Perhaps not for every casual listener, The Red Fox Chasers’ anthology provides a fascinating insight into a past popular culture that proves incredibly charming.
Reviews Reissues
The Gun Club – Reissues: Miami | Death Party | The Las Vegas Story
Jack White famously asked why The Gun Club’s songs weren’t taught in school. As their albums get the reissue treatment, Steve Lampiris asks the same question…
Nirvana – Bleach
Perhaps the only way to appreciate “Classic” albums undergoing the reissuing treatment, is to roll up your sleeves and look at the technical details of what’s actually being remastered…
Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood stands on it’s own though as the apotheosis of hair metal, an amalgamation of pop melodies, loud guitars and excess that signifies absolutely nothing else.
Elbow – Asleep in the Back [Deluxe Edition]
Elbow reissue their debut album Asleep in the Back, but this time it’s deluxe. Catriona Boyle wades through the three-disc extravaganza to reveal a rather disappointing selection.
Animal Collective to reissue Campfire Songs
Animal Collective are set to reissue their Campfire Songs album via Paw Tracks. It will also be available for the first time digitally.
Hefner – We Love The City
Darren Hayman and co’s third album was their attempt to become a Londonite blue-eyed soul outfit, of sorts. Simon Tyers picks through the expanded reissue.
Black Sabbath – Reissues
Steve Lampiris takes on the epic task of reviewing the five re-issued Black Sabbath albums: ‘Vol. 4′, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’, ‘Sabotage’, ‘Technical Ecstasy’ and ‘Never Say Die!’.
The history of John Peel on the radio, released in CD form
Announced today is the release of Kats Karavan a 4-CD deluxe set charting the history of John Peel’s iconoclastic shows spanning 5 decades from the late 1960s until his sad and untimely death in 2004.
Daniel Johnston – Yip / Jump Music and Continued Story / Hi, How Are You? [Reissues]
Songwriting genius or victim of hipster rubbernecking? Daniel Johnston has a storied history, but one which often overlooks his music entirely.
Sabbath announce album re-issues
Black Sabbath have announced plans to remaster and reissue four of their classic albums in September.
The Stone Roses – 20th Anniversary Remastered
Is it an impossible task to objectively review this? With so much having already been written, it would be easy to add to the vast mountain of praise that has already been heaped upon it…
