Thursday , June 4 2026

Jeff Burger

Jeff Burger’s website, byjeffburger.com, contains half a century's worth of music reviews and commentary. His books include Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters, Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters.

Music Reviews: Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights,’ plus Teddy Thompson and Crow and Gazelle

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To mark the original album’s 60th anniversary, the Beach Boys have released 'The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights' as a two-CD set and in multiple vinyl versions.

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Bowie, Dylan, Eagles, Pretenders, Hank Williams, Grateful Dead and Much More: 21 Stupendous Big Box Sets for Music Fans

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Here are 21 of popular music’s most spectacular gargantuan anthologies, each featuring 10 or more discs.

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Rediscover Buddy Holly: A Revelatory Edition of His Classic LP with the Crickets, Plus New Music from Sky Smeed, Daphne Roubini, and Asher Brinson

Chirping Crickets

'The “Chirping” Crickets' isn’t just any album. It has influenced countless musicians over the decades, and its songs have been savored by millions of fans. If you’re one of them, you’re bound to love the way those tunes have been enhanced for this release.

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Music Reviews: Steve Forbert, plus Andy Hedges, Dwight + Nicole, a Rockabilly Anthology, and George Usher

Steve Forbert 'The Things I See' album cover detail

Forbert was about 60 when he made this record, and he spends some of it looking back.

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