Cherry Red has proven once again that between all their subsidiary labels, they are a haven for diverse and excellent reissues. In the past few months, their RPM label has announced an extensive, 3-CD collection of The Everly Brothers’ genre-expanding mid-’60s recordings, while Esoteric is set to release a 4-CD reissue of Renaissance’s Turn of the Cards and a 3-CD/DVD box of Jim Capaldi’s solo work late of Traffic. Out now in the U.K. and available this Friday in North America is the most recent installment in Esoteric’s Renaissance reissue series: a…
Release Round-Up: Week of March 20
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Def Leppard, The Early Years 1979-1981 (Bludgeon Riffola) Box Set (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On Through the Night: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada High N’ Dry: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Def Leppard revisits their first years with a new box set covering the group’s first three years together. The Early Years 79-81 covers the Sheffield…
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The Mystic and The Muse: Cherry Red Spotlights Recent Renaissance Performance on “Tour 2011: Live in Concert” 2CD/DVD
Over the last few years, Cherry Red Records’ Esoteric arm has delivered deluxe editions of many classic Renaissance albums. The imprint recently turned the spotlight on the band’s more recent work on-stage with Tour 2011: Live in Concert, a deluxe 2-CD/DVD set. The legendary band gained acclaim in the ’70s for their string of prog gems, including Prologue (1971), Ashes Are Burning (1973), Turn of the Cards (1974), Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975), and Novella (1977). The classic line-up of Annie Haslam (vocals), Michael Dunford (guitar and vocals), Jon Camp (bass and vocals),…
Review: Expanded Reissues of Renaissance’s “Live at Carnegie Hall” and “Novella”
Esoteric Recordings, the progressive rock arm of Cherry Red, has built a reputation for excellent reissues of prog classics, some once-overlooked and others legendary favorites. Among those landmark recordings that have received the Esoteric treatment is Renaissance’s Live at Carnegie Hall. The 1976 release became one of the defining live albums of the decade and has recently been newly remastered and expanded to a 3-CD set as part of the label’s ongoing Renaissance reissue series. Live at Carnegie Hall was a turning point for the British symphonic prog-rockers. The band had built…
Beyond and Before: Cherry Red’s Avant-Pop and Art-Rock Collection Features Yes, Bowie, Zombies, Procol Harum, Mick Ronson
Cherry Red’s Grapefruit imprint has continued its series of clamshell box sets exploring a particular period or genre in rock history with a new set dedicated to one of the U.K.’s most fertile periods. The 3-CD Lullabies for Catatonics: A Journey Through the British Avant-Pop/Art Rock Scene 1967-74 offers 49 nuggets at the intersection of pop and rock, psychedelia and pastoral folk, prog and glam, famous and unknown. Following up previous volumes like I’m a Freak Baby, Dust on the Nettles, and Come Join My Orchestra, this box concentrates (per compiler David…
Release Round-Up: Week of February 22
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! We kick off with not one, but two, releases from The Zombies! The Zombies, The Complete Studio Recordings (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are being celebrated this week with two comprehensive vinyl box sets – one for the U.S., and one for the U.K. market. The 5-LP, 61-track U.S. version, from Varese Vintage, includes the band’s two American albums in mono – She’s Not There/Tell Her No and I Love You, plus…
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On The Frontier: Esoteric Announces Renaissance “Ashes Are Burning,” Byrds’ Self-Titled Reissues, 1968 Box Set, and More
February promises to be a packed month for music fans, as Esoteric brings listeners a new, expanded reissue of Renaissance’s 1973 classic, Ashes Are Burning, as well as a reissue of The Byrds, the reunion album by the legendary folk-rock group. Also on the way are reissues of Tear Gas’s self-titled album, an expanded edition of Greenslade’s Time and Tide, and a new 3-CD set called Revolution: Underground Sounds of 1968. Meanwhile, Esoteric’s Reactive imprint will issue a 4-CD set entitled Tangerine Dream: The Blue Years Studio Albums 1985-1987, celebrating their Jive Electro era. All these…
Howard Jones
September 18, 2026
