Day Of Phoenix: Mind Funeral – The Recordings of 1968-1972
Now that’s an excellent name for a band, and this is an excellent compilation. It seems there were so many interesting progressive rock bands in…
NWOBHM THUNDER – The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal: 1978-1986
The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal has acquired a legendary status amongst music lovers. Not only was it a highly influential movement (without the…
Glenn Hughes – The Official Bootleg Set Volume Three: 1985-2010
Back in the happy pre-pandemic days when one could go to a gig, seeing Glenn Hughes at the Olympia in Dublin was one of the…
No Future – Complete Singles Collection
No Future was a seminal punk record label, and this well compiled collection gathers together every single A and B side released by them, the…
Shellshock Rock: Alternative Blasts From Northern Ireland 1977-1984
This is an important release that covers the punk and post-punk music scene of Northern Ireland in the years between 1977 and 1984. This was…
Fruupp: Maid in Ireland – The Best of Fruupp
One of the things that’s fascinating about the early 70s is just how many innovative bands were formed. Such a band were Irish progressive rockers…
Sir Lord Baltimore: Complete Recordings 1970-2006
Hailing from New York, the splendidly-named Sir Lord Baltimore are one of those legendary proto-metal bands; a band that are much more listened to and…
Laura Branigan – Self-Control: Expanded Edition
Self-Control was one of the defining hits of the 80s, and is a fine pop song in any era. But, the album that featured it…
Pere Ubu – By Order of Mayor Pawlicki
Pere Ubu are justifiably famed for their live albums (eight prior to this I believe). This album features early songs from the period 1975-1982 and…
The Residents – It’s Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs Of Dyin’ Dog
I was watching an episode of Cities of the Underworld yesterday evening, set in (or to be more accurate-under) San Francisco. It made me think…