For a band that nobody seemed to care about when they were together, The Stooges have really done alright for themselves. All three of their major studio albums have been reissued multiple times to varying degrees of acclaim. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year for their contributions […]
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It's no surprise that Legacy's intention to reissue the Billy Joel catalogue in 2011 has been met with a lot of enthusiasm and expectation. For better or worse, Joel has been one of the most intriguing artists in the American rock canon: he found success writing deceptively traditional pop songs in an AOR era, he […]
Continue ReadingAnother bit of excitement first reported by Slicing Up Eyeballs: in his latest update to fans, Peter Gabriel has revealed some plans to give his extensive back catalogue the deluxe treatment. The singer, who recently reissued several of his latter-day albums on his own Real World label, mentioned in his latest Full Moon Club update […]
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If you've been enjoying Joe Marchese's very stellar contributions to The Second Disc (and who hasn't, really?) you're going to want to pull up a chair tomorrow. Joe's got what promises to be a great interview with Steve Stanley of the Now Sounds label. The Cherry Red-owned label has got a jam-packed reissue of Paul […]
Continue ReadingArtie Mogull of Music Publishers' Holding Company believed he may have been among the first people in the music business to hear Bob Dylan sing "Blowin' in the Wind." Before his death in 2004, he recounted that he "flipped" upon hearing "How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?" It's […]
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Trent Reznor may be considered a music industry maverick among most fans and critics, but even he can't resist a good old-fashioned reissue. The musician best known as the sole brain trust behind Nine Inch Nails, is reissuing his first, frequently out-of-print album under the NIN banner, 1989's Pretty Hate Machine, as a joint venture […]
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Even with most of the major holiday product announced (and much, though far from all, of it in stores!), a few new catalogue releases have slipped through the cracks with little fanfare. This Tuesday, Beatles completists (you know who you are!) can check their local indie retailer for a swell little compilation entitled 10 Green […]
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojhGdRSkiUw] With Halloween almost approaching, there's never been a better time to revisit notable horror film scores than with our ongoing series of Friday Features. This week, we cover the first two, multiply-reissued scores in the infamous Alien franchise. Happily, both of the reissues discussed herein are readily available, so if you're inspired to hear […]
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Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. Today, on the anniversary of the death of a well-known alt-rock vocalist, we reflect on his band's first album, which would "bee" a treat if it were reissued. "All I can say […]
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The train keeps on rolling for Grateful Dead fans. The band have prepped another vintage live release in their ongoing Road Trips series and a special reissue of late frontman Jerry Garcia's live acoustic forays in the late 1980s. Volume 4 of Road Trips starts with a three-disc set capturing the band's two nights at […]
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