The video version of the album is a goofy-fun immersion into a mid-1970s world of hyper-costumed, half-baked concept-album dizziness. But there's nothing half-baked about this masterful, somewhat neglected album.
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Music Review: The Beatles – ‘1+’ (CD Plus 2-Blu-ray Deluxe Edition)
The deluxe edition contains the remixed and remastered '1' album, 124-page book, and two Blu-ray discs (also available in DVD) loaded with promos old and new.
Read More »Music Review: Paul McCartney – ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Pipes of Peace’ (Archive Collection Reissues)
The latest reissues in the award-winning Archive Collection series cover Paul McCartney's uneven early-'80s period: one's a classic, the other is a decidedly mixed bag.
Read More »Music Review: Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Fantasy Recordings’ A Nine-Disc Box Set (Remastered)
Bill Evans is certainly one of the most influential jazz pianists of his era, and his work for Fantasy Records makes why abundantly clear.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Howe – ‘Anthology’
Rhino’s two-disc retrospective of the Yes guitarist’s solo work is a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts.
Read More »Music Review: Cocteau Twins – ‘Echoes in a Shallow Bay’/’Tiny Dynamine’ EPs and ‘The Pink Opaque’ [2015 Vinyl Reissues]
4AD's remasters of the legendary Scottish shoegazer/dream pop pioneers' two 1985 EPs and long out of print 1986 compilation on 180 gram vinyl are each a "treasure" to behold.
Read More »Music Review: Little Richard – ‘Directly From My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years’
Most of the rock and roll from Little Richard's early career is collected here on three discs, including all the big hits.
Read More »Music Review: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [Vinyl Box Set]
The music these two men made together is timeless, and 'The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings' truly does it justice.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [40th Anniversary Edition]
I can’t speak for the vinyl set, but the two-CD album is a joy.
Read More »Music Review: Bananarama – ‘Megarama’ [3-CD Set Reissue]
The internationally renowned Brit girl group's deep remix catalog is chronicled in a new 3-CD set of dance/club hits and rarities.
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