LIMITED EDITION 13 DISC BOX SET COMING 20TH NOVEMBER ON TRANSMISSION After it recently being announced that Snapper Music will be representing Porcupine Tree’s Transmission label worldwide, we have the details of the first release under the new deal – Porcupine Tree – The Delerium Years - a deluxe 13 CD box set chronicling the evolution of Porcupine..
BIG COUNTRY – Out Beyond The River: The Compulsion Years Anthology (Cherry Red)
...captures that golden period like lightning in a bottle, and stands as not only a fine epitaph for a band who were far more than their early image, but also a box of music which at its frequent best is equal to any from the '90s of whatever genre. Stuart would have been proud. Okay,..
PINK FAIRIES AND FRIENDS (Floating World)
...absolutely full-on, pure and unvarnished Pink Fairies, as they immediately shift into gear and drive right through your forehead This is an odd one conceptually - but extremely welcome in its content! The name this hangs on is the Pink Fairies, naturally, but the common denominator here is actually guitarist Andy Colquhoun, who joined the..
SAMURAI – Samurai (Esoteric)
In which the diligent miners at Esoteric Records unearth yet another nugget from the rich 1970s seam which only the more dedicated of '70s prog devotees are likely to be familiar with. In this case, it was blink-and-you'd-miss-them, as Samurai released this sole album in 1971 before folding almost immediately. There was more to them,..
EDDIE VAN HALEN – The Man Who Redefined Rock Guitar
He might not have been the first man to put all of his trademark licks and tricks into practice ... but he was unquestionably the first man to put them all together in one exhilarating, joyful, exuberant ball of sheer rock and roll adrenaline Guitar photos: Bryan Cline On Monday 6 October the news filtered..
NWOBHM THUNDER – New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 1979-86 (HNE/Cherry Red)
Well, it seems to be Nostalgia Month here at VT - only last week I was waxing lyrical about the UK punk scene for the deluxe reissue of the debut album by Slaughter & The Dogs, and now here I am wrapping my ears around three CDs of some absolutely choice pickings from the New..
YES RELEASE ‘IMAGINE’ FROM FORTHCOMING ‘THE ROYAL AFFAIR’ LIVE ALBUM – LISTEN HERE
To mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, YES have released Imagine as a single through BMG Records. The track was recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas during the encore on the final night of their 2019 US Royal Affair Tour and will be included on The Royal Affair Tour Live..
JO QUAIL TO REISSUE ‘FIVE INCANTATIONS’ ON DELUXE VINYL
AdderStone Records, the label started by internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso cellist Jo Quail, have announced the deluxe vinyl reissue of her 2016 album Five Incantations on 20th November. Jo comments, 'With the original CD format being sold out for a few years, I am delighted to be able to now present to you a very special edition of Five..
LONG EARTH – Once Around The Sun (Grand Tour Music)
[This album] doesn't shy away from its '80s touchstones - and nor should it - but while acknowledging its roots it also manages the neat trick of sounding contemporary all at the same time Well, here's one which has justifiably elbowed its way to the top of my inbox after a little while! Appearing in..
LUNATIC SOUL – New single and video from forthcoming album
LUNATIC SOUL PREMIERE FIRST SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “THE PASSAGE” FROM THE NEW ALBUM THROUGH SHADED WOODS Following the announcement that they will release their new and seventh album Through Shaded Woods, through Kscope on 13th November; the band have premiered “The Passage”, the first single and video to be taken from the forthcoming album. Of the new track..