of the Century to be lacking…

Baker Gurvitz Army: Neon Lights – The Broadcasts 1975, 3CD/2DVD Box Set

The Baker Gurvitz Army – Neon Lights [5 Disc Boxset]

As a drummer, it’s rather embarrassing to admit that I had never listened to Ginger Baker in my life before I began reviewing this release. I had never listened to any music by Cream or Blind Faith and didn’t even…

Anthony Phillips – Slow Dance [2 CD Edition]

Anthony Phillips has had a long and varied career. From his stint as the original guitarist for Genesis, to his instrumental-heavy Private Parts and Pieces series, to his song-centred masterworks, and even his library pieces of music composed for film…